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This article is about the 1988 film. For the series in general, see The Land Before Time (series). The Land Before Time is a series of Animated films The series began in 1988 with The Land Before Time, directed and produced by
The Land Before Time
Directed by Don Bluth
Produced by Don Bluth
Gary Goldman
Kathleen Kennedy
George Lucas
Frank Marshall
John Pomeroy
Steven Spielberg
Written by Judy Freudberg (story)
Tony Geiss (story)
Stu Krieger (screenplay)
Narrated by Pat Hingle
Starring Gabriel Damon
Candace Hutson
Judith Barsi
Will Ryan
Pat Hingle
Helen Shaver
Burke Byrnes
Bill Erwin
Music by James Horner
Editing by John K. Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937 in El Paso Texas) is an American Animator and independent studio owner Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937 in El Paso Texas) is an American Animator and independent studio owner Gary Goldman (born November 17 1944 in Oakland California) is an American Animator Kathleen Kennedy (b 5 June 1953 in Berkeley California) is a five-time Academy Award nominated American movie industry executive George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Frank Wilson Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American movie producer and John Pomeroy (born 1951 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Animator who has worked for several major studios including Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Judy Freudberg has been writing for Sesame Street since 1975 One of the creators and developers of Elmo's World, she now serves as head writer Tony Geiss is an award-winning producer scriptwriter songwriter and author known principally for his children's work Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle (born July 19, 1924) is an American Actor. Gabriel Damon (born April 23, 1976) is an American actor born in Reno Nevada. Candace Hutson is an American actress best known as the voice of Cera the triceratops in The Land Before Time film series from the original movie to Judith Eva Barsi ( June 6, 1978 &ndash July 25, 1988) was an American child actress. Will Ryan is a Voice actor originally from Cleveland Ohio. Something of a prodigy his music career began when while still in high school he signed the first Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle (born July 19, 1924) is an American Actor. Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951 or 1952 is a Canadian actress and film and Television director. William Lindsey Erwin (born December 2, 1914) better known as Bill Erwin, is an American Television, Film, and James Roy Horner (born August 14 1953) is an American Composer of orchestral and film music Carr
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Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of the United States November 18, 1988
Flag of Japan March 18, 1989
Flag of Australia September 7, 1989
Flag of Europe 1989-1990
Running time 69 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Japanese
German
Italian
French
Budget USD$12,300,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue USD$84,460,846 (worldwide)[1]
Followed by The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994)
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Australia:  G
Brazil:  Livre
Canada (Alberta):  G
Canada (BC/SK):  G
Canada (Ontario):  PG
Canada (Manitoba):  G
Canada (Maritime):  G
Canada (Quebec):  G
Canada (Home Video)):  G
Denmark:  A
Finland:  K-3
France:  U
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Netherlands:  AL
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Singapore:  G
Spain:  T
Sweden:  Btl
Taiwan:  GP
United Kingdom:  U
United States:  G

The Land Before Time is an animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and directed by Don Bluth. The Hong Kong motion picture rating system ( is a legal system of movie screening and rating. A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types is the abbreviated name for, Japan 's movie regulator Eirin was established on the model of the American Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America 's Production A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types The Office of Film and Literature Classification ( OFLC, Te Tari Whakaropu Tukuata Tuhituhinga is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Amblin Entertainment' is an American film and television Production company founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937 in El Paso Texas) is an American Animator and independent studio owner It was originally released in movie theaters in 1988 by Universal Pictures. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American It features anthropomorphic dinosaurs living in a somewhat fantasy-based version of prehistoric earth.

The film's plot concerns a young Apatosaurus named Littlefoot who becomes orphaned after the death of his mother, caused from injuries suffered while battling an malevolent Tyrannosaurus ("Sharptooth") and the effects of an earthquake. Tyrannosaurus ( or, meaning 'tyrant lizard' is a Genus of Theropod Dinosaur. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Littlefoot flees famine and upheaval to search for the "Great Valley", an area which has been spared devastation. During his journey, he encounters four young companions: Cera, a Triceratops; Ducky, a Parasaurolophus; Petrie, a Pteranodon; and Spike, a Stegosaurus. Triceratops (traɪˈsɛrətɒps is an extinct Genus of herbivorous ceratopsid Dinosaur which lived during the late Maastrichtian Parasaurolophus (, commonly also; meaning "near crested lizard" in reference to Saurolophus) is a Genus of Ornithopod Pteranodon (tɨˈrænədɒn from Greek πτερ- "wing" and αν -οδων "toothless" from the Late Cretaceous ( Stegosaurus (ˌstɛgəˈsɔrəs is a Genus of stegosaurid armoured Dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period ( [2] The film explores issues of prejudice between the different species and the hardships they endure in their journey as they are guided by the spirit of Littlefoot's mother.

The film was a critical and financial success and spawned numerous sequels, merchandise, and a TV series.

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Plot synopsis

The film opens with an underwater scene of fish swimming with other creatures. The narrator explains that there is a drought, and the dinosaurs are heading west for the Great Valley. A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply During a storm, Littlefoot (an Apatosaurus) is born from a last lonely egg. He is protected by his mother, grandmother, and grandfather. . . all that remains of his herd. They first meet a group of friendly animals who want to congratulate Littlefoot's mother but Littlefoot is very bashful. His mother knows the animals just want to look at Littlefoot. He soon learns they are friendly and falls asleep on his mother's back.

When Littlefoot is older, his mother explains that the land is changing, and that they must reach the Great Valley. She gives him a single tree star as a gift. Later, Littlefoot encounters Cera (a Triceratops). Triceratops (traɪˈsɛrətɒps is an extinct Genus of herbivorous ceratopsid Dinosaur which lived during the late Maastrichtian She chases an insect, which sprays her in the face. Littlefoot laughs, which angers Cera. But Cera's father interrupts, saying that "Threehorns never play with Long Necks. " Littlefoot's mother explains that every species keeps to itself, and reassures Littlefoot that there will be other Longnecks in the Great Valley for him to play with.

That night, Littlefoot is awoken by a frog (still with a tail) named Hopper. He chases it through a cave and meets Cera. They play with the bubbles in a pond, become friends and are attacked by Sharptooth (a Tyrannosaurus rex). Tyrannosaurus ( or, meaning 'tyrant lizard' is a Genus of Theropod Dinosaur. They hide in a thorny growth, and Sharptooth crawls on his belly after them smelling for them. Littlefoot gets caught in some thorny vines and as he breaks free a thorn snaps back and strikes Sharptooth in his right eye, blinding him. Sharptooth leaps up after them, but Littlefoot's mother arrives and engages the carnivore. Sharptooth and Littlefoot's Mother trade blows as an earthquake erupts around them, and she is seriously injured when Sharptooth leaps on her back and rips out a tract of flesh with his jaws and cuts her neck. However, she manages to rescue Littlefoot and Cera, casting the meat eater into a deep ravine opened up by the earthquake.

After the earthquake, many herds and families are separated. Littlefoot searches for his mother and finds her lying on her side, suffering from her injury, too weak to get up despite his urgings. Before she passes away, she asks Littlefoot if he remembers the way to the Great Valley, and reassures him that she'll always be with him, even if he can't see her.

The next day, Littlefoot, sad, angry, and confused, slides down a ravine and falls on an armoured dinosaur named Rooter, who explains that Littlefoot's mother's death was nobody's fault. A pterosaur offers Littlefoot a cherry, but he's too upset to notice his hunger. For other meanings see Pterodactyl (disambiguation. Pterosaurs (ˈtɛrəsɔr from the Greek πτερόσαυρος pterosauros Later, as he crosses a desert, a gold light shines upon him. When Littlefoot peers into his reflection, he hears his mother's voice guiding him. He understands, and leaves the desert. He meets up with Cera and asks her to join him. She refuses and slides down a chasm.

Littlefoot is greeted by Ducky (a baby Parasaurolophus, also separated from her family) at a lake. Parasaurolophus (, commonly also; meaning "near crested lizard" in reference to Saurolophus) is a Genus of Ornithopod Littlefoot says that longnecks don’t speak to other species, so Ducky pretends to be a Longneck. The two journey together. When Littlefoot tries to eat a raw tree, they encounter Petrie, a baby Pteranodon who cannot fly. Pteranodon (tɨˈrænədɒn from Greek πτερ- "wing" and αν -οδων "toothless" from the Late Cretaceous (

Meanwhile, Cera encounters a comatose Sharptooth. Believing him to be dead, she charges at him mischievously, accidentally awakening him. As she flees, she meets up with the others, and tries to warn them about Sharptooth. Littlefoot refuses to believe her. Cera, while describing her encounter (embellishing the story to make herself appear less cowardly), accidentally flings Ducky into a patch of grass, where she meets a hungry Stegosaurus hatchling whom she names Spike. Stegosaurus (ˌstɛgəˈsɔrəs is a Genus of stegosaurid armoured Dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (

That night after eating their lunch, Littlefoot settles down by himself, but soon Ducky, Petrie, Spike and Cera huddle with him for warmth. In the morning his treestar is crushed when Sharptooth attacks. They escape through a mountain cave, and emerge next to a rock shaped like a longneck. Littlefoot believes they are going the right way. Soon, ash falls from the sky, and they come to a volcanic wasteland. Exhausted, Cera opts for an easier path. She and Littlefoot fight after she insults his mother and his species. Littlefoot leaves the group, but he goes back to save Spike, Petrie and Ducky from a tar pit.

Meanwhile, Cera is being terrorized by a group of aggressive Pachycephalosaurus. Pachycephalosaurus (ˌpækiˌsɛfələˈsɔrəs meaning "thick headed lizard" from Greek pachy-/παχυ- "thick" Littlefoot and the others, disguised as a giant, tar-covered monster in form of a Sharptooth, scare them off and then terrorize her. Cera, ashamed and embarrassed about leading her friends into danger, decides to go her own way.

Later on, as Littlefoot, Spike, Ducky, and Petrie are frolicking in a pond, they spot Sharptooth in the distance. In order to stop him once and for all, Littlefoot formulates a plan to lure him into the deep end of the pond and drown him by dropping a large rock on the edge of a nearby cliff onto his head. Ducky succeeds in luring Sharptooth into the water, but Littlefoot and Spike are not strong enough to move the rock. Petrie suddenly learns to fly, rescues Ducky, and attempts to distract Sharptooth. But Sharptooth notices the trap and leaps on top of the rock. Balanced precariously on the edge, he snaps at them. In the nick of time, Cera arrives and crashes into the rock, knocking it off balance just enough to send it and Sharptooth over the cliff and into the pond. Sharptooth attempts to drag Petrie down with him, and the his friends believe him to have perished. However, he escapes by a narrow margin, to the joy of Ducky and the others.

After the battle, Littlefoot is on the ledge of a mountain, lamenting at his inability to find the valley, when his mother's soul appears in the form of a sauropod shaped cloud. He yells for her not to go, but as she dissipates she leads him through a cave and onto a cliff, where her soul shines a light that reveals the Great Valley. Littlefoot returns for the others, and they rejoin their relatives and live in peace for generations. Ducky finds her sisters and mother, Spike meets his new "family", Cera finds her father, Petrie finds his mother and siblings and Littlefoot finds his grandparents.

Cast and crew

Voice actors

English voice cast

Japanese voice cast

Crew

Editing of the film

Like Disney's The Black Cauldron, which was made three years earlier, and Warner Bros./Zoetrope's The Outsiders, which was made five years earlier, The Land Before Time went under a severe cutting and editing of footage. is a female Japanese Seiyū and singer who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit Anime series The Vision of Escaflowne ( November 14, 1962 (though birthyear may be 1966 -) is a female Seiyū from Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. ( October 18, 1954 -) is an Actor, Seiyū, and sound supervisor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who is affiliated with Bring Up is a male Japanese voice actor, born in the Metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan. Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937 in El Paso Texas) is an American Animator and independent studio owner Judy Freudberg has been writing for Sesame Street since 1975 One of the creators and developers of Elmo's World, she now serves as head writer Tony Geiss is an award-winning producer scriptwriter songwriter and author known principally for his children's work Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter James Roy Horner (born August 14 1953) is an American Composer of orchestral and film music The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and American Zoetrope is the name of the studio founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, named after a Zoetrope Coppola was given in the late The Outsiders is a Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by S Steven Spielberg and George Lucas thought that some scenes in the movie would appear too frightening or could even cause psychological damage to young children. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Around 10 minutes of footage, a total of 19 fully animated scenes, were cut from the final film. Much of the cut footage consisted of the Tyrannosaurus rex attack sequence and sequences of the five young dinosaurs in severe situations of peril and negative stress. Tyrannosaurus ( or, meaning 'tyrant lizard' is a Genus of Theropod Dinosaur. Don Bluth was unhappy with the cuts, and fought for all the footage, but in the end he had to settle on a final running time of 66 minutes, one of Don Bluth’s shortest. Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937 in El Paso Texas) is an American Animator and independent studio owner [3] Because this cut footage no longer exists, the deleted scenes are not available on video or DVD.

Another part of the movie that was going to be eliminated was the death of Littlefoot’s mother. However, it was thought that if the scene were removed it would simply produce problems in explaining why Littlefoot had to journey to the Great Valley alone. In the end, psychologists were shown the scene and gave feedback to the production team. The character of Rooter was brought into the story to soften the emotional blow, and teach Littlefoot and the audience that although loved ones may die, they are always with us in the lessons we have learned from them. [3]

Some scenes with the characters in the movie screaming were revoiced with them having milder exclamations. [3]

Box office

The film was a box office success, grossing $48 million, as well as beating the Disney film Oliver & Company for the Number 1 spot during its opening weekend. Oliver & Company is a 1988 Animated feature Film in which a homeless kitten named Oliver joins a gang of dogs to survive on the 1980s New It has since brought in a box office total of nearly $50 million during its domestic release, more than Don Bluth's previous film, An American Tail. An American Tail is a 1986 animated Film produced by Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Entertainment, and directed by Don The movie became a hit worldwide, grossing nearly $84 million worldwide, which Oliver & Company did not surpass. Oliver & Company is a 1988 Animated feature Film in which a homeless kitten named Oliver joins a gang of dogs to survive on the 1980s New Currently Has A "B" At Boxofficemojo. Box Office Mojo is a Website that tracks Box office Revenue in a systematic way

Sequels and spin-offs

Main article: The Land Before Time (series)

The movie generated many direct-to-video sequels. The Land Before Time is a series of Animated films The series began in 1988 with The Land Before Time, directed and produced by A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work The sequels depart from the style of the original significantly by adding "sing-a-long" musical numbers akin to Disney animated films, and toning down the intensity seen in the original film. Don Bluth and his animation studio have no affiliation with any of the film's sequels.

A recent television series has been released in North America which follows the style of the sequels in terms of the morality and the musical numbers (with some of the songs being shortened, reworked versions of songs from the sequels).

In popular culture

Films

TV series

Others

Production Notes

References

  1. ^ The Land Before Time (1988) at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ The Land Before Time DVD
  3. ^ a b c d e The Animated Films of Don Bluth by Jon Cawley
  4. ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/121655/We-re-Back-A-Dinosaur-s-Story/trailers
  5. ^ http://www.retrojunk.com/movie/trailers/999-casper/967/#intro
  6. ^ http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0104756/trailers-screenplay-E11203-310
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4nh0m27Xc

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