Earthbound (released in the Japanese states as Mother 2 ) is a 1997 American-British science-fiction epic film based on the video game of the same name developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo and a sequel to (1991). It stars Gary Nelson, Kate Locklain, Jeffrey Paul, Shiro, Alex Hall, Matthew Morrison, Liam Neeson, William Shatner, Robin Williams, and Tim Curry. Like its predecessor, the film was produced by Johnson Studios in conjunction with the BBC, Toho, and Timothy Hill Productions, with 20th Century Fox handling US distribution. A high-budget, star-studded film with elaborate special effects, it is often noted for being one of the longest films Johnson Studios has ever made, clocking in at three hours and thirty minutes. As a result, the film was initially presented in a roadshow style with an intermission.
