Barney's Great Adventure (1998)

Mom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma. Purple dinosaur Barney soon appears to entertain kids, and when a large ... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Gomer

Writers:

Stephen White (story), Sheryl Leach (story),

Stars:

Alan Fawcett, Trevor Morgan, George Hearn

Bottom 100 #73 | 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Fawcett	...	Dad
Jane Wheeler	...	Mom
Kyla Pratt	...	Marcella
Diana Rice	...	Abby
Trevor Morgan	...	Cody
David Larouche	...	Baby Fig
Edouard Larouche	...	Baby Fig
George Hearn	...	Grandpa
Shirley Douglas	...	Grandma
David Joyner	...	Barney
Bob West	...	Barney (voice)
Jeff Ayers	...	Baby Bop
Julie Johnson	...	Baby Bop (voice)
Renee Madeline Le Guerrier	...	Mildred Goldfinch (as Renée Madeleine Le Guerrier)
Rock Jutras	...	Mr. Millet / Teeter Board Spotter (as Roch Jutras)

Storyline

Mom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma. Purple dinosaur Barney soon appears to entertain kids, and when a large colorful egg deposited on a farm by a shooting star is accidentally carted off, Barney and kids start their chase for it.

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Plot Keywords:

dinosaur | t rex | animal that acts human | tyrannosaurus | sequel | 

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Taglines:

An adventure as big as your imagination.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Barney Online PolyGram/Reel Life

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£101,260 (UK) (26 June 1998)

Gross:

£2,190,931 (UK) (4 September 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Lyrick Studios Video, Lyons Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Trey Parker was offered the chance to direct, but declined.

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Goofs

Barney and his friends visit a carnival midway which is just being set up, and talk to employees. The general public isn't there yet. Suddenly there's a rainstorm which forces the group to take shelter in a tent. When the storm ends, they go back outside to find a midway packed with people...all of whom must have arrived during the storm, and all of whom are bone dry (and standing in bright sunlight).

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Crazy Credits

No dinosaur was harmed during the making of this film.

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Connections

Spoofs Ben-Hur (1959)

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Soundtracks

"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Traditional
Performed by Bob West (uncredited), Diana Rice (uncredited), and Kyla Pratt (uncredited)
Soundtrack version performed by Johnny Van Zant

User Reviews

Movie or slow-motion projectile vomiting captured on film?

Barney the Dinosaur on television is tolerable. At least it has some educational value. This film, however, smokes the proverbial pole like few other children's films ever have. It is almost as if the producers wanted to see what an entire movie made of first takes would look like. The children are insipid, the adult actors were probably hired from casting calls at community theaters or special needs living facilities and the Dino-characters are more annoying than the squeakiest Pokemon you could imagine. This is a perfect example of an opportunity to make a good film out of an already successful television character squandered by lazy production and lack of funding. You would likely get more use from 5 dollars by eating it than spending it on this DVD.