The film stars Malachi Barton, Christian J. Simon, Sophia Hammons, Phil Wright, Melanie Brook, Jordan Conley, Rryla McIntosh, and T.J. Storm.
[7] Adam Wylie, who portrayed Gilbert in the original 1997 film, makes a special appearance as Bueller.
[10] Malachi Barton, Christian J. Simon, and Sophia Hammons recorded the song "My Kind of Monster" from the film.
[14] Alex Reif of LaughingPlace described Under Wraps 2 as an entertaining film which depicts an important story dealing with friendship.
[15] Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the film a grade of four out of five stars, complimented the presence of positive messages and role models, citing friendship and critical thinking, and found the movie humorous.