Dinosaur (2000)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Directors:

Eric Leighton
Ralph Zondag

Writers:

Walon Green (earlier screenplay)
Thom Enriquez (story) ...

Release Date:

19 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Thriller

Tagline:

You have never seen anything like this.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Lemur | Meteor | Egg | Nesting Grounds

Awards:

4 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

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	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Sandina Bailo-Lape	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Edie Lehmann	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Edie Lehmann Boddicker)
Zachary Bostrom	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Catherine Cavadini)

MPAA:

Rated PG for intense images.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #37293) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-8/6 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Greece:K

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Trivia:

The backgrounds in the movie are actually superimposed photos of exotic tropical locations such as Tahiti and Hawaii.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The main characters are iguanodons. Iguanodons actually had hard beaks for mouths, except when the film makers decided to have the dinos speak, the beaks just didn't work well with speech movements. So fleshy lips were modeled over the beaks for speech, and the beaks underneath act like pseudo-teeth in the final film.

Quotes:

Bruton: Why is he doing this? Pushing them on with false hope?
Plio: It's hope that's gotten us this far.
Bruton: But why doesn't he let them accept their fate? I've accepted mine.
Plio: And what is your fate?
Bruton: To die here. It's the way things are.
Plio: Only if you give up, Bruton. It's your choice, not your fate.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet Special: Disneys Dinosaurerne (#24.11)" (2000)

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.