Dolphin Tale 2

Dolphin Tale 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Martin Smith
Written by	Charles Martin Smith
Based on	Characters by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi
Produced by	Robert Engelman Broderick Johnson Andrew A. Kosove
Starring	Harry Connick Jr. Ashley Judd Nathan Gamble Kris Kristofferson Cozi Zuehlsdorff Morgan Freeman
Cinematography	Daryn Okada
Edited by	Harvey Rosenstock
Music by	Rachel Portman[1]
Production company	Alcon Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)
Running time	107 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$36 million[3]
Box office	$57.8 million[3]

Dolphin Tale 2 is a 2014 American family film written and directed by Charles Martin Smith as the sequel to his 2011 film Dolphin Tale which in-turn was based on the true story about a rescued bottlenose dolphin named Winter who made her final on-screen appearance in this film before her death in November 2021. In addition to Winter, most of the cast from the first film also reprise their roles including Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman, Austin Stowell, Tom Nowicki, Austin Highsmith, Betsy Landin and Juliana Harkavy while Hope made her film debut. It was released on September 12, 2014, and tells the story of another dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium named "Hope". After Winter's elderly companion and surrogate mother, Panama, dies, Winter's future is in jeopardy, unless Sawyer, Clay, Hazel, and the rest of the team can find a new companion for her. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $57.8 million.