Years later, Littlefoot plays with Cera (Candace Hutson), a 'Three-horn', who was trying to smash a beetle until her father (Burke Byrnes) intervenes whereupon Littlefoot's mother (Helen Shaver) names different kinds of dinosaurs: 'Three-horns', 'Spiketails', 'Swimmers', and 'Flyers' and states that each has historically remained apart. Among these, a diminished 'Longneck' herd gives birth to a single baby, named Littlefoot (Gabriel Damon). Unfortunately, this proves to be a perilous journey, as apart from the treacherous terrain and natural disasters, carnivorous 'sharpteeth' constantly stalk the starving herds, waiting to make a meal of any stragglers. In a time overlapping the Jurassic Period and Cretaceous Period, a drought is occurring and several herds of dinosaurs begin an exodus to an oasis known as the 'Great Valley', a land supposedly spared from desolation.

Littlefoot and his mother, discussing the legend of the Great Valley.

4.4.2 Storyboard drawings from the Sharptooth attack.

3.1 Characters (in order of appearance).

The film was a critical and financial success and spawned a multi-million dollar franchise with thirteen direct-to-video sequels (without association with Bluth, Spielberg, or Lucas), as well as merchandise (toys, video games, etc.) and a television series. 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. On his journey, he meets four young companions: Cera, a Triceratops Ducky, a Saurolophus, Petrie, a Pteranodon and Spike, a Stegosaurus.

Littlefoot flees famine and upheaval to search for the ' Great Valley', an area which has been spared devastation. The plot concerns a young Apatosaurus named Littlefoot, who is orphaned (or so it is long believed, as his father is shown to still be alive in The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration) when his mother is killed by a Tyrannosaurus. Originally released by Universal Studios and Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, it features anthropomorphic dinosaurs living in a somewhat fantasy-based version of prehistoric earth. The Land Before Time is a 1988 theatrical animated film, directed by Don Bluth (with production based around his Ireland-based studio), and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

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