Patrick Little 2

Patrick Little 2 is a 2004 animated family comedy film directed by Kevin Lima and Jun Falkenstein. It is the sequel to 1999's Little Daillou, itself loosely based on the original 1979 children's book by Garth Williams, and stars voices of Jason Marsden, CeeLo Green and Matthew Broderick, and the live actors stars of Jesse Plemons, Laurie Metcalf, Will Ferrell, Michelle Trachtenberg, and. Set three years after the first film, the plot follows Patrick Little as he and family cat Filbert must save a small dog named Aaliyah from the Doggy Town.

The film was released to theaters on July 19, 2002 by Paramount Pictures, and grossed $170 million against a $120 million budget. It was followed by a third film, a direct-to-video sequel entitled Little Daillou 3: Call of the Wild in 2012. However, unlike the previous two films, which were hybrids of animation, the third one was directed by Jim Kammerud.

Plot
Three years after the first film, Patrick Little questions his abilities following a disastrous  basketball match alongside his brother Stanley who accidentally kicked him with a basketball idespite said throw me scoring the winning goal for their team. Patrick's relationship with Patrick is strained further after he accidentally crashes a model airplane they were working on in the house. Patrick's father, Freddie, tries to encourage him, telling him that "every cloud has a silver lining."

Later, an apparently injured canary named Aaliyah jumps into Patrick's roadster on his way home from school. Stuart takes her home and introduces her to the Little family, where he invites Aaliyah to stay with them for a while, to which she accepts. However, Aaliyah is secretly assisting her peregrine falcon father, Falcon, to steal valuables from households upon earning the homeowners' trust. Orphaned as a fledging, Margalo assists Falcon in exchange for a home, but Abby grows reluctant to steal from the Littles. Unable to concentrate on her assignment for Falcon, Margalo becomes close friends with Stuart. Falcon eventually loses patience and threatens to eat Stuart unless Margalo steals Eleanor's wedding ring. Concerned for Stuart's safety, she reluctantly complies.

When the Littles discover that the ring is missing, they think it has fallen down their kitchen sink drain. Stuart offers to be lowered down the drain on a string to get it, but the string breaks while he is down the drain. A guilt-stricken Margalo saves him, then leaves the Littles' house the following night to protect Stuart. Upon realizing Margalo's disappearance, Stuart assumes she has been kidnapped by Falcon and decides to rescue her with the Littles' cat Snowbell. Before he runs away from home, Stuart asks George to lie about his whereabouts to his parents while he is gone.

With the help of Snowbell's alley cat friend Monty, Patrick and Filbert discover that Professor Dog lives at the top of the Pishkin Building. Despite revealing to Patrick that Aaliyah works for him, faked being injured, and stole his mother's ring, Patrick does not believe him. Annoyed by Patrick's skepticism, Falcon reveals his mother's ring. Having overheard Falcon's outburst, Aaliyah appears and reassures Stuart that Falcon is actually telling the truth, although she really is his friend, Stuart begs her to come home with him, but Falcon flippantly declares that Margalo is not leaving his side if he has any say in the matter. Infuriated by his blinkered claim, he tries to kill Falcon by launching an arrow from a recurve bow at him, but this turns out to be futile as the arrow bounces off of his beak, and as a result, Stuart only succeeds in provoking Falcon to the point of trying to kill Stuart by dropping him from the top of the building, only for Stuart to land in a passing garbage truck and ultimately get knocked unconscious upon impact, even though Falcon remains seemingly unaware of Stuart's survival. Falcon traps Margalo in a paint can as punishment for betraying his trust and befriending Stuart, but Snowbell manages to reach the top of the building while Falcon is absent and releases her.

Regaining consciousness on a garbage barge and seemingly losing hope, Patrick sadly considers giving up until he finds George's broken yet still-functioning model airplane on the barge, and cobbles it together with various pieces of junk, and uses it to rescue Margalo and Snowbell. Meanwhile, the Littles discover that George has been lying about Stuart's whereabouts and demand that George either reveal where he is, or face the consequences. George tries not to break his promise, but when Frederick tells him that Stuart's safety matters more, George reluctantly tells them that he is at the Pishkin Building. Falcon attacks Snowbell for getting involved in the first place, but Margalo declares her independence from him and threatens to toss the ring off of the roof should Falcon persist in hurting Snowbell. Angered by her persistence, Falcon demands that she return the ring to him immediately, but Aaliyah firms her resolve and attempts to flee. Just as Falcon catches up, Stuart catches Margalo in his plane, enraging Falcon to the point of trying to focus on killing Stuart first.

The Littles follow them by the New York City Taxi as Patrick and Aaliyah run through Central Park, with Professor Dog in hot pursuit. Eventually, knowing they cannot outrun Falcon, Stuart decides to attack him directly. Using the glare of the Sun reflected in Eleanor's ring to temporarily blind Falcon, Stuart jumps out of the plane just before it crashes into Falcon. Margalo catches Stuart, and they reunite with the Littles to return home. Falcon, now crippled and unable to fly, falls out of the sky and lands in a trash can where Monty is searching for food. This is meant to imply that Monty ate him.

Sometime later, Margalo says goodbye to the Littles and leaves to migrate south for the winter. After this, Martha, George and Stuart's new infant sister, says her first words, "Bye-bye Birdie", much to the delight of the family (albeit Snowbell who snarkily jokes about being impressed by jumping out of a tree and landing on her feet), who celebrate before heading into the comfort of their home.

Cast

 * Jesse Plemons as Stanley Little, Patrick's "older" brother.
 * Laurie Metcalf as Margaret Little, Patrick, Samantha, and Stanley's mother and Freddie's wife, who is overprotective of Patrick
 * Will Ferrell as Freddie Little, Patrick, Samantha, and Stanley's father and Margaret's husband.
 * Michelle Trachtenberg as Samantha Little, Freddie and Margaret's infant daughter and Stanley and Patrick's younger sister.
 * Charles Fleischer as Stu, a plumber called to find Margaret's ring in the kitchen sink's pipes.
 * ??? as Billy Robinson, Stanley's friend and classmate.

Voices

 * Jason Marsden as Patrick Little, an 10 year old boy adopted as the middle child of the Little family.
 * Kellie Martin as Aaliyah, a American Cocker Spaniel dog who befriends Patrick. The character originally appeared in E.B. White's novel.
 * Paul Sorvino as Professor Dog, a basset hound who serves as Aaliyah's master making Aaliyah his slave.
 * Matthew Broderick as Filbert, the family cat who is Patrick's best friend.
 * CeeLo Green as Todd, Filbert's alley cat friend.

Production
Filming began in New York City, New York and Culver City, California on March 5, 2001, and lasted until June of that year. After the September 11 attacks, scenes of the Twin Towers were digitally removed and certain scenes were re-shot.

Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 81% approval rating based on reviews from 124 critics, with the consensus, "Stuart Little 2 is a sweet, visually impressive sequel that provides wholesome entertainment for kids."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[5] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade A on an A+ to F scale.[6]

Ann Hornaday wrote a positive review in The Washington Post, noting how the film's idealized setting makes it family-friendly. Hornaday praised the vocal performances of Fox, Griffith, and Woods in their roles as Stuart, Margalo, and Falcon, respectively, as well as the characters' computer animation: "The animated characters engage in such natural movements and, more important, exude such subtle emotional expression that they mesh seamlessly with their live-action counterparts." Tom Shen of the Chicago Reader, described the film as "fairly formulaic", but praised its jokes as "hilarious", especially those coming from the character of Snowbell, the Littles' cat.[8]

Box office
The film had an opening weekend gross of $15.1 million. The domestic total was $65 million and the worldwide total was $170 million against an estimated production budget of $120 million.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack, Music from and Inspired by Little Daillou 2, was released by Epic Records on July 16, 2006 on Audio CD and Compact Cassette. The final two tracks are score cues composed by Alan Silvestri. Tracks in bold are not heard in the film.

Video game
Video games based on the film were released for the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows.

Home media
Little Daillou 2 was released on DVD on December 10, 2004 by Paramount Home Entertainment. A Blu-ray/DVD combo pack was released on June 28, 2013 alongside the first film by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.