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Barney's Great Adventure

  • 19981998
  • GG
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,428
1,829
Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
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AdventureComedyDrama
A talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.A talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.A talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,428
1,829
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Steve Gomer
    • Writers
      • Stephen White(story)
      • Sheryl Leach(story)
      • Dennis DeShazer(story)
    • Stars
      • George Hearn
      • Shirley Douglas
      • Trevor Morgan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steve Gomer
    • Writers
      • Stephen White(story)
      • Sheryl Leach(story)
      • Dennis DeShazer(story)
    • Stars
      • George Hearn
      • Shirley Douglas
      • Trevor Morgan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 57User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Videos3

    Barney's Great Adventure
    Trailer 0:31
    Barney's Great Adventure
    Barney's Big Surprise
    Trailer 1:00
    Barney's Big Surprise
    Barney's Adventure Bus
    Trailer 1:25
    Barney's Adventure Bus

    Photos81

    David Joyner, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt, Diana Rice, Bob West, and Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    Shirley Douglas, George Hearn, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt, Diana Rice, David Larouche, and Edouard Larouche in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    David Joyner, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt, Diana Rice, Bob West, and Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    David Joyner, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt, Diana Rice, Bob West, and Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    David Joyner, Sheryl Leach, Bob West, and Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    Steve Gomer, David Joyner, Bob West, and Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    David Joyner, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt, Diana Rice, Bob West, and Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    David Joyner, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt, Diana Rice, Bob West, and Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    David Joyner, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt, Diana Rice, and Bob West in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    Barney's Great Adventure (1998)

    Top cast

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    George Hearn
    George Hearn
    • Grandpa
    Shirley Douglas
    Shirley Douglas
    • Grandma
    Trevor Morgan
    Trevor Morgan
    • Cody
    Alan Fawcett
    • Dad
    Jane Wheeler
    Jane Wheeler
    • Mom
    Kyla Pratt
    Kyla Pratt
    • Marcella
    Diana Rice
    • Abby
    David Larouche
    • Baby Fig
    Edouard Larouche
    • Baby Fig
    David Joyner
    David Joyner
    • Barney
    Bob West
    Bob West
    • Barney
    • (voice)
    Jeff Ayers
    • Baby Bop
    Julie Johnson
    Julie Johnson
    • Baby Bop
    • (voice)
    Renee Madeline Le Guerrier
    Renee Madeline Le Guerrier
    • Mildred Goldfinch
    • (as Renée Madeleine Le Guerrier)
    Rock Jutras
    • Mr. Millet
    • (as Roch Jutras)
    • …
    John Dunn-Hill
    John Dunn-Hill
    • Policeman
    Jeff Brooks
    Jeff Brooks
    • BJ
    Patty Wirtz
    Patty Wirtz
    • BJ
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Steve Gomer
    • Writers
      • Stephen White(story)
      • Sheryl Leach(story) ("Barney and the Backyard Gang" and "Barney & Friends" developed by)
      • Dennis DeShazer(story) ("Barney and the Backyard Gang" and "Barney & Friends" developed by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Trey Parker was offered the chance to direct the film and was, according to Parker, offered $1.5 million for the job, but declined - he would create South Park (1997) instead with fellow colleague Matt Stone.
    • Goofs
      The marching band repeatedly casts long shadows/no shadows between shots.
    • Quotes

      Barney, Barney: A towel, please.

      [he steps out of the shower, Marcella gives him a towel]

      Barney, Barney: Thank you Marcella.

      Marcella: He knows my name.

      Barney, Barney: Oh, and thank you, Cody. It's so nice to have a shower after a long car trip.

    • Crazy credits
      No dinosaur was harmed during the making of this film.
    • Alternate versions
      The 1997 Universal Pictures logo is plastering the 1998 PolyGram Films logo is shown on post-1999 prints due to Seagram's purchase of PolyGram.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies Banned for Shocking Reasons (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Barney - The Song
      Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman

      Arranged and Conducted by Larry Blank

      Published by Shimbaree Music (ASCAP)

      Performed by Bernadette Peters

    User reviews57

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    2/10
    If you are expecting for more than an extended episode of the TV show, you may find yourself disappointed
    At 18 I cannot stand the show, I mean I loved it as a kid, but now re-visiting like I like to do with some of my childhood favourites, I was surprised at how childish, simplistic and annoying it was. I was told that the movie Barney's Great Adventure was worse, so I gave it the benefit of the doubt and went ahead and watched it. After watching it, it is marginally better than the show, but that isn't saying much. As I have said, if you are expecting for more than just an extended episode of the TV show, you may find yourself disappointed. This leads to my first criticism, and it is that the story structure is very simplistic and episodic, it really did feel that it was an extended episode of the TV show.

    The script is awful, made up of truly banal and childish writing, no improvement whatsoever on the show's writing, and the multicoloured sets look flat and dull. To make things worse the choreography in the song and dance routines is very basic, and the songs themselves are forgettable at best, complete with cringe worthy lyrics and out of tune singing. The characters I couldn't relate to at all and as the film progressed I cared about them less and less, Barney is even more annoying than he is in the show, which is a hard feat considering how he is one of the most annoying characters ever. The children have dull-as-dishwater personalities, the grandparents are underused and BJ is just as annoying as Barney. It is pretty much the same with Baby Bop, who I admittedly found cute once upon a time, but other than one or two cute parts where she is trying to find "her yellow blankee" she is annoying and she is sickly sweet in alternative to naturally sweet.

    The acting is really not great, and the voice acting of Barney and BJ especially is really uninspired. The child actors are dull, like their characters and can't do anything with the script. Not even the underrated George Hearn, who was so brilliant in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, can save this film, with his character being so underused it is not hard to see why. In fact, for me the only redeeming quality is the magical scene in the hot-air balloons. Overall, a bad movie, it isn't the worst movie I have ever seen, and while kids will love it, adults won't most likely. It doesn't help that the show isn't the best inspiration to work from and that is an understatement in itself. 2/10 Bethany Cox
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    • May 11, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Barney: The Movie
    • Filming locations
      • Rue Girouard O, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Lyrick Studios Video
      • Good Egg Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,218,638
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,203,865
      • Apr 5, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,218,638
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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