Baby - Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
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15% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
39% of users liked it
(6,433 ratings)
Eight years before the dinosaur mania created by Jurassic Park, Bill L. Norton released this more dinosaur-friendly story about a 10-foot baby dinosaur in dire straits in Africa because Dr. Eric Kiviat (Patrick McGoohan), an evil paleontologist, is after it with a vengeance. He is the nemesis of Dr.… More Eight years before the dinosaur mania created by Jurassic Park, Bill L. Norton released this more dinosaur-friendly story about a 10-foot baby dinosaur in dire straits in Africa because Dr. Eric Kiviat (Patrick McGoohan), an evil paleontologist, is after it with a vengeance. He is the nemesis of Dr. Susan Matthews-Loomis (Sean Young) -- determined to save the baby from its hunters -- and her husband George Loomis (William Katt), a sportswriter who shares her protective instincts. Kiviat has recruited a revolutionary army to help him capture the baby's mother -- which they manage to do without killing her. The army has already shot down the father dinosaur, and so their own instincts are far from protective. As the husband and wife and baby dinosaur are united at last in their attempts to survive, the next step is to recapture Mom dinosaur and get away from the army and Kiviat, not an easy feat. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bill L. Norton
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 22, 1985 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Baby's faintly reptilian eyes are dead. And with them dies a lot of our belief.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Dopey entertainment for adults of all ages.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Director B.W.L. Norton surrounds the sweetness with a heavy, crude, and far too realistically rendered action plot that effectively cancels out whatever warmth the film manages to generate.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Though not as wonderful as it might have been, this film is a must for Disney fans. Typical of the studio's films, it tugs at your heart while making you laugh.
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Marie Mahoney, Austin Chronicle
Even if your children like dinosaurs, don't let them be exposed to the offensive, insensitive, intolerably anti-humanist and racist propagandizing that is draped around them in this film. No plot, no heart, no soul.
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Cast
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William Katt
as George Loomis
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Sean Young
as Susan Matthews-Loomis
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Patrick McGoohan
as Dr. Erick Kiviat
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Julian Fellowes
as Nigel Jenkins
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Kyalo Mativo
as Cephu
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Hugh Quarshie
as Col. Nsogbu
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Richard Aguirre
as Actors Inside Baby the
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Andrew Bradford
as Stunt Player
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George Budd
as Dinosaur
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Paula Crist
as Dinosaur Costume
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Julian Curry
as Etienne
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Tracey Eddon
as Stunt Player
- Terri Girvin
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Edward Hardwicke
as Dr. Pierre Dubois
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Olu Jacobs
as Col. Nsogbu
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Stephane Krora
as Port Captain
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Mark Mangini
as Dinosaur
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Alexis Meless
as Guide
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Susie Nottingham
as Baki the Lab Assistant
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Anthony Sarfoh
as Village Chief
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Eddie Tagoe
as Sgt. Gambwe
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Jim Dowdall
as Stunt Player
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Gareth Milne
as Stunt Player
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Jeannot Banny
as Slain Soldier
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Natasha Bauman
as Stunt Player
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Roger Carlton
as Old African
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Graeme Crowther
as Stunt Player
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J. Mark Donaldson
as Stunt Player
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Kirk Elam
as Stunt Player
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Melvin Jones
as Stunt Player
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Thérèse Taba
as Colleague
