| Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | |
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| Directed by | Darrell Rooney Jeannine Roussel |
| Produced by | Jeannine Roussel David W. King |
| Written by | Bill Motz Bob Roth |
| Starring | Scott Wolf Roger Bart Alyssa Milano Susan Egan Jeff Bennett Jodi Benson Jess Harnell |
| Music by | Danny Troob |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | February 27, 2001 |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Language | English |
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure is a 2001 direct-to-video animated film which was released on February 27, 2001 by The Walt Disney Company as a sequel to the 1955 feature film Lady and the Tramp. The story centers around Lady and Tramp's anthropomorphic puppy, Scamp, and his desire to become a "wild dog". The film was produced at Walt Disney Animation Australia which has now closed.[1] Disney re-released the film in the United States on DVD after the DVD re-release of the first film on June 20, 2006.[2] The Special Edition DVD went back to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2007.
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The movie begins 1911, just two days before the Fourth of July in South Norwalk, Connecticut. A man called Jim Dear, and his wife Elizabeth "Darling" Brown, own several dogs, including "Lady" - an American Cocker Spaniel , and "Tramp" - a stray Standard Schnauzer mixed with American Cocker Spaniel . Lady and Tramp have three daughters and a son called "Scamp", who misbehaves. Scamp plays with a pillow, and starts to dream about living in the wild; he then chews Jim Dear's favourite hat. Scamp chases a ball outside, and runs back in, leaving muddy foot-prints. That makes Jim Dear angry, so he chains Scamp to a dog-house outside. Lady watches this through a stained glass window upstairs, is saddened, and asks Tramp to talk to Scamp. Tramp takes some food to Scamp, who sniffs and picks at it before an argument ensues between the two dogs. Tramp has also kept the truth about his past a secret so Scamp won't end up like him. Tramp leaves in a huff, and Scamp sees a pack of strays dogs; He breaks free, and runs away from home. He meets a gang of strays called the "Junkyard Dogs", including a female Pomeranian/Chihuahua mix called "Angel".
Scamp wants to join the gang, so the leader "Buster" gives Scamp a trial, to prove his worth; Scamp must steal a tin can from a large, savage dog named Reggie. Scamp almost succeeds, but bumps into a garbage can, which awakens Reggie who gives chase. Angel and the dogcatcher join the chase. Angel is captured by the dogcatcher and Scamp rescues her. The two escape, and see Reggie caught by the dog catcher. Buster and the gang are impressed, especially Angel.
The Junkyard Dogs head to a park, where Sparky - one of the Junkyard Dogs - tells a colourful, heroic, exaggerated story about Tramp's former life as a stray dog. Buster snaps that Tramp did not die heroically, saying he ran off with Lady to become a house pet. Scamp is in disbelief that his father lied to him. Buster notices Scamp scratch himself exactly like Tramp does, and threatens Scamp that if he is related to Tramp, he would kill him. The other dogs walk away from Scamp, and he is scared. Meanwhile, Scamp's parents are searching for him, and Tramp discovers that Scamp ran away because he was too harsh with him and regrets what he did. Later that night, on the railroad tracks that lead to the junkyard, Scamp is thinking about things, when Angel shows up. Angel reveals that she was once a family pet too, and wants to be one again. She is only in the gang because the five families she's had have had get rid of her for various reasons and she has no one else. She suggests they run away together. Scamp cannot understand why she would want to give up her cool life. He promises he won't tell Buster her wish, because he would eject her from the gang. Suddenly, a train heads towards them; they run across the bridge, but Scamp gets his paw stuck in the track, and Angel saves him. Scamp's family along with Jock and Trusty almost find him, but instead find only a wig.
After a romantic stroll in the park Scamp and Angel realize their friendship has blossomed into love. Later they arrive on the street where Scamp used to live, and see Scamp's family searching for him. Scamp evades them, but Angel is angry that he has abandoned a loving family. Scamp tells her that if he passes his last test, he will be a junkyard dog, and that is where he truly belongs. Angel tells him he is better than that and that's what she likes about him.
Days later, at an Independence Day picnic, Scamp's family does not want to celebrate because they are sad. Meanwhile Buster, watching from the bushes, deduces that Scamp is Tramp's son. Buster orders Scamp to steal a chicken from his own family. Scamp succeeds, but is chased by Tramp. Scamp runs into a dead-end with a locked door, and he cannot reach the lock. Tramp says that he just wants to talk, explaining he did not want to have this type of life, because he himself had found something better. Buster arrives, and yet another arguement starts and ends with Scamp choosing the street life. Tramp, crestfallen, says "I guess there are some things you have to learn on your own; when you've had enough, our door is always open." Buster is pleased to see Scamp turn his back on Tramp, and officially declares Scamp a "junkyard dog" by taking off his collar.
Back at the junkyard, Angel is very mad with Scamp for leaving his family and after Scamp accidentally proclaims that she wants to be a house dog, runs off. Scamp, feeling guilty, tries to find her. Buster and the gang follow and get the dogcatcher to chase him. Scamp almost escapes, but becomes entangled in some clothes. He sees Buster, and thinks he'll rescue him, but Buster ignores him and leaves. The dogcatcher catches up, traps Scamp, and puts him in his truck. Alone and scared, Scamp realizes how selfish and stupid he has been. Wracked with guilt, he misses his family. Angel sees him in the back of the truck, and goes to tell his family. In the prison-like pound, Scamp is thrown in a cell and attacked by Reggie. Angel reaches Scamp's old home, and tells Lady and Tramp that Scamp is in danger. Tramp races to the pound and fights Reggie. Scamp tries to help by biting his tail, but Reggie throws him against the wall, knocking Scamp unconscious. Tramp defeats Reggie, then licks Scamp to wake him up. Scamp regains consciousness and thanks his father. The dogcatcher tries to net him again, but Angel arrives, and bites the man's bottom. After escaping the pound, Scamp apologizes to his father for his selfishness. Tramp and Scamp nuzzle, and Tramp promises to lighten up. Tramp says he will spend time with Scamp, and they can go to the river to bay at the moon, saying he "still has a few good howls left in him". Before they head home they head to the junkyard, where Scamp retrievs his collar. Scamp then traps Buster under piles of junk, but the gang-members do not help and instead abandon him, so they can go to find families. The dogs return home, and there is a happy reunion. The family decides to adopt Angel, who is delighted. Scamp and Angel get a bath as the film closes.
Joanna Romersa, an animation timing director for this film, was a Disney Trainee for the production of the original Lady and the Tramp, invited by Jeannine and Darrell to work on this film.[3] But Lady and Tramp's is the Wormser-Coleman House on 1834 California Street San Francisco, California. The other part takes place in South Norwalk , and the South Norwalk exterior is Marceline, Missouri which was Walt Disney's boyhood hometown, and part Rockingham, Vermont. In the first film, The other part take place in St. Louis, Missouri because the zoo was the St. Louis Zoo.
Many of the original characters make a return, including Tony and Joe from Tony's.
The score was composed by Danny Troob. The songs were written by Melissa Manchester and Norman Gimbel.