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Le petit dinosaure et la vallée des merveilles

Original title: The Land Before Time
  • 1988
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
104K
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POPULARITY
2,968
374
Judith Barsi, Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, and Will Ryan in Le petit dinosaure et la vallée des merveilles (1988)
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
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An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

  • Director
    • Don Bluth
  • Writers
    • Stu Krieger
    • Judy Freudberg
    • Tony Geiss
  • Stars
    • Pat Hingle
    • Gabriel Damon
    • Helen Shaver
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    104K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,968
    374
    • Director
      • Don Bluth
    • Writers
      • Stu Krieger
      • Judy Freudberg
      • Tony Geiss
    • Stars
      • Pat Hingle
      • Gabriel Damon
      • Helen Shaver
    • 208User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Pat Hingle
    Pat Hingle
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gabriel Damon
    • Littlefoot
    • (voice)
    Helen Shaver
    Helen Shaver
    • Littlefoot's Mother
    • (voice)
    Bill Erwin
    Bill Erwin
    • Grandfather
    • (voice)
    Candace Hutson
    Candace Hutson
    • Cera
    • (voice)
    • (as Candy Hutson)
    Burke Byrnes
    • Daddy Topps
    • (voice)
    Judith Barsi
    Judith Barsi
    • Ducky
    • (voice)
    Will Ryan
    Will Ryan
    • Petrie
    • (voice)
    Kasha Allen
    • Grandmother
    • (uncredited)
    Sabrina Felixa
    • Mama Flyer
    • (uncredited)
    John Lasseter
    John Lasseter
    • Dragonfly
    • (uncredited)
    Keelia Smith
    Keelia Smith
    • Cera's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Spike
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Don Bluth
    • Writers
      • Stu Krieger
      • Judy Freudberg
      • Tony Geiss
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews208

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    KittyKat-8

    A great film for any age

    As many Disney fans may know, there are two(maybe more, I'm not sure)animated movies that came out in 1988, and they are:Oliver and Company and Land Before Time. Oliver and Company was a big flop, I've heard. Land Before Time is a lot better. My point is, just because a Disney movie and a non-Disney movie come out around the same time, it doesn't mean the Disney movie will necessarily be better. We found that out with LBT. Most of the sequels sucked, but the first one will always be a classic. About the only sequels I recommend are the 2nd one, the 4th one and the sing-along. Those are the only ones I personally liked.(Well, I haven't seen the 6th one, so if it's good or not you'll just have to find out yourself.) Well, I love The Land Before Time, and I love Littlefoot. He'll always be my favorite character. Well, I guess I've talked too long. Thanks.
    Op_Prime

    An excellent film for the family

    The Land Before Time is a very entertaining animated movie. They have a great story here filled with varying emotions from humor to sadness. The animation is just as good. This film is not just for little kids. Older kids and adults will find this just as entertaining, unlike the terrible sequels which I care not to mention. Thumbs up on this one.
    10Bon_Jovi_chick

    Another timeless piece of that good old Don Bluth magic

    What do you get when you cross a bunch of dinosurs and Don Bluth?? Answer: this memorable classic!!!

    My mum bought me this film when I was 5 or 6 years and I loved it. 13 years on and my mind hasnt changed. I was watching it this morning and there was still that Bluth magic.

    In case you dont know, the film is about 5 dinosaurs- a "long neck", a "three horn", a "big mouth", a "flyer" and a "spike tail". Theyre travelling to the Great Valley whilst trying to fight off Sharp tooth.

    What makes this film a classic is the way things are named. Its educational to kids on dinosaurs and is done in a childish way. Its brilliant!!!! There are lessons to be learn with friendships.

    The sequels dont match up to it but what do you expect?? They werent done by Bluth!!!!

    Bluth may not have done as many animation as Disney but each of his films have shown something that Disney cannot do.

    Definelty one to own and keep on watching until the end of time!!!!

    Helen xxxxx
    gfunkboy

    Oscar Worthy Film

    Never has a film ever touched my heart as much as A Land Before Time. Watching these five young dinosaurs search the world for the Great Valley is just heart warming. First of all, the character of Little Foot is so sad. His mother is killed in the "big shake" and he is separated from his grandparents. He meets up with Ducky, Sarah, Petrie, and Spike to lead them across the Earth to get to the Great Valley where all of the dinosaurs are at. The scene where Little Foot sees his own shadow and thinks it's his mother is especially sad. I recommend this movie to every human being alive. This movie deserved an oscar for best movie, sound track, actor, actress, supporting actor,supporting actress,director,producer,independent film, special effects and for best costumes. Why it didn't win any is mind melting.
    7La Gremlin

    My favorite movie for a very long time.

    Now, having been such a raging fan of this movie when I was a kid (I still like it as an adult, just not nearly as much), I don't really know if I've got the right to write a review of it.

    About the only thing I have to say, really, is that there's more personality in that one little Pterodactyl who offers Littlefoot his cherry than in the entire cast of "Disney's Dinosaur".

    Other than that, I only have to offer up the following bit of trivia that fellow "L.B.T." fans should go nuts over. It turns out that shortly before "Land Before Time" was officially released, about one million dollars worth of footage was cut from the film. Think about that the next time you watch it. You'll notice things like how suddenly we cut from Sharptooth and Littlefoot's mom's battle to the earthquake sequence. If Universal *really* loved us (ahem, Money To Be Made here), they'd give us a director's cut or something. Just a thought.

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    • Trivia
      Judith Barsi, who did the voice for Ducky, was murdered by her father four months before the film's release. Judith was only ten years old. Her headstone includes her famous line in this film, "Yep! Yep! Yep!"
    • Goofs
      Petrie and all other Pteranodons are portrayed as herbivores, while it has been proven that Pteranodons ate fish instead.
    • Quotes

      Littlefoot's mother: Let your heart guide you. It whispers so listen closely.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits roll with several backgrounds of the Great Valley at nighttime scrolling by.
    • Alternate versions
      On the 2003 DVD, 2015 DVD and Blu-ray, and digital printings, there have been a few audible edits in addition to the film's restoration.
    • Connections
      Edited into Le Petit Dinosaure: Petit-Pied et son nouvel ami (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      If We Hold On Together
      Music and Words by James Horner and Will Jennings

      Produced by Peter Asher

      Performed by Diana Ross

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1989 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Ireland
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pie pequeño en busca del valle encantado
    • Filming locations
      • Sullivan Bluth Studios - Phoenix House, Conyngham Road, Northside, Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Sullivan Bluth Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $48,478,716
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,526,025
      • Nov 20, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $84,846,716
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 9m(69 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo

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