The Land Before Time
“It is the dawn of time, the land of the dinosaur. Lost and alone, Littlefoot and his friends are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.”
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.
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Part of The Land Before Time Collection
14 films
The Land Before Time
Movie · 1988
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
Movie · 1994
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
Movie · 1995
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
Movie · 1996
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
Movie · 1997
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
Movie · 1998
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Movie · 2000
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Movie · 2001
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
Movie · 2002
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Movie · 2003
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Movie · 2005
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
Movie · 2006
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
Movie · 2007
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave
Movie · 2016
Cast
9 people
Gabriel Damon
Littlefoot (voice)
Known for
RoboCop 2
Tequila Sunrise
Candace Hutson
Cera (voice)
Known for
Dolly Dearest
Hider in the House
Will Ryan
Petrie (voice)
Known for
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
The Little Mermaid
Judith Barsi
Ducky (voice)
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Jaws: The Revenge
Helen Shaver
Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
Known for
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
The Color of Money
Pat Hingle
Narrator / Rooter (voice)
Known for
Batman
Maximum Overdrive
Bill Erwin
Grandfather (voice)
Known for
Somewhere in Time
Dennis the Menace
Burke Byrnes
Daddy Topps (voice)
Known for
Child's Play 3
Witchboard
Frank Welker
Sharptooth (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Futurama
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Don Bluth Director · Stu Krieger Screenplay Tony Geiss Story
Worldwide gross $85M · Budget $12M · United States release November 18, 1988
Box office
Budget
$12,500,000
Worldwide gross
$84,704,291
Gross vs. budget
6.8×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Don Bluth Entertainment
Production
Don Bluth Ireland
Production
Lucasfilm
Production
Sullivan Bluth Studios
Production
U-Drive Productions
Production
Universal Television
Production
United States · Ireland
Produced in
The Land Before Time Began
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 12, 1988
Premiere · Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
United States · November 18, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
September 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
November 18, 1988 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 13, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
December 8, 1989 · Theatrical
France
June 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
June 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 28, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
December 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 13, 1989 · Theatrical
August 30, 2003 · TV · RTL 4
March 14, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 13, 1989 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
December 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
June 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 15, 1989 · Theatrical
October 13, 2004 · Physical · DVD
November 16, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
July 28, 1989 · Theatrical
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