Big Trip 2: Special Delivery

Story

Oscar the talkative hare (voice of Jesse McCartney) is up to his harebrained antics, much to the disapproval of Mic-Mic the grumpy bear (voice of Pauly Shore). Oscar and Mic-Mic are reminiscing about their friend Panda, who was mistakenly delivered to Mic-Mic’s doorstep as a baby, when Panda turns up to see his old friends. Shortly after, the friends discover with shock that another baby has arrived, this time a grizzly bear cub.

When Karl the stork delivers the post and sees the grizzly bear cub, he’s determined to return the cub to its rightful parents. Carl wants to redeem himself after failing to deliver Panda to the right home in the past.

The grizzly bear cub is supposed to be the child of presidential candidate John Grizzly. He’s keen for his baby to arrive, because he isn’t eligible to run for the presidency unless he’s a parent. But Don Vulture, who’s disliked by the other forest animals, is determined to prevent the arrival of the cub, sabotage the election and ensure he’s re-elected as undefeated President of the United Woods of America.

The race is on with Mic-Mic, Oscar and Panda teaming up with Karl and their new friend, Michaela, against Don Vulture’s sinister pack of vultures and hyenas.

Themes

Separation from a parent; kidnapping of a baby; adoption; election sabotage

Violence

Big Trip 2: Special Delivery has some violence. For example:

There’s a lot of slapstick violence, including hits and falls.
On the top of a rollercoaster, Mic-Mic says to Oscar, ‘I’m gonna murder you!’ Later he says, ‘As soon as I get off this thing, you’re dead’, while moving his finger across his throat. The rollercoaster crashes at the end.
Mic-Mic and Oscar argue often.
Vultures and hyenas try to steal the grizzly bear cub. This involves numerous chase scenes with animals wrestling, crashing and smashing into things and each other. No-one is seriously hurt.
A character says, ‘Dirty mongrels, who wants to meet my fist?’
The hyenas, vultures and storks chase each other.
Panda beats a pack of hyenas with a long stick.
Don Vulture and a stork named Arnold fight over a sack, supposedly containing the grizzly bear cub. Arnold smashes into a tree.

Sexual references

Big Trip 2: Special Delivery has some sexual references. For example:

Female storks say to Arnold the stork, ‘You’re so handsome’.
A female stork asks for Arnold’s autograph. He says, ‘Just for you baby – as long as you go out with me tonight’.
Mic-Mic says to Michaela, ‘Hello beautiful stranger’. They look longingly at each other, and romantic music plays.
Michaela says to Mic-Mic, ‘I never thought talking about honey could be so romantic’.

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

There’s no use of substances in Big Trip 2: Special Delivery.

Nudity and sexual activity

Big Trip 2: Special Delivery has some nudity and sexual activity. For example:

In Karl’s dream, a female stork says, ‘Karl, I wanna have your egg’.
One of the reasons Panda’s parents sent him away is because he ‘met a girl’.
Oscar shaves a heart shape into the fur on Mic-Mic’s backside.

Product placement

There’s no product placement in Big Trip 2: Special Delivery.

Coarse language

Big Trip 2: Special Delivery some name-calling and insults including ‘losers’, ‘hate’, ‘loudmouth’, ‘big oaf’, ‘stupid’, ‘dumner’, ‘dirty mongrels’ and ‘What the chicken are you doing here?’

Ideas to discuss with your children

Big Trip 2: Special Delivery is the sequel to 2020’s animation The Big Trip. There are references to the story of the first movie, but you don’t need to watch it before seeing Big Trip 2.

This movie is action packed and likely to appeal to many children. But you might find the voices annoying. Also the movie’s violence and scary scenes means it’s best suited to children aged 8 years and older.

These are the main messages from Big Trip 2: Special Delivery:

Treat people the way you’d like to be treated.
It’s often easier to overcome difficulties if you’re part of a supportive team.

Values in Big Trip 2: Special Delivery that you could reinforce with your children include friendship, persistence, perseverance, courage, responsibility, redemption, forgiveness and teamwork.

Big Trip 2: Special Delivery could also give you the chance to talk with your children about the real-life consequences of issues like the following:

Mic-Mic and Oscar find out that Karl misdelivered baby Panda, but they support Karl in his efforts to redeem himself. Would you forgive someone if they were trying to make amends?
Billy the vulture is treated badly by his father, but he remains loyal and does his father’s bidding as way to get approval. This approval doesn’t come, and Billy sees what he’s been missing in the kind interactions and respect among his new friends.
Don Vulture wants power for its own sake and not for the common good. Do you know anyone who’s like this? How would that make you feel? How would you treat people if you were president or prime minister?