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is a 1988 theatrical animated film, directed by Don Bluth (with production based around his Ireland-based studio), and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Originally released by Universal Studios and Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, it features anthropomorphic dinosaurs living in a somewhat fantasy-based version of prehistoric earth. The plot concerns a young Apatosaurus named Littlefoot, who is lost when his mother is killed by a Tyrannosaurus. Littlefoot flees famine and upheaval to search for the "Great Valley", an area which has been spared devastation. On his journey, he meets four young companions: Cera, a Triceratops; Ducky, a Saurolophus, Petrie, a Pteranodon; and Spike, a Stegosaurus. 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 a multi-million dollar franchise with thirteen direct-to-video sequels (without association with Bluth, Spielberg, or Lucas), as well as merchandise (toys, video games, etc.) and a television series.
Secondary Characters
•Pat Hingle as the Narrator/Rooter •Helen Shaver as Littlefoot's Mother •Burke Byrnes as Daddy Topps •Bill Erwin as Grandpa Longneck
In the time of dinosaurs, a drought is occurring and several herds of herbivorous dinosaurs begin an expedition to an oasis known as the "Great Valley", a land supposedly spared from desolation. Unfortunately, this proves to be a perilous journey, due to the treacherous terrain, natural disasters, and carnivorous "sharpteeth" constantly stalking the starving herds, waiting to make a meal of any members. Among these, there's a "Longneck" herd that's made up of an adult female and her elderly parents. The adult female had laid many eggs, but most of them were destroyed by natural disasters, until only one survived long enough to hatch into a single baby boy, who was named Littlefoot (Gabriel Damon).
A few years later, Littlefoot meets Cera (Candace Hutson), a "Three-horn", and tries to play with her, until her father (Burke Byrnes) intervenes; whereupon Littlefoot's mother (Helen Shaver) names different kinds of dinosaurs: "Three-horns", "Spiketails", "Swimmers", and "Flyers" and states that each has historically remained apart. That night, as Littlefoot follows a "Hopper", he encounters Cera again, and they play together again briefly until a large dark green "Sharptooth" attacks.
He almost has them, before Littlefoot's mother comes to their rescue and faces off with Sharptooth. During their fight, she suffers severe injuries in her back and neck from Sharptooth's teeth and claws. At the same time, an "earthshake" opens a deep ravine that swallows up the Sharptooth and divides Littlefoot and Cera from their herds. Littlefoot finds his mother just as she's dying, and receives her advice in favor of his intuition. Depressed and confused, Littlefoot meets an old "Clubtail" named Rooter (Pat Hingle), who consoles him upon learning of his mother's death. Littlefoot later hears his mother's voice guiding him to follow the "bright circle" past the "great rock that looks like a longneck" and past the "mountains that burn" to the Great Valley.
On his journey, Littlefoot meets Cera once again and tries to get her to join him, but she refuses. Later, Littlefoot is accompanied by a young "Bigmouth/Swimmer" named Ducky (Judith Barsi), whose company helps him out of his depression. Soon after, they meet a "Flyer" named Petrie (Will Ryan). Cera, who is attempting to find her own kind, finds the unconscious Sharptooth underground. Thinking he is dead, Cera messes around, during which she finds out he's alive, and flees. She later bumps into Littlefoot, Ducky, and Petrie, and tells them that the Sharptooth is alive; although Littlefoot does not believe her. She then describes her encounter (exaggerating her bravery), during which she accidentally flings Ducky into the air and away from the group. All alone, Ducky discovers an egg that hatches a "Spiketail", whom she names Spike and brings him into the group.
Seeking the Great Valley, they discover a cluster of trees, which is abruptly depleted by a herd of Diplodocus. Searching for remaining growth, they discover a tree, and obtain food by stacking up atop each other and Petrie pulls off lots of treestars. Cera remains aloof; but at nightfall, everyone including herself gravitates to a Sharptooth footprint that Littlefoot is sleeping in for warmth and companionship. The next morning, they are attacked by the Sharptooth, but escape through a cave-tunnel too small for him to fit through.
Beyond this, they discover the Longneck-shaped monolith mentioned by Littlefoot's mother, and later a string of "mountains that burn". Cera grows impatient of the seemingly-resultless trip and decides to go another way, but Littlefoot refuses, telling her the way she is going is wrong and when Cera refuses to retract an insult about Littlefoot's mother (whom he mentioned to back his claim), a fight between the two ensues, causing a schism in the travelling party whereby Littlefoot continues in the direction he was told, while the others follow Cera.
Main Characters (in order of appearance)
The animation production for The Land Before Time took place at Sullivan Bluth Studios in Dublin, Ireland. The film had originally been planned for release in fall of 1987, but the production and the release date were delayed by a year due to the studio's relocation to Dublin. Had the studio not been relocated, many of the cut scenes would have mad...
Box office
The film was a box office success, grossing $48 million, as well as beating the Disney film Oliver & Company for the #1 spot during its opening weekend. It brought in a box office total of nearly $50 million during its domestic release, slightly more than Don Bluth's previous film, An American Tail. However, it should be noted that Oliver & Company did beat out The Land Before Time at the domestic box office by about $5 million. The movie became a hit worldwide, and while Oliver had grossed over its domestic earnings, Land grossed nearly $84 million worldwide, which the Disney film did not surpass. Attached to the film, Universal and Amblin issued Brad Bird's Family Dog short from their television anthology Amazing Stories.
Analysis
Janet Maslin of the New York Times observed that Don Bluth seemed to have a tendency for making his characters "overly-cute", but that it worked to the benefit in The Land Before Time. Wendy Miller of the Mohave Daily Miner described the characters as being loveable, but not excessively syrupy. She found their personalities reminiscent of Kermit the Frog, The Cowardly Lion, and Lucy Van Pelt, also said that their voice actors helped make the characters enjoyable, rather that "trite". She finished her review with "Between the earthquake and Littlefoot's Mother dying, The Land Before Time gets off to a turbulent beginning. Afterward, however, it settles into a comfortable journey by endearing characters. It's a wonderful film for the entire family." Her review was titled "Animated film lives up to promises". A review in the Motion Picture Guide 1989 Annual notes that the film "has been called a sort of prehistoric Bambi", and considers it to be more in the style of a classic Disney film than the Disney movie Oliver and Company. Steve Rhode's of Internet Reviews called the movie his favourite of the Land Before Time series, adding that while he did not think it was made with the same amount of effort as a Disney film would likely have been, he believed the designs and the music, including the song "If We Hold On Together", were well made, describing them as possessing a "warm and natural beauty". Hal Hinson, of The Washington Post, said that the film was entertaining, but not good enough to be considered a classic film. However, he praised it for not having the dinosaurs occasionally "pick up guitars and launch into dinosaur renditions of rock songs", like The Chipmunks and Care Bears. Geoff Andrew of Time Out gave The Land Before Time a six out of ten rating, saying that he felt Don Bluth ought to have followed An American Tail with a more adventurous film. Andrew also suggested that the movie was not educational enough for kids, what with the dinosaurs not being referred to by their scientific names. The Sci-fi Movie Page rated it with two stars, and called it "not exactly much better than most Saturday morning kid television shows." They also commented briefly on the "numerous" amount of straight-to-video sequels it spawned. In contrast, J.P. Harris wrote in his book, Capsule: Reviews of Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films and TV Shows from 1987-1991, that the movie made the Disney film Oliver and Company seem more like a Saturday morning show, and that The Land Before Time's plot was never padded. Harris also praised the animation, and the characters for being "distinct and adorable". M. Keith Booker, while noting that the film was a hit with children for its storyline, described the animation as being "unremarkable". In Mark R. Leeper of the Internet Movie Database's review of the film, he writes "Apparently inspired by the art of William Stout, The Land Before Time is short on characterization as well as screen time. The idea of doing a Disney-style cartoon with dinosaurs as characters was a good one, but The Land Before Time does not deliver enough. Rating: low +1." The movie got two thumbs up by Siskel and Ebert, although Roger Ebert's review mentioned having a few issues with the film. Ebert believed The Land Before Time made a "strategic error" in its attempt to attract children, as he thought that the movie erases the distinction between children and dinosaurs (he earlier describes the two as being very similar). He also thought The Land Before Time copied a lot of previous animated movies, and was not surprised that it was written by the writers of An American Tail. He also said the film was too apocalyptic and tragic, with the character deaths and natural disasters, and the drought and famine featured in the film. Incidentally, Ebert mistook Littlefoot to be "the last of his species", when Pat Hingle, in the role of the movie's narrator, had identified Littlefoot as the last of his herd. In his book, Children's Films: History, Ideology, Pedagogy, Theory, Ian Wojcik-Andrews criticized what he saw as allusions to Christian beliefs, in the film. He thought that Littlefoot was meant to depict the "Chosen one", in that he was the last of his herd, and their only hope for the future. He also pointed out that the concept of Littlefoot leading Cera, Ducky, Petrie and Spike to the Great Valley was reminiscent of the Calvinist theology that souls can only be saved if they follow Christ, and resist temptations that will lead them astray from the path. Finally, he believed the Great Valley was overly-similar to the Garden of Eden.
Ratings
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Land Before Time's Tomatometer score sits at 65% "Fresh" with an average rating of 6.4/10 from all critics and 57% "Rotten" with an average rating of 6.9/10 from top critics, while the audience score is higher, at 79% with an average rating of 4 stars out of 5. The movie has a current rating of 7.4/10 at IMDB.com, based on over 94,000 votes.
Songs
There is only one lyrical song in The Land Before Time; called "If We Hold On Together". It was sung by Diana Ross, and became a hit.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was Composed by James Horner 1."The Great Migration" 2."Sharptooth and the Earthquake" (19 seconds are cut from the final film) 3."Whispering Winds" (A small bit at the end is cut from the final film) 4."Foraging for Food" (Some is rearranged and cut from the final film) 5."Journey of the Dinosaurs" (Not included in any offical soundtrack album release until 2020) 6."Separating Paths" (Not included in any offical soundtrack album release until 2020, around 10 seconds were cut from the final film) 7."The Rescue/Discovery of the Great Valley" (Heavily rearranged in the final film, some parts were cut) 8."If We Hold On Together" (Some is cut from the final film) 9."End Credits" (The majority of this track is cut from the final film)
Merchandise
Sullivan/Bluth Studios teamed with the U.S. Postal Office, JC Penny's and Pizza Hut to help promote The Land Before Time. At Pizza Hut, several hand puppets of the characters Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike and the Sharptooth were issued, and until the public promotions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, nearly a year later, the characters were used as a feature at birthday parties held at the restaurants, and on the children's menus. The U.S. Postal service issued stamps featuring Dinosaur species used in the film, as well as T-shirts featuring the stamps and the character Littlefoot. On October 25, 1990, a soundtrack was released for The Land Before Time. It was the full soundtrack, and not the one from the final film that had cut and rearranged scenes. The movie was first domestically released on VHS and laserdisc on September 14, 1989. It was released on VHS again on November 22, 1995, February 20, 1996, May 13, 1997 (in The Land Before Time Collection) and October 14, 1997. February 20, 1996 also marked its final laserdisc release. It was first issued on DVD, with DTS, on November 18, 1997. The Land Before Time was released on VHS again in the Universal Family Features on December 1, 1998. It was reissued on DVD on May 4, 1998, and was reissued on VHS and DVD on December 3, 2003 both individually for its 15th anniversary and in the 4 Movie Dino Pack (Volume 1) and the 9 Movie Dino Pack. This marked the movie's final release on VHS. It was subsequently released on DVD on March 20, 2007, in the 2-Pack with Curious George, and on November 6, 2007, in the Animated Family Favorites 3-Movie Collection, together with An American Tail and Balto. The film made its first Digital debut on Google Play and Amazon Prime Instant Video in 2013. The 2003 DVD of the film was reprinted again as a Happy Faces Edition (with Littlefoot on the front cover) on February 3, 2015. The film was relased on Digital HD through Vudu on May 29, 2015. The film was released on DVD again (but, this time, in widescreen for the first time outside of HD channel airings and digital) and for the first time ever on Blu-ray (with digital HD) on October 13, 2015, making the new DVD its first widescreen debut on a Region 1 DVD and the second widescreen Region 1 DVD release of a Land Before Time film (the first being a 4-Movie Family Pack DVD containing widescreen releases of The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers and The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends). On June 14, 2016, all 14 films, including the original film, were re-released in a complete collection DVD set. Sometime in 2019, the 2015 DVD was repackaged in a double feature DVD set with another Universal film We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. On September 29, 2020, the 2015 DVD was also repacked in a 10-film collection DVD set with other Universal titles, including Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, An American Tail, Balto, Curious George, Jetsons: The Movie, The Tale of Despereaux, and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, and two DreamWorks Animation films Over the Hedge and Turbo. In 2000, Marshmallow Alpha-Bits cereal boxes contained Littlefoot, Cera, and Spike as cereal marshmallows for a limited time and a Marshmallow Alpha-Bits commercial featuring the main characters from The Land Before Time was broadcast on television.
Sequels and spinoffs
generated thirteen direct-to-video sequels, of which Don Bluth and his studio, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have no affiliation. The sequels depart from the style of the original significantly by adding "sing-a-long" musical numbers akin to Disney's animated films, using softer, more brightly-coloured animation (and in later years also including some shots in 3D animations), and toning down the intensity seen in the original film, such as making the sharpteeth much more weak in comparison to the original Sharptooth, with one exception, and stopping most Leaf Eater deaths from happening. A television series was originally released in North America in early 2007, 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).
TV Airings
In the United States (and American television), the film aired on Disney Channel from 1996 until early 2005. Then it aired on Toon Disney from 1998 to 2004. The film also aired on Cartoon Network from 1998 to November 2004. The film finally aired on HBO from July 3, 2006 (being the film's first high-definition broadcast on HBO HD) to December 2007, while it aired on Cinemax from December 2006 to March 2010. And it also aired on HBO Family around the same month as its first HBO airing in 2006. Then the film once again re-aired on Cartoon Network on February 25, 2008 (after three years of disappearance from the American television since 2005, 2006, and 2007). The film re-aired on HBO on January 1, 2009, along with the HBO premiere of The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure. Both of these films aired on HBO Family on January 4, 2009. Spacetoon aired that film in the Middle East and North Africa as of March 10, 2011. In April of 2011 Starz and Encore had a hold of the movie for a year. And on January New Year's Day 2015, HDNet Movie got a hold of the movie.
•This is the only film in The Land Before Time series to be released in theaters.
•This is the only film in The Land Before Time series which is not a musical.
•Though Spike does not talk in the English version of the film, he utters a single line while climbing up the rocky mountain side in the Finnish version; "ruokaa", which translates into English as "food".
•Bill Erwin is credited as voicing Grandpa Longneck, despite the character not speaking in the film. He only chuckles at one point.
•It is unknown who voiced Grandma Longneck, though like her husband isn't heard speaking in the film. Both of them are only heard chuckling when their daughter gives Littlefoot his first treestar.
•This film is the first in which Littlefoot, Ducky and Cera cry.
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