Open Season 2

***Open Season 2*** is a 2008 animated-comedy movie and is the second movie in the _Open Season_ movie series, directed by Matthew O'Challaghan and Todd Wilderman and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Challaghan. The movie was released on May 24, 2008. Despite receiving mixed reviews from film critics, the film was positively welcomed from audience, just like the first film. A sequel, _Open Season 3_ was released on October 21, 2010.

In the movie, Boog (Mike Epps) volunteers as the best man at Elliot (Joel McHale) and Giselle's (Jane Krakowski) wedding. However, the wilds are forced to go on an adventure when Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron) gets captured by Bob (Mike de Seve) and Bobbie (Georgia Engel) and being forced to become a domestic pet by the pets' leader Fifi (Crispin Glover).

## Plot

Elliot is in love with Giselle and is thinking of getting married. But in an accident, Elliot's giant new antlers are cracked. Boog and the others cheer Elliot up by having a rabbit fight. Mr. Weenie finds a dog biscuit trail that his previous owners left behind and follows it. Elliot sees Mr. Weenie being taking away by his old owners, Bob and Bobbie. The wilds decide to make a rescue attempt to save him. Boog, Giselle, McSquizzy, Buddy, Serge, and Deni all join in.

Meanwhile, the tame pets meet. There is Fifi, a toy poodle and his basset hound companion Roberto, two cats; one named Stanley, whose companion is a mentally retarded cat named Roger, and a Southern dog named Rufus, whose companion is his girlfriend Charlene. The wilds find Weenie, much to Elliot's dismay, who does not want to marry Giselle. They free him from his chains, but accidentally leave him stuck on an RV along with Buddy.

The owners, driving the RV, reach the pet camp with Mr. Weenie and Buddy. Buddy helps Weenie escape and Buddy tries to free Weenie from his shock collar. Meanwhile, Serge and Deni return and explain they found Weenie and Buddy at a pet camp, which they escaped from. Boog and the others set camp at a human camp. The wilds reach the pet camp, but the pets and their owners have already left, but realizes that they have gone to Pet Paradiso, a vacation spot for pets. Elliot finds Weenie and Buddy and goes to Pet Paradiso to save his friends.

The wilds reach Pet Paradiso and try to sneak in by disguising themselves as pets, with Giselle as a dalmatian and McSquizzy as a chihuahua. Boog attempts to sneak in as a cat, but gets the idea to be a sheepdog. Elliot also disguises himself as Boog's female human owner. Giselle and McSquizzy walk around Pet Paradiso looking for Mr. Weenie, but their cover is blown and are kidnapped by Fifi and the other pets.

There is a battle between the wilds and the pets, with the Pet Paradiso security focused on tranquilizing the wilds. Elliot saves Giselle and accidentally places a pile of shock collars on himself.  Fifi eventually grabs the remote and activates all the shock collars, but does not realize that Elliot put all the shock collars on him. Fifi survives, but the explosion caused him to lose his hair and become bald. The pets and the wilds settle their differences and decide to become friends. Elliot finally professes his true feelings for Giselle, and they get married. During a music number in the movie ending, Elliot falls off the edge again and his other antler falls off (again).

## Voice cast

- Joel McHale as Elliot, a male mule deer who is Boog’s best friend and Giselle’s fiancée.
- Mike Epps as Boog, a grizzly bear who is Elliot’s best friend.
- Cody Cameron as Mr. Weenie, a dachshund with a German accent.
- Georgia Engel as Bobbie, Mr. Weenie’s owner.
- Jane Krakowski as Giselle, a female mule deer who is Elliot’s fiancée.
- Billy Connolly as McSquizzy, a squirrel with a Scottish accent.
- Crispin Glover as Fifi, a poodle who wants to eradicate all wild animals.
- Maddie Taylor as Deni/Buddy/Ian.
- Steve Schirripa as Roberto,
- Fred Stoller as Stanley,
- Sean Mullen as Roger,
- Diedrich Bader as Rufus,
- Olivia Hack as Charlene,

## Production

Sony announced the sequel in September 2007. And despite the first film grossing $85 million and $105 million outside the United States, Sony felt better with _Open Season 2_ being performed on DVD, thus making a direct-to-DVD sequel. Sony Pictures Digital president said that "the studio will keep _Open Season 2_ 's costs low by utilizing Imageworks' satellite facilities in India and New Mexico".

## Reception

_Open Season 2_ got mixed to average reviews from critics. Critic at DVD Verdict claimed, "_Open Season 2_ is no classic (neither was the original), but it's a competent check-your-brain-at-the-door comedy for children of all ages. The animation and storytelling may not stack up against Pixar's (whose does?), but the flick offers something that Pixar movies generally don't: old cartoon slapstick and sight gags in the mold of Bugs Bunny."

## Home media

On January 27, 2009, _Open Season 2_ was released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray.

## Sequel

The film received a direct-to-video sequel (_Open Season 3_) on October 21, 2010 while another sequel titled _Open Season: Scared Silly_ was released on November 21, 2015.

## Other websites

- _Open Season 2_ at sonypictures.com

## Infobox (movie)

- **director**: Matthew O'Challaghan
Todd Wilderman
- **producer**: Kirk Bodyfelt
Matthew O'Challaghan
(Executive Producers)Jill Culton
Michelle Murdocca
- **writer**: David I. Stern
- **starring**: Joel McHale
Mike Epps
Jane Krakowski
Billy Connolly
Crispin Glover
Cody Cameron
Steve Schirripa
- **music**: Ramin Djawadi
Rupert Gregson-Williams
- **editing**: Steven Liu
Jimmy Sandoval
- **studio**: Sony Pictures Animation
- **distributor**: Columbia Pictures (United States, USA)
- **released**: May 24, 2008 (South Africa)
September 26, 2008 (United States and Canada)
- **runtime**: 76 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English