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The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

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.

19887.11h 9m

Overview

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 one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

Directed by Don Bluth
Written by Tony Geiss, Judy Freudberg, Stu Krieger
Produced by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy
Box OfficeBudget: $12.5MRevenue: $84.7M

Top Cast

Gabriel Damon

Gabriel Damon

Littlefoot (voice)

Candace Hutson

Candace Hutson

Cera (voice)

Will Ryan

Will Ryan

Petrie (voice)

Judith Barsi

Judith Barsi

Ducky (voice)

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Littlefoot's Mother (voice)

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Narrator / Rooter (voice)

Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

Grandfather (voice)

Burke Byrnes

Burke Byrnes

Daddy Topps (voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Sharptooth (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

vulkanloss of loved onetyrannosaurus rexearthquakeprimitive timedinosaurplayfulsentimental

About The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time is a family, animation, adventure film released in 1988 exploring themes of vulkan, loss of loved one, tyrannosaurus rex, earthquake, primitive time, dinosaur. Directed by Don Bluth, it stars Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Will Ryan. 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 one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

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