The Land Before Time (1987 script)

File:SCRIPT Land Before Time, The (1988).pdf

The title page.

Below is a gallery of the complete script for The Land Before Time, from mid-production in 1987, over a year before its release. It is based on the April 22/23, 1987 meeting between Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy and George Lucas, and also includes revisions by both Steven Spielberg and Lucas from May 1, 1987 and May 11, 1987. A few pages are taken from new revisions from June 5, 1987.

The script was discovered in early 2018, and was purchased by Gang of Five forum member Sneak in February, who posted the script for public use.

Script

Sequence 001 "THUNDERFOOT'S BIRTH"

Sequence 002 "THE TREE STAR"

Sequence 003 "FROG IN THE MUD"

Sequence 004 "TYRANNOSAURUS ATTACK"

Sequence 004.1 "THE FIGHT"

Sequence 004A "THE EARTHQUAKE"

Sequence 005 "DEATH OF MOTHER"

Sequence 005A "WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT"

Sequence 006 "LITTLE BOY LOST"

Sequence 006.1 "CERA AND THUNDERFOOT AT CANYON RIM"

Sequence 006A "THUNDERFOOT MEETS DUCKY"

Sequence 006B "CERA IN THE CANYON"

Sequence 006C "THUNDERFOOT AND DUCKY MEET PETRIE"

Sequence 007 "CERA AND THE EYE OF THE REX"

Sequence 007A "THE TREX"

Sequence 008 "SPIKE'S BIRTH"

Sequence 008A "WATER DROP TO OASIS"

Sequence 009 "THE PYRAMID"

Sequence 010 "THE SLEEPING BALLET"

Sequence 010A "WAKE UP IN THE FOOTPRINT"

Sequence 011 "TRAVEL MONTAGE"

Sequence 011A "THUNDERFOOT ENCOURAGES THE TROOPS"

Sequence 011AA (To go after "ROCKY TERRAIN" in travel montage ((ash shower)) and replaces "HOT SANDY DESERT" ((last sequence))

Sequence 012 "THE CONFRONTATION"

Sequence 12A "VOLCANO LAND"

Sequence 13 "THE VISION"

Sequence 13A "KIDS GET SEPARATED"

Sequence 14 "TO THE RESCUE"

Sequence 15 "TAR BEAST RESCUES CERA"

Sequence 16 "THE REX ATTACKS"

Sequence 17 "INTO THE VALLEY"