The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)

A young American boy visiting in China helps his zoologist father rescue a panda cub from unscrupulous poachers and save a panda reserve from officious bureaucrats.

Director:

Christopher Cain

Writers:

John Wilcox (story), Steven Alldredge (story),

Stars:

Stephen Lang, Ryan Slater, Yi Ding

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Lang	...	Michael Tyler
Ryan Slater	...	Ryan Tyler
Yi Ding	...	Ling
Wang Fei	...	Chu
Zhou Jian Zhong	...	Po
Yao Er Ga	...	Shong
O Mi Jia Can	...	Village Elder
Cheu Gang	...	Chang
He Yu	...	Lei
Yeh Hui	...	Official #1
Shou Wei	...	Worker
Isabella Hofmann	...	Beth (as Isabella Hoffman)
Brian Wagner	...	Johnny
Joanne Dorian	...	Teacher
Doug Abrahams	...	Ticket Agent

Storyline

Children's action-adventure about a young boy who, while on a visit to China to see his father, tries to save a baby panda from poachers.

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Plot Keywords:

panda | china | poacher | zoologist | bureaucrat | 

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Taglines:

In the sweeping highlands of China, a boy begins a magical journey to save the life of a natural wonder.

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Genres:

Family | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure action and brief mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 August 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Panda

Filming Locations:

Chengdu, China

Box Office

Gross:

$7,506,759 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After coming out of the river, Ryan's hair and pants are wet, but his jeans jacket is dry.

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Quotes

Ryan Tyler: Relax, I'm an American. My life revolves around electronics. I think I can handle it.

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Connections

References American Gladiators (1989)

User Reviews

'Panda Adventure' cute and delightful.

My Take: Harmless yet decent family entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less.

Think MY DOG SKIP with a panda. Here, the little boy happens to be the son of zoologist with a devotion to a Chinese Panda reserve. What if the boy and his friend, daughter of his father's right hand man, happens to rescue a cute little Panda cub from two Chinese stereotype poachers? This is exactly what THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE is about, and it does nothing else. While it isn't a great effort, and surely not above others of its craft, THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE is entertaining, and basically perfect for an evening matinée with the kids.

Newcomer Ryan Slater plays the little kid visiting his zoologist father (Stephen Lang) in a Panda reserve, on the verge of being savaged by officious bureaucrats. He also gets his hands tangled with a plot to save a small Panda cub from the hands of two bumbling poachers, who happen to be Chinese for a change, no less. The movie has very little happening then on, except for mild peril and adventure. Trekking through forests and villages, dodging poachers until reaching into its finale, THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE isn't exactly an exciting or terrific adventure, but for harmless family viewing, it isn't a bad shot at trying. The panda, by the way, is a convincing and cute alternating use of a real cub and a realistic animatronic puppet. The settings are also lush and captures the feel of the moments situations.

Regardless its shortcomings and weaknesses, THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE is nonetheless harmlessly entertaining. Rent it for the kids.

Rating: *** out of 5.