Stuart Little 2

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Stuart Little 2
Directed by Rob Minkoff
Produced by Douglas Wick
Written by E.B. White (book)
Douglas Wick
Starring Michael J. Fox
Geena Davis
Hugh Laurie
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) 19 July 2002 (USA)
Running time 78 min.
Language English
Budget US$120,000,000
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Stuart Little 2 is a 2002 film, directed by Rob Minkoff. It is a sequel to the 1999 film Stuart Little, and includes characters from the children's book by E. B. White such as Margalo the bird.

The film was followed up with a direct-to-video sequel, Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild in late 2005 and early 2006.

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Questioning his ability after a grueling soccer match alongside George, Stuart gets even more downhearted after George's plane gets broken in an accident because of him. However, Stuart's dad tells him that for every Little, there is a "silver lining", or a solution to every problem. On his way home from school, Stuart encounters a female yellow canary pursued by a giant falcon. He drives her to safety. In a matter of time, Margalo, the canary, and Stuart have become best friends. But Margalo has a secret. The falcon pursuing her was a crime lord, and he soon catches up to her, reminding her that if she doesn't find an object of wealth soon, the sanctuary he promised her will be called off. But Margalo can't seem to concentrate on her assignment, as she begins to harbour tender feelings for Stuart. The Falcon eventually comes back, this time threatening to kill Stuart if she doesn't retrieve a wealthy object. Margalo sadly takes Stuart's mom's ring. When the family sees it is missing, Stuart thinks it has fallen down the sink. He offers to go get it, nearly succeeding. When he is in danger, Margalo saves him, and he thanks her, making her feel more guilt. She decides to leave. When Stuart can't find her, he assumes she has been kidnapped. He leaves on a quest with Snowbell the cat, but not before setting up a plan with George. Stuart and Snowbell decide to get information on the Falcon's whereabouts, so they enlist the help of the alley cat Monty. It is revealed the Falcon's lair lies at the top of the fabled Pishkin Building. The next morning, Stuart and Snowbell hatch a plan to get to the top. Snowbell gathers some balloons for Stuart, and the mouse ties to a small basket, ascending him to the top. He soon finds out the canary is the Falcon's slave, and took the ring. He tries to save her, but the villain stops him short, and drops him into a garbage truck. Meanwhile, Snowbell struggles to get to the top, as Stuart's family leave the house to save him. Up at the top, Snowbell hears that Stuart is dead, not knowing he is in the truck, from Margalo. The Falcon returns and Snowbell tries to avenge Stuart's "death", but gets trapped in a bucket and knocked off the top by the faster Falcon; Snowbell survives the fall, as it is delayed several times, so the impact is not hard. The family finds Snowbell in front of the truck, and he climbs in. On the barge, Stuart blames himself for everything, and gives up. But suddenly, he finds George's broken plane, and with some materials, fixes it up, and flies to save Margalo, who has just fled the evil tyrant. Stuart begins an aerial adventure through the park, with Margalo at his side. The Falcon eventually loses them. But Stuart knows he can't run from the Falcon, and lets Margalo off. He then charges towards the Falcon at full speed, then uses the ring to blind the creature. He pulls a parachute and flies off, as the Falcon is impaled by the airplane. Stuart's parachute is then destroyed by a piece of rubble, and he begins to fall, but Margalo saves him. Meanwhile, Monty desperately scavenges through garbage cans, looking for food. As if by magic, the Falcon appears screaming, and lands in the garbage can. Monty takes this as a blessing, and prepares to feast on the evil villain. At the park square, Stuart is congratulated by his family and Margalo. That evening, Margalo leaves with the other birds to migrate south, but not before saying goodbye to her friends, including Snowbell, who is at the point of tears. Stuart says the silver lining is that she'll be back in the spring. Stuart's baby sister says her first word, or words, "Bye bye, birdie."

Plot Similarity: The central idea is similar to that of Disney's cartoon film "Hercules", which was also loosely based on a written story and entailed a story in which the hero rescues, shelters, and begins to grow soft-hearted toward a "damsel in distress", who turns out to be the slave of the hero's arch-enemy. The arch-enemy is finally thrown dramatically into a place wherein he is victim to other beings.

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