WHAT IF PETER PAN GREW UP?
San Francisco corporate lawyer Peter Banning (Robin Williams) has forgotten all about his magical childhood, but a visit to London brings him back to Neverland. A sequel of sorts to J.M. Barrie’s story about Peter Pan that begins promisingly enough, but loses its way when the adult Peter goes back to Neverland and becomes involved in a series of tiresome shenanigans with the rowdy Lost Boys. A sugarcoated, protracted and costly adventure that adds nothing to the original, in spite of Dustin Hoffman and John Williams’s score.
1991-U.S. 144 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Music: John Williams. Song: ”When You’re Alone” (John Williams, Leslie Bricusse). Production Design: Norman Garwood. Costume Design: Anthony Powell. Cast: Dustin Hoffman (James Hook), Robin Williams (Peter Banning), Julia Roberts (Tinker Bell), Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall… Phil Collins, Gwyneth Paltrow. Cameos: David Crosby, Glenn Close, George Lucas, Carrie Fisher.
Trivia: Fisher reportedly worked on the final draft of the script.Â
