The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)

A mysterious object crashes near the great valley, and Petrie's untrustful uncle arrives in search of it, believing it to be "a storm of cold fire", a susposed rock of great powers.

Director:

Charles Grosvenor

Writer:

Len Uhley (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeff Bennett, Anndi McAfee, Thomas Dekker

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jeff Bennett	...	Petrie / Spokes Dinosaur (voice) (as Jeff Glenn Bennet)
Anndi McAfee	...	Cera (voice)
Thomas Dekker	...	Littlefoot (voice)
Aria Noelle Curzon	...	Ducky (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Spike / Rinkus (voice)
Kenneth Mars	...	Grandpa Longneck (voice)
Miriam Flynn	...	Grandma Longneck (voice)
John Ingle	...	Cera's Dad (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Ducky's Mom / Petrie's Mom (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Sierra (voice)
Charles Kimbrough	...	Rainbow Face #1 (voice)
Patti Deutsch	...	Rainbow Face #2 (voice)
Zoë Gulliksen	...	Lydia
Michael York	...	Pterano (voice)

Storyline

Littlefoot and his pals set off in search of a "stone of cold fire" that fell from the night sky. Since he's the only one who has seen it though, nobody really believes him. Petrie's uncle Pterano offers support only because he thinks the stone has secret powers and wants it for himself but conceals this from the rest. The young dinos must figure out the truth, before Pterano gets the power.

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Plot Keywords:

valley | extraterrestrial | styracosaurus | ouranosaurus | parasaurolophus | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first sequel in The Land Before Time film franchise to be released on DVD.

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Goofs

In the flashback sequence detailing why Pterano is met with scorn by the adults of the Great Valley, Grandpa Longneck explains that after the Great Earthshake, the adults communed and traveled together as a group, with no one's opinion outweighing the other. This contradicts with much of the "racism" expressed in the first Land Before Time film, in which many of the herds kept to their own kind.

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Quotes

Pterano: I wanted to make everything perfect. I just wanted to create a paradise!
Petrie: We already have paradise back in Great Valley. You no need to fix, just got to not break.

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Alternate Versions

On current digital printings and STARZ and HBO airings/streaming platforms, there have been many alterations to the film:

• The 1997 Universal Pictures logo is now zoomed in.
• Both title cards are now shown right before the comets zoom into the light during the opening scene
• The fiery comet which Littlefoot sees at night is now yellow instead of blue (although it remains blue during the song "Beyond the Mysterious Beyond").
• The fiery pit which blows Littlefoot and his friends out of Threehorn Peak and the small boulder they stand on are entirely reanimated
• The pillar of light at the very end is more shiny.
• The late-1990's Universal Television logo is added right before the Universal Cartoon Studios logo (which is mysteriously sourced from The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, judging from the last second of the end credits music being heard between both logos).

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Connections

Follows The Land Before Time (1988)

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Soundtracks

Good Inside
Written by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom
Performed by Aria Noelle Curzon, Jeff Bennett, Thomas Dekker,
Anndi McAfee and Rob Paulsen

User Reviews

Good

Like the original, a well crafted heatwarming tale. This storyline is full of morals and lessons from fanily, trust, democracy, greed, honour, teamwork, friendship and much more.

The animation is traditional and simplistic with some innccuracies of depictions of species' features and some inaccuacies between Mesozoic and Cenozoic periods. However the dubbing is amazing with characters vocal patterns and use of language being correlative to the species presumed intelligence.

Unlike the original this has several musical numbers which seem dubious in the context of the series. The songs seem to get marginally better throughout the series.

A must watch for kids.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Land Before Time 7: The Stone of Cold Fire

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cartoon Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1