We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Directors:

Phil Nibbelink
Simon Wells

Writers:

John Patrick Shanley (writer)
Hudson Talbott (book)

Release Date:

24 November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

A Dinosaur Adventure For The Whole Family

Plot:

Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent...

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Screw | Girl | Circus | Friend

Cast

John Goodman	...	Rex (voice)
Blaze Berdahl	...	Buster (voice)
Rhea Perlman	...	Mother Bird (voice)
Jay Leno	...	Vorb (voice)
René Le Vant	...	Woog (voice)
Felicity Kendal	...	Elsa (voice)
Charles Fleischer	...	Dweeb (voice)
Walter Cronkite	...	Captain Neweyes (voice)
Joey Shea	...	Louie (voice)
Julia Child	...	Dr. Bleeb (voice)
Kenneth Mars	...	Professor Screweyes (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Cecilia (voice)
Martin Short	...	Stubbs the Clown (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J.D. Daniels	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Larry King	...	Himself (voice)

Runtime:

64 min | 72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

UK:U | Australia:G | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Germany:6 | USA:G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

As the dinosaurs dance around Times Square, it is possible to see a theatre marquee advertising Jurassic Park (1993), which was directed by executive producer Steven Spielberg.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Macy's Parade is going in the wrong direction.

Quotes:

Louie: Put him down, Rex. Rex, that means king. Be a king, Rex.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Brazil (1985)

Soundtrack:

Roll Back The Rock (To The Dawn Of Time)

Kids, Dinosaurs, a Parade...It just can't lose!

The basic plot: Four dinosaurs (made more intelligent by a kindly scientist) are given the chance to delight children by coming into the future to live with Dr. Bleeb at the Museum of Natural History.

Why it works: Kids love dinosaurs (especially big cuddly talking ones that sound like John Goodman), kindly scientists, time travel, and (when given the chance) Natural History.

The animation is good quality, the basic premise is fun, the music (with a surprise by Thomas Dolby) is good and well placed (no one bursting into an annoying song every 30 seconds) and the voice talents are wonderful, featuring well known actors such as Martin Short and Rhea Perlman, voices we know from elsewhere--Walter Cronkite and Julia Child, and veteran Voicers Yeardley Smith (the unsinkable Lisa Simpson) and the remarkable Charles Fleischer (Roger Rabbit).

Some characters needed a little more character...a little more explanation (such as Professor Screweyes--who went mad and turned evil because he lost his eye--??). But hey, this is a kids' movie, right? Let it slide.

Will kids' like it? Absolutely. And the adults? Relax and have a good time, and try not to think too much.