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The Land Before Time (1988)

G 69 min  -  Adventure | Family | Drama  -   18 November 1988 (USA)
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Five orphan dinosaurs travel the ruins of their world, while grieving the loss of their families and banding together to face the odds of survival.

Director:

Don Bluth

Writers:

Stu Krieger (screenplay), Judy Freudberg (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Judith Barsi ...
Ducky (voice)
Pat Hingle ...
Narrator / Rooter (voice)
Gabriel Damon ...
Littlefoot (voice)
Helen Shaver ...
Bill Erwin ...
Grandfather (voice)
Burke Byrnes ...
Daddy Topps (voice)
Candace Hutson Candace Hutson ...
Cera (voice)
Will Ryan Will Ryan ...
Petrie (voice)
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Storyline

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each onea different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to worktogether in order to survive. Written by Scott Lane <rslane@ix.netcom.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Brontosaurus | Disagreement | T Rex | Tyrannosaurus  | See more »

Taglines:

It is the dawn of time, the land of the dinosaur. Lost and alone, Littlefoot and his friends are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Drama | Animation

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Em Busca do Vale Encantado See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 2,393,148 (West Germany) (28 June 1988) (243 Screens)

Gross:

$81,972,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

It was George Lucas's idea to make Cera a girl triceratops. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Littlefoot and the gang settle to sleep on the sharptooth footprint, Cera joins them. She is next to Littlefoot, who is next to Spike. In the next shot, she is in-between Spike and Littlefoot. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Once upon this same earth, beneath this same sun, before you, before the ape and the elephant, before the wolf, the bison and the whale, before the mammoth and the mastodon, in the time of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs were of two kinds. Some had flat teeth...
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Soundtracks

"If We Hold On Together"
Music and Words by James Horner and Will Jennings
Produced by Peter Asher
Performed by Diana Ross See more »