Born Free: A New Adventure Born Free: A New Adventure Born Free: A New Adventure is a 1996 American made-for-television adventure film, starring Jonathan Brandis and Ariana Richards. The film was written by John McGreevey and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It was first aired at ABC on April 27, 1996. "Born Free: A New Adventure" is part of a series of books and films, released since 1960 and based on the real life of the lioness Elsa. The film was shot entirely in South Africa. Two teenagers, Rand and Val, rescue a young lioness that have been tamed by hunters. Now, they have to
Joy Adamson each other to educate her, but after she died and her cubs were taken in by the park, their interests went in separate directions, as did their lives. While neither wanted a divorce nor a legal separation, their conflicting interests (George wanted to continue to work with lions and she with cheetahs) made it necessary for them to live apart (though they sometimes discussed living together again, they never did). They spent each Christmas together and they remained on good terms. Using her own notes and George's journals, Joy wrote "Born Free" to tell the lion's tale. She submitted it