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MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Child Classic, Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 05/04/1999 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 9 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 54 Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy, Prehistoric Fantasy See Also: The Land Before Time, The Land Before Time [Anniversary Edition], The Land Before Time [Anniversary Edition] [Spanish Packaging]

Animation producer Don Bluth's fondness for overly cutesy characters and muddy color compositions work to the benefit of his feature-length cartoon The Land Before Time. Littlefoot, a brontosaurus child, must fend for himself when his mother is killed (shades of Bambi). With several other orphaned dinosaurs, Littlefoot seeks out the fabled Great Valley, where food and shelter is plentiful. Along the way, the kiddie dinos learn several vital (and politically correct) life lessons, all the while keeping themselves scarce whenever the fierce tyrannosauri gallumph into view. The cuteness of the characters (emphasized by the voice work) takes some of the harsh edges off the story, which makes the film eminently suitable for younger children; and the smeary color design is ideal for the time-frame of the film, which is set in the turbulent, nature-run-rampant period just before the dinosaurs died out. Apparently they didn't all die, inasmuch as a Land Before Time sequel was released on video in 1994. The earlier film inspired a 1988 Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Ruby-Spears, Dink: The Little Dinosaur. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Gabriel Damon - Littlefoot
Candy Hutson - Cera
Judith Barsi - Ducky
Will Ryan - Petrie
Bill Erwin - Grandfather

The animated dinosaur adventure The Land Before Time comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. English, Spanish, and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this Universal release is still worthwhile for anyone on the lookout for family-friendly fare. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide