Gertie the Dinosaur (1972)

Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1972 American animated musical comedy-drama film directed and written by Steven Spielberg. Based on the 1914 short film, Gertie the Dinosaur. The film was released on March 8, 1972 by APEX Licensing and Distribution Corporation, produced by Movie Toons Film Distribution, MGM and 20th Century Fox. The film received largely positive reviews, the film was a box-office success, grossing $31 million against a production budget of over $4 million.
== Plot ==
When her master McCay calls her, the frisky, childlike Gertie appears from a cave. Her whip-wielding master has her do tricks such as raising her foot or bowing on command. When she feels she has been pushed too far, she nips back at her master. She cries when he scolds her, and he placates her with a pumpkin. Throughout the act, prehistoric denizens such as a flying lizard continually distract Gertie. She tosses a mammoth in the lake; when it teases her by spraying her with water, she hurls a boulder at it as it swims away. After she quenches her thirst by draining the lake, McCay has her carry him offstage while he bows to the audience.
== Release ==
The film was released on March 8, 1972, by APEX Licensing and Distribution Corporation, produced by MGM, 20th Century Fox and Movie Toons Film Distribution. With a Bugs Bunny theatrical short, Wabbit Business. It was first televised on September 11, 1976, as a CBS Special Film Presentation becoming a CBS feature special.
=== Reception ===
Gertie the Dinosaur grossed $31 million at the box office against a $4 million budget.[citation needed]
As of September 2020, the film had a 94% rating on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews with an average score of 7.7/10. 
=== Accolades ===
The film won a CEC Award for Best Children's Film becoming its first recipient.
== Home media ==
Main article: Gertie the Dinosaur (1972)/home media
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Category:20th Century Fox films
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