The Land Before Time

Overview

A group of orphaned dinosaurs, led by young brontosaurus Littlefoot, set out on a journey to the legendary Great Valley in this animated children's adventure. The group of ancient beasts face countless challenges along the way, including vicious predators and harsh nature.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2017
UPC:	0025192391699
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	G
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:09:00
Sales rank:	4,456

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gabriel Damon	Littlefoot
Pat Hingle	Narrator/Rooter
Helen Shaver	Littlefoot's Mother
Candice Houston	Cera
Judith Barsi	Ducky
Fred Gwynne	Voices
Kim Hasper	Voices
Andrea Wick	Voices
Karl Schulz	Voices
Arnold Marquis	Voices
Wilhelm Borchert	Voices
Felix Avitia	Actor
Tony Amendola	Actor
Reba McEntire	Actor
Meghan Strange	Actor
George Ballot	Actor
Anndi McAfee	Actor
Rob Paulsen	Actor
Barry Bostwick	Actor
Miriam Flynn	Actor
Bill Erwin	Grandfather
Burke Byrnes	Voices
Candace Hutson	Voices,Cera
Will Ryan	Petrie
Diana Ross	Voices
Frank Welker	Voices
June Foray	Dinosaurs
Burke Barnes	Daddy Topps
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Stu Krieger

S.S. Wilson

Brent Maddock

Don Bluth	Director,Producer
Stu Krieger	Screenwriter
Gary Goldman	Producer
John Pomeroy	Producer
Steven Spielberg	Executive Producer,Producer
George Lucas	Executive Producer,Producer
Kathleen Kennedy	Executive Producer
Frank Marshall	Executive Producer
D.A. Lanpher	Special Effects
Dave Bossert	Special Effects
Judith Barsi	Producer
Nancy Mayor	Casting
S.S. Wilson	Screenwriter
Roy Smith	Producer
Brent Maddock	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Don Bluth's The Land Before Time became a surprisingly marketable brand name for a film well short of classic status, inspiring over a half-dozen cut-rate sequels and spin-offs that are best suited as babysitting videos for preschoolers. In this first outing, the only one in which Bluth was involved, the creator of The Secret of N.I.M.H. and An American Tail again proves that the animation techniques he learned at Disney don't need Disney's army of screenwriters to make good entertainment. Because it was released years before Jurassic Park or Disney's CGI film Dinosaur, which borrows plot elements from Land, Bluth's film provides fresh-enough images of this dark and volcanic landscape to seem groundbreaking. By making the characters preciously cute and vocally infantile, Bluth softens this cruelly Darwinian moment in history without having to cheer up his production design, keeping an unambiguous "G" rating in the process. The teasingly short running time -- the movie struggles to crack the hour mark -- should also keep the youngest children from squirming. Although Littlefoot and his buddies aren't particularly memorable, they do register enough to keep the viewers concerned during moments of peril, which are as involving as they need to be. The sophisticated visuals and the huggable young dinos are enough to make The Land Before Time a fond favorite, even if it does scrimp a little in the wit department. No less than George Lucas and Steven Spielberg served as executive producers on the film.