 Land Before TimeThe Land Before Time is a 1988 theatrical animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and directed by Don Bluth. Originally released by Universal Pictures and Sullivan Bluth Studios, it features anthropomorphic dinosaurs living in a somewhat fantasy-based version of prehistoric earth. The plot concerns a young Apatosaurus named Littlefoot, who is orphaned when his mother is killed by a Tyrannosaurus. Littlefoot flees famine and upheaval to search for the "Great Valley", an area which has been spared devastation. On his journey, he meets four young companions: Cera, a Triceratops; Ducky, a Parasaurolophus; Petrie, a Pteranodon; and Spike, a Stegosaurus.<Actinic:Variable Name = '2'/> The film explores issues of prejudice between the different species and the hardships they endure in their journey as they are guided by the spirit of Littlefoot's mother. |