Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writers:

Clifford Green (writer)
Ellen Green (writer)

Release Date:

22 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

This adventure began 150 million years ago.

Plot:

Paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, try to protect them from hunters who want to capture them. |

Plot Keywords:

Africa | Animal | Sex In The Jungle | Evil Scientist | Lost World

Cast

William Katt	...	George Loomis
Sean Young	...	Susan Matthews-Loomis
Patrick McGoohan	...	Doctor Eric Kiviat
Julian Fellowes	...	Nigel Jenkins
Kyalo Mativo	...	Cephu
Hugh Quarshie	...	Kenge Obe
Olu Jacobs	...	Colonel Nsogbu
Eddie Tagoe	...	Sergeant Gambwe
Edward Hardwicke	...	Dr. Pierre Dubois
Julian Curry	...	Etienne
Alexis Meless	...	Guide
Susie Nottingham	...	Baki, the Laboratory Assistant
Stephane Krora	...	Port Captain
Anthony Sarfoh	...	Village Chief
Jeannot Banny	...	Killed Soldier

Also Known As:

Dinosaur... Secret of the Lost Legend (TV title)

Runtime:

95 min | USA:51 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Côte D'Ivoire

Company:

Silver Screen Partners II

Trivia:

The film's villain character ("Doctor Eric Kiviat") is loosely based off Dr. Roy Mackal (University of Chicago; biologist, engineer, teacher and biochemist) and his voyages to Africa in search of the legendary living dinosaurs of the Congo, Mokele-Mbembe. Mackal's 1980 Congo trip with fellow cryptozoologist, James Powell, was a featured segment on an episode of "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World" television series.

Quotes:

George Loomis: [after eating ants] This is absolute crap-o-ramma. Dead ants, live ants. I think I'm going to die.

Another Disney Loser Of The '80s

For those who are too young to know this or for those who have forgotten, the Disney company went almost down the tubes by the end of the 1980s. People were NOT seeing their movies anymore and the company was not producing the usual wholesome material....at least no what people expected. A major problem: profanity.

Yes, the idiots running the Disney movies during that decade would produce films with swear words - including the Lord's name in vain, if you can believe that - interspersed in these "family films." In fact that happens twice here in the first 20 minutes!

This movie, in addition to the language problems, has a nasty tone to it, too, which made it unlikeable almost right from the beginning. Thankfully, Disney woke up and has produced a lot of great material since these decadent '80s movies. ("Touchstone" is Disney, just under another name.)