Barney's Great Adventure

Barney's Great Adventure
UK DVD cover
Directed by	Steve Gomer
Produced by	Sheryl Leach
Screenplay by	Stephen White
Story by	Stephen White Sheryl Leach Dennis DeShazer
Narrated by	Suzie Steen
Starring	Kyla Pratt Trevor Morgan Diana Rice Bob West George Hearn Shirley Douglas
Music by	Jerry Herman Bernadette Peters Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky John Philip Sousa Valerie Carter Johnny Van Zant Roberta Flack Peabo Bryson Jennifer Rush Jennifer Warnes Stephen Bishop Colin Boyd Jane Siberry Sheena Easton Jeffrey Osborne
Cinematography	Sandi Sissel
Editing by	Richard Halsey
Studio	Lyons Partnership Lyrick Studios
Distributed by	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Universal Studios)
Release date(s)	April 3, 1998 (1998-04-03) (Limited) April 10, 1998 (1998-04-10)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States Canada (Filming locations)
Language	English Spanish
Budget	$15,000,000
Box office	$12,218,638

Barney's Great Adventure (also known by its promotional title: "Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie") is a 1998 musical adventure film based on the children's television series Barney & Friends, featuring the character Barney the dinosaur. The film was written by Stephen White, directed by Steve Gomer, produced by Sheryl Leach and Lyrick Studios and released by Polygram Filmed Entertainment on March 27, 1998 in the United States and Canada.

Plot

Cody (Trevor Morgan), his sister Abby (Diana Rice), their best friend Marcella (Kyla Pratt), and their baby brother Fig are dropped off by their parents for a visit at their grandparents' farm. Cody gets hit in his face by a basketball by accident while Abby and Marcella laugh and rub a Barney doll in his face. Cody loses his patience and starts a game of "keep-away" by taking the Barney doll and runs off with it. The two girls go after Cody. He then hides the Barney doll in the shower in the bathroom and the girls catch up with him. Cody tells them to use their imagination and laughs when he thinks that it is not working. However, the doll comes to life and turns into Barney the purple dinosaur. Cody refuses to believe in Barney at first, claiming that imagination is just for kids and that "real dinosaurs don't talk and real dinosaurs don't laugh."

That night, Cody wishes for a real adventure for that summer, and to do something no one has done before. A shooting star deposits a large colorful egg in the barn discovered by Cody,Barney hears baby Fig needs a diaper change and Abby and Marcella decide to take the egg to Ms. Goldfinch,a bird expert. . Barney and the kids begin their adventure to recover it through a parade. Barney's friend B.J. catches it when it almost lands on the ground and breaks. Barney and the gang chase the egg throughout a restaurant, a circus, and fly through the sky on an airplane to continue their pursuit of the egg which is in a hot air balloon. B.J. and Baby Bop arrive just in time to see the egg hatch. After they return the egg to the barn, it finally hatches. Cody comments that the egg looks like a rainbow.

The egg is a koala-like dream maker named Twinken who shows everyone Abby's dream and then Barney's. Cody apologizes to Barney for being mean and admits that he thinks he's cool. Barney accepts his apology and tells Cody that he thinks he's cool too and the two share a hug. Twinken shows everyone a magical fireworks display which lands in Barney's arms. Barney begins to sing "I Love You", and everyone else sings with him. Baby Bop gets sleepy, which prompts B.J. to decide that they are ready to go home. The film ends with Barney turning back into a doll with Twinken sitting right next to him.

Cast

• David Joyner (Bob West, voice) as Barney
• Trevor Morgan as Cody
• Diana Rice as Abby
• Kyla Pratt as Marcella
• Jeff Brooks (Patty Wirtz, voice) as B.J.
• Jeff Ayers (Julie Johnson, voice) as Baby Bop
• George Hearn as Grandpa
• Shirley Douglas as Grandma
• Renee Madeline La Guerrier as Mildred Goldfinch
• Roch Jutras as Mr. Millet
• Alan Fawcett as Dad
• Jane Wheeler as Mom
• Josh Radnor as Delightful Dancing Waiter

Musical numbers

1. "Barney: The Song" (main title) - Bernadette Peters
2. "Imagine" - Barney, Abby, Cody, Marcella
3. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" - Grandpa
4. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Reprise)" - Valerie Carter
5. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - Barney, Abby, Marcella
6. "Old McDonald Had a Farm" - Barney, Abby, Marcella
7. "If You're Happy and You Know It" - Barney
8. "Count the Stars" - Roberta Flack
9. "Who's Inside It?" - Barney, Abby, Cody, Marcella
10. "All the Pretty Ponies" - Jane Siberry
11. "If All the Raindrops" - Barney
12. "We're Gonna Find a Way" - Barney, Abby, Cody, Marcella
13. "I Love You" - Barney, B.J., Baby Bop, Abby, Cody, Marcella, Grandma, Grandpa
14. "Rainbows Follow the Rain" - Peabo Bryson

See also

• Barney & Friends
• List of Barney & Friends episodes and videos

External links

• Barney's Great Adventure at the Internet Movie Database
• Barney's Great Adventure at Box Office Mojo
• Barney's Great Adventure at Rotten Tomatoes
• Scriptwriter shares thoughts about Barney's Great Adventure