Dinosaur (2000)

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

Directors:

Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag

Writers:

Thom Enriquez (story), John Harrison (story),

Stars:

D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Samuel E. Wright

4 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
D.B. Sweeney	...	Aladar (voice)
Alfre Woodard	...	Plio (voice)
Ossie Davis	...	Yar (voice)
Max Casella	...	Zini (voice)
Hayden Panettiere	...	Suri (voice)
Samuel E. Wright	...	Kron (voice)
Julianna Margulies	...	Neera (voice)
Peter Siragusa	...	Bruton (voice)
Joan Plowright	...	Baylene (voice)
Della Reese	...	Eema (voice)
Matt Adler	...	(voice)
Sandina Bailo-Lape	...	(voice)
Edie Lehmann	...	(voice) (as Edie Lehmann Boddicker)
Zachary Bostrom	...	(voice)
Cathy Cavadini	...	(voice) (as Catherine Cavadini)

Storyline

During an attack on a pack of Iguanodon, an egg is separated and ends up with the possession of a group of lemurs. The lemurs care for this egg and the young creature born from it, which they call Aladar. When a meteor shower hits earth, Aladar and his family must leave their homeland. Away from home and as close to danger as they have ever been, they meet up with a huge group of dinosaurs, led by Kron and Bruton. All together they are trying to reach the nesting grounds, but it's not going to be easy.

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Plot Keywords:

dinosaur | lemur | egg | meteor | iguanodon | 

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Taglines:

You have never seen anything like this.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for intense images

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dinosaurio

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$127,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$704,976 (Sweden) (17 November 2000)

Gross:

ESP 1,535,407,982 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot hole pointed out by some as to why the Herd went to have their babies in the Nesting Grounds but didn't remain there (hence the desert exodus) was explained in the "Essential Guide" of the film: the land in the Nesting Grounds becomes too cold and infertile in the winter, driving the Herd to leave it and return when they begin to breed.

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Goofs

At one point during the migration, Aladar is talking to one of the lemurs who are riding on his back, but the other three lemurs are missing. In the next shot, all four are again on his back.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Plio: Some things start out big, and some things start out small, very small. But sometimes the smallest thing can make the biggest changes of all.

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Connections

References The Land Before Time (1988)

User Reviews

Another Advancement In Animation

This was yet another example, when it came out in 2000, of the latest strides being made in animation, computer-or-otherwise. At the time, I thought to myself, "Man, this just gets better and better all the time." Six years later, I am still saying that but with newer animated efforts.

Some of the scenes in here look so real you wouldn't know they were drawings. The colors are particularly good in the opening minutes. They are just stunning at times.

The story is pretty interesting, too. It's not great, but not boring, either, and not too kid-oriented. Adults can enjoy this. In fact, I was surprised at the amount of violence. That, and some of the jokes actually make this more for adults than kids in many spots.

I recommend the movie for its story and innovative techniques.