The Land Before Time is an American franchise of animated films centered on dinosaurs. The franchise began in 1988 with The Land Before Time, directed and produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. It was followed by a total of 13 direct-to-video sequels, though none of them involved the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg.
Synopsis[]
The films follow a friendship of a group of young dinosaurs by the names of Littlefoot (Main Protagonist, Apatosaurus), Cera (Triceratops), Petrie (Pteranodon), Ducky (Saurolophus) and Spike (Stegosaurus). After finding The Great Valley, they raise a carnivorous baby, survive a drought and a cold snap and witness a solar eclipse. Throughout all the films they embark upon adventures, learning lessons about life and friendship along the way.
List of titles[]
Films and albums[]
The following is a list of the films in the The Land Before Time series. All of the sequels have since been renamed without the numbers in their titles when they were re-released on DVD in 2003.
Films[]
Albums[]
- The Land Before Time: Sing-Along Songs (1997)
- The Land Before Time: More Sing-Along Songs (1999)
- Unnamed The Land Before Time album (2016)[1]
Guest characters[]
In every one of the 13 sequels to the original film The Land Before Time, there has always been a guest character featured. To date, Chomper, Mo, Tria, Big Daddy, the other Tinysauruses, Tricia, Mr. Thicknose, Ali, Guido, Bron, Hyp, Nod, Mutt, Tippy, Shorty, Doc, and the Old One have all made reappearances.
Antagonists[]
In every film, at least one antagonist appears; most of them are Sharpteeth, though some of them can be Flyers or Egg Stealers
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