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A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from a group of hunters intent on capturing the dinosaurs.A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from a group of hunters intent on capturing the dinosaurs.A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from a group of hunters intent on capturing the dinosaurs.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Director
- Writers
- Clifford Green
- Ellen Green
- David Lee Miller(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe villain, Dr. Eric Kiviat, is loosely based on Dr. Roy Mackal (University of Chicago)-- biologist, engineer, teacher and biochemist--and his voyages to Africa in search of the legendary living dinosaurs of the Congo, Mokele-Mbembe. Mackal's 1980 Congo trip with fellow cryptozoologist James Powell was featured in Dragons, Dinosaurs and Giant Snakes (1980).
- GoofsSusan occasionally smokes on the job. A good archaeologist/anthropologist/naturalist would never do this, as the cigarette ash would contaminate the pristine environment.
- Crazy creditsDespite having a logo for Touchstone Pictures at the end, the film's copyright credits Walt Disney Productions.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: The Aviator/Mask/Sylvester (1985)
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Better than it gets credit for, but then I'm prejudiced
Let me confess at the start that: 1) I'm definitely fond of dinosaurs and paleontology in general. This interest LONG predates "Jurassic Park". If a paleontology major had been available in my college, in the early 60's, that would have been my choice. 2) I've also ALWAYS been a big fan of animation and related effects, such as the dinosaurs. This movie had by far the best dinosaur effects of any prior to "Jurassic Park", even better than in "The Valley of Gwangi". The baby brontosaurus (actually apatosaurus) was perhaps a little too cutsey with its blinking eyes but otherwise the film captured details of movement, including musculature and skin, very well. This was at its best when the mother dinosaur was chasing the bad guys in their vehicle. Needless to say I was very sympathetic with the efforts of the paleontologists to rescue the dinosaurs. I also enjoyed some of the people "antics" such as the natives spitting out the granola bars (hippy food) from the sides of their mouths while pretending to like it. An enjoyable movie if a little saccharine.
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- Also known as
- Baby - Das Geheimnis einer verlorenen Legende
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- Gross US & Canada
- $14,972,297
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,035,147
- Mar 24, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $14,972,297
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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