Born Free: A New Adventure
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| Born Free: A New Adventure | |
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| Genre | Adventure Drama Family |
| Based on | Characters from Born Free by Joy Adamson |
| Written by | John McGreevey |
| Directed by | Tommy Lee Wallace |
| Starring | |
| Music by | David Michael Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Lorin Bennett Salob |
| Production locations | Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Cinematography | Johan Scheepers |
| Editor | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 27, 1996 |
Born Free: A New Adventure is a 1996 American television adventure film starring Jonathan Brandis and Ariana Richards. The film was written by John McGreevey and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It was first aired on ABC on April 27, 1996. The film was shot entirely in South Africa.
Two teenagers, Rand and Val, rescue a young lioness that has been tamed by hunters. Now, they have to teach the lioness how to survive in the wild.
Cast
- Jonathan Brandis as Randolph "Rand" Thompson
- Ariana Richards as Valerie "Val" Porter
- Chris Noth as Dr. David Thompson
- Lea Moreno as Gina Thompson
- Linda Purl as Eleanor Porter
- John Matshikiza as George Luello
- Pamela Nomvete as Ondine Luello
- Siyabonga Twala as Jomo
- Florence Masebe as Frances
- Wandile Molebatsi as Nik Nik
- Vicky Kente as Selena Wilkinson
Connections
In 1960, Joy Adamson published a book called Born Free, based on her (and her husband, George Adamson) experience raising the lioness Elsa. The book was followed by two others, Living Free (1961) and Forever Free (1963).