The land before time-live-action movie

An orphaned Brontosaurus and his Brachiosaurus brother team up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

Based on the Land Before Time animated movie of the same name. From Universal, Legendary pictures, and Fair-view.

From the Makers of Iron man, The Jungle Book and The Lion King

## Plot summary

The plot concerns a young "Long-neck" (*Brontosaurus*) named Little-foot, who is separated from his herd when his mother is killed by a vicious carnivore. Little-foot flees famine and upheaval to find his father, stepmother, and grandparents and avenge his mom's death in his search for the Great Valley, an area spared from devastation. On his journey, he meets several young companions: Cera the "Three-horn" (*Triceratops*), Chomper the "friendly sharp-tooth"(*Tyrannosaurus Rex*), Ruby the "fast-runner" (*Oviraptor*), Ducky the "Bigmouth" (*Parasaurolophus*), Petrie the "Flyer" (*Pteranodon*), and Tippy and Spike the "Spike-tails" (*Stegosaurus*).

The film explores solving issues of dealing with prejudice between the different species and the hardships they endure in their journey as they are guided by the ghost of Little-foot's mother and forced to help Chomper's parents battle a "Sharp-tooth" (*Tyrannosaurus*). When Chomper and his pals reunite with their families, a happy ending ensues.

## Cast

* Jack Black as Chomper
* Martin Short as Little-foot
* Renee Zeilwigger as Ducky
* Elizabeth Daily as Tippy
* Frank Welker as Petrie
* Jim Cummings as Bron, Little-foot's dad/ Little-foot's grandpa/ Shorty
* Alyson Stoner as Cera
* Elizabeth Daily as Ruby
* Jack Black as Spike
* Hal Berry as Little-foot's mom and grandma
* Tim Curry as Rooter
* Jim Carrey as Cera's dad
* Alyson Stoner as Cera's Mom
* Tress MacNeille and Kath Soucie as Tippy's and Spike's adoptive Stegosaurus parents
* Dee Bradley Baker as Mommy Duckbill
* Tony Anselmo as Daddy Duckbill
* and more

## Plot

    During the age of the dinosaurs, a massive famine forces several herds of dinosaurs into dodging hungry "sharp-teeth" that stalk the herds, while the herds seek an oasis known as the Great Valley. Among these, a mother in a diminished "longneck" herd gives birth to a single baby, named Littlefoot, as well as adopting a young Brachiosaurus named Shorty. Years later, Littlefoot plays with Cera, a "three-horn", until her father intervenes and tells her that three-horns don't play with longnecks, whereupon Littlefoot's mother describes the different kinds of dinosaurs and creatures: "three-horns", "sharp-teeth", "fast-runners", "club-tails", "duckbills", "spike-tails", "swimmers", and "flyers". That night, as Littlefoot follows a "hopper-frog", he encounters Cera again, and they play together briefly until a large "Sharptooth" [T-rex] attacks them. Littlefoot's mother comes to their rescue but receives fatal injuries in the process. An earthquake swallows up the Sharptooth and divides Littlefoot and Cera and other dinosaurs and creatures from their herds and groups while some die in the process, including Littlefoot's mother. Confused and in grief, Littlefoot meets an old "club-tail" [an Ankylosaurus] named Rooter, who consoles him that it's no one's fault and not everyone is alive together in the end, as well as tells him what his mom teaches him will never be apart. He is then guided by his mother's voice telling him to follow the sun to the Great Valley and pass several landmarks, such as a rock formation that resembles a Longneck and the "Mountains that Burn" (volcanoes).

Later, Littlefoot meets a "bigmouth" named Ducky, a "friendly sharp-tooth" named Chomper, and a "flyer" named Petrie, who accompanies him on his journey. Cera, who is attempting to find her own kind, finds the unconscious Sharptooth inside a ravine and mistakenly wakes him up. She escapes and bumps into Littlefoot, Ducky, and Petrie; she tells them that the Sharptooth is alive and pursuing them, but Littlefoot does not believe her. As Cera describes her encounter, she accidentally flings Ducky to the direction of a pair of young and hatching "spike-tails", whom she names Tippy and Spike and inducts into the group. Seeking the Great Valley, they discover a cluster of trees, which is abruptly depleted by a herd of Longnecks. Searching for remaining growth, they discover a single leaf-bearing tree and obtain food by stacking up atop each other and pulling it down. Chomper finds some bugs to eat, while Ruby, a "fast-runner" joins Cera who remains aloof, but at nightfall, everyone including herself gravitates to Littlefoot's side for warmth and companionship.

The next morning, they are attacked by the Sharptooth, but they manage to escape through a tunnel that is too small for him to follow. Beyond this, they discover the landmarks mentioned by Littlefoot's mother. Cera stubbornly decides to go another way, but Littlefoot refuses, and their ensuing fight leads to a schism that divides him from the others. However, when Ducky and Spike become endangered by lava and Petrie gets stuck in a tar pit, he returns to rescue them. They then join Chomper's mom and Dad who rescue Cera as she is being ambushed by a pack of "dome-heads". Ashamed of her fear and behavior, and reluctant to admit her mistake, Cera leaves them in tears. Later, while crossing a pond, Petrie overhears the Sharptooth nearby. The group devises a scheme to lure him to the pond and drown him in the deep side using a nearby boulder, to avenge the death of Little-foot's mom. During the ensuing struggle, a draft from the Sharp-tooth's nostrils enables Petrie to fly for the first time.

Chomper's Tyrannosaurus' mom and dad try to help, but they wait nearby. The plan nearly fails when the Sharptooth begins attacking the boulder while the group and the Mom and Dad T-rex attempt to push it onto him. However, Cera reunites with the group, and she helps Chomper's dad headbutt the boulder, causing the Sharptooth to fall into the water below with the boulder falling on him in the process. The Sharptooth momentarily takes Petrie down with him to his death, to be eaten by Deinosuchus, vulture-like Istiodactylus pterosaurs, and Velociraptors, but he later emerges unharmed as the scavenger reptiles and dinosaurs feed. Meanwhile, Chomper's Tyrannosaurus rex parents' roar in triumph. Despite Chomper's parents' roars, Shorty and Chomper help Littlefoot, alone, follows the ghost of his mother, which guides him to the Great Valley. He is then joined by the others. Upon arrival, the nine are reunited with their families: Petrie impresses his family with his newfound flight; Ducky introduces Spike and Tippy to their new Spike-tail family, who adopt them; Chomper thanks his mom and dad, who roar in rejoice; Ruby comes back to her family; Cera reunites with her father and mother; and Shorty finds his stepparents as Littlefoot rejoins with his father, new stepmother, and grandparents. The group then rejoins at the top of a hill and embrace each other in a hug [especially Chomper and Ruby].

### Featured Dinosaurs and creatures

1. Tyrannosaurus
2. Allosaurus
3. Velociraptor
4. Ornithomimus
5. Struthiomimus
6. Oviraptor
7. Coelophysis
8. Deinonychus
9. Platyhystrix
10. Teleosaurus
11. Metriorhynchus
12. Archelon
13. Palaeosaniwa
14. Alphadon
15. Dromaeosaurus
16. Diplodocus
17. Apatosaurus
18. Brachiosaurus
19. Brontosaurus
20. Triceratops
21. Ankylosaurus
22. Parasaurolophus
23. Saurolophus
24. Ankylosaurus
25. Stegosaurus
26. Edmontosaurus
27. Pteranodon
28. Deinosuchus
29. Istiodactylus
30. Dimorphodon
31. Rhamphorhynchus
32. Dinilysia
33. Glyptops
34. Goniopholis
35. Dimetrodon
36. Heterodontosaurus
37. Lesothosaurus
38. Quetzalcoatlus
39. Mosasaurus
40. Plateosaurus
41. Gallimimus
42. Iguanodon
43. Pachycephalosaurus
44. lizards [e.g Ardeosaurus, Paramacellodus]
45. Euparkeria
46. Terrestrisuchus
47. Corythosaurus
48. fish [e.g. Hybodus]
49. Arachnids and insects [e.g. spiders, katydids, moths]
50. Lambeosaurus