Dinosaur

2000
PG
1h 22m

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6.4/10

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Adventure Epic Animal Adventure Computer Animation Dinosaur Adventure Jungle Adventure Survival Adventure Animation Drama Family

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 22 nominations

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D.B. Sweeney

Aladar
(voice)

Julianna Margulies

Neera
(voice)

Samuel E. Wright

Kron
(voice)

Alfre Woodard

Plio
(voice)

Ossie Davis

Yar
(voice)

Max Casella

Zini
(voice)

Hayden Panettiere

Suri
(voice)

Peter Siragusa

Bruton
(voice)

Joan Plowright

Baylene
(voice)

Della Reese

Eema
(voice)

Matt Adler

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Sandina Bailo-Lape

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(as Sandina Bailolape)

Edie Lehmann Boddicker

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Zachary Bostrom

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Cathy Cavadini

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(as Catherine Cavadini)

Holly Dorff

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Greg Finley

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Jeff Fischer

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Trivia
Initially, Directors Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag were to use the popular Tyrannosaurus rex as this movie's antagonistic predator, but at around the time of production, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) was released, which depicted a somewhat softer, motherly side to the classic dinosaur. Thus, a Carnotaurus was used. However, they changed the Carnotaurus' size to be even larger than Tyrannosaurus rex, close to 17-18 m long, when real Carnotaurus were only 8-9 m in length, about the same size or even smaller then the film's hero Aladar.

Goofs
The movie takes place in prehistoric North America, yet the Carnotaurs, the main antagonists were actually South American dinosaurs. The characters do claim that they haven't been seen "this far up north" before, however this doesn't rectify the mistake, since North and South America weren't connected back then. The Carnotaurs would have had to swim through the sea to reach North America, which would have been impossible.

Quotes
[first lines]
Plio: Some things start out big, and some things start out small, very small. But sometimes the smallest thing can make the biggest changes of all.

Crazy credits
The film opens without any opening credits, which other than the production logo and the title of the film.

Alternate versions
The original print included a song by Kate Bush, but this was cut after unfavorable response from preview audiences.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Battlefield Earth/The Big Kahuna/Hamlet/Michael Jordan to the Max/Center Stage (2000)

Soundtracks
Out Of The Storm
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Kate Bush

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Review

Featured review

Fantastic awe-inspiring family entertainment! ****1/2 out of 5

This is a film that will delight viewers time and time again.

It's terrific family entertainment that isn't afraid to venture into darker territory. There are carnivorous dinosaurs chasing herbivores and a giant asteroid that crashes towards earth. As tense as these scenes can be, it's okay. This is a Disney film that shows us in the end we can get through things by sticking together. Ultimately I feel that is the moral of this film and it's a good one.

The music by James Newton Howard happens to be one of his best. It's beautiful and adventurous with themes that evoke a sense of wonder.

The look of the film is fantastic. The dinosaurs look quite real and the scenery is nothing short of breathtaking.

It's a film that contains all the right elements for a family masterpiece. Perhaps, my only wish is that it was a bit longer, but it is what it is and I am more than happy with it. It's a film that earns it's place along the great Disney classics such as The Lion King, Toy Story, Mary Poppins, and all the other classics.

Bravo Disney!