The Land Before Time
| The Land Before Time | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
| Owner | Universal Pictures |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
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| Animated series | The Land Before Time (2007–2008) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | See list of The Land Before Time video games |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Years | 1988–2016 |
The Land Before Time, is an American franchise of animated adventure films by Universal Pictures centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous The Land Before Time, directed and produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. It was followed by a total of thirteen direct-to-video musical sequels, TV series, video games, soundtracks and related merchandising. Neither the sequels nor the series involve the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg. All 14 films were released in a Complete Collection DVD set on June 14, 2016.[1]
Plot
The films follow a friendship of a group of young dinosaurs by the names of Littlefoot (Apatosaurus), Cera (Triceratops), Petrie (Pteranodon), Ducky (Saurolophus), and Spike (Stegosaurus). After finding The Great Valley, they raise a carnivorous baby who they name Chomper, survive a drought, a cold snap, encounter aliens, and witness a solar eclipse. Throughout all films, they embark upon adventures, learning lessons about life and friendship along the way.
List of titles
Films
The following is a list of the fourteen films in The Land Before Time series.
| # | Title | Release Date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Editor(s) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Land Before Time | November 18, 1988 | Don Bluth | Screenplay: Stu Krieger Story: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy Executive producers: Steven Spielberg George Lucas Co-executive producers: Frank Marshall Kathleen Kennedy Associate producer: Deborah Jelin Newmyer |
John K. Carr Dan Molina |
James Horner |
| 2 | The Great Valley Adventure | December 13, 1994 | Roy Allen Smith | Screenplay: John Loy John Ludin Dev Ross Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Roy Allen Smith Co-producer: Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer: Nelson Shin |
Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 3 | The Time of the Great Giving | December 12, 1995 | Screenplay: Dev Ross Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Roy Allen Smith Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer: Nelson Shin | |||
| 4 | Journey Through the Mists | December 10, 1996 | Roy Allen Smith Co-producer: Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer: Nelson Shin |
Warren Taylor | |||
| 5 | The Mysterious Island | December 9, 1997 | Charles Grosvenor | Screenplay: John Loy 54 Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Rocky Solotoff |
Jay Bixsen | |
| 6 | The Secret of Saurus Rock | December 1, 1998 | Screenplay: Libby Hinson John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Melinda Rediger Rocky Solotoff | |||
| 7 | The Stone of Cold Fire | December 5, 2000 | Len Uhley | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley |
Danik Thomas | ||
| 8 | The Big Freeze | December 4, 2001 | John Loy | ||||
| 9 | Journey to Big Water | December 10, 2002 | Dev Ross Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Jay Bixsen | |||
| 10 | The Great Longneck Migration | December 2, 2003 | John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Charles Grosvenor Executive producer: James Wang Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | |||
| 11 | Invasion of the Tinysauruses | January 11, 2005 | John Loy | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | |||
| 12 | The Great Day of the Flyers | December 6, 2006 | John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
Michael Tavera Kyle Kenneth Batter | |||
| 13 | The Wisdom of Friends | November 27, 2007 | Jamie Mitchell Supervising director: Charles Grosvenor |
John Loy | Daniel J. Wiley | Michael Tavera | |
| 14 | Journey of the Brave | February 2, 2016 | Davis Doi | Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby |
Lisa Melbye Deidre Brenner |
Luke Guidici |
Albums
- The Land Before Time (1990) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- The Land Before Time: Sing-Along Songs (1997) Songs from The Land Before Time, II, III & IV
- The Land Before Time: More Sing-Along Songs (1999) Songs from The Land Before Time V & VI and An American Tail III & IV
Television series
A television series based on the films began airing on YTV in Canada on January 5, 2007. It consisted of one season of 26 episodes, and officially premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on March 5, 2007, after the DVD release of The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers.[2] The TV series takes place after the events of The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends. It has since been collected and released on 6 DVDs, each containing 4 episodes, in the United States and the UK.
Games
The series has spawned 14 spin-off games, eight for PC, one for the Game Boy Color, two for the Game Boy Advance and three for the original PlayStation, but none for the Macintosh. The PC games are usually educational games aimed for preschool and kindergarten. Games for the Game Boy Color and Advance include The Land Before Time and The Land Before Time: Into the Mysterious Beyond, in which the original six characters must search for Chomper. Games for the PlayStation include The Land Before Time: Big Water Adventure, a spin-off of Journey to Big Water, The Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure and The Land Before Time: Return to the Great Valley.
Cast
Principal characters
Recurring characters
| Characters | Films | Television series | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Land Before Time | II The Great Valley Adventure |
III The Time of the Great Giving |
IV Journey Through the Mists |
V The Mysterious Island |
VI The Secret of Saurus Rock |
VII The Stone of Cold Fire |
VIII The Big Freeze |
IX Journey to Big Water |
X The Great Longneck Migration |
XI Invasion of the Tinysauruses |
XII The Great Day of the Flyers |
XIII The Wisdom of Friends |
Journey of the Brave | The Land Before Time | |||
| 1988 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2016 | 2007–2008 | |||
| Bron | Kiefer Sutherland | Scott Whyte | Cam Clarke | ||||||||||||||
| Petrie's Mother | N/A | Tress MacNeille | Tress MacNeille | Tress MacNeille | Tress MacNeille | Does not speak | Anndi McAfee | Tress MacNeille | |||||||||
| Tria | Camryn Manheim | Jessica Gee | |||||||||||||||
| Ducky's Mother | N/A | Tress MacNeille | Tress MacNeille | Tress MacNeille | Tress MacNeille | Meghan Strange | Tress MacNeille | ||||||||||
| Tricia | Nika Futterman | Nika Futterman | |||||||||||||||
| Ali | Juliana Hansen | ||||||||||||||||
| Shorty | Brandon Michael DePaul | Elizabeth Daily | |||||||||||||||
| Old One | Carol Bruce | Jessica Walter | |||||||||||||||
| Tippy | Jeremy Suarez | Cree Summer | |||||||||||||||
| Tippy's Mother | Susan Krebs | Susan Krebs | |||||||||||||||
| Hyp | Whitby Herford | Mikey Kelley | |||||||||||||||
| Nod | Scott Menville | Scott Menville | |||||||||||||||
| Mutt | Jeff Bennett | Jeff Bennett | |||||||||||||||
| Kosh | Rob Paulsen | Jeff Bennett | Rob Paulsen | Pete Sepenuk Jeff Bennett | |||||||||||||
| Doc | Kris Kristofferson | Jeff Bennett | |||||||||||||||
| Mo | Rob Paulsen | Rob Paulsen | |||||||||||||||
| Guido | Rob Paulson | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Grosvenor, Charles; Bluth, Don; Smith, Roy Allen; Mitchell, Jamie; Doi, Davis (June 14, 2016), The Land Before Time: The Complete Collection, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, retrieved October 4, 2016
- ^ The Land Before Time, 2007-03-05, retrieved 2016-07-26
