The Land Before Time

Prehistoric family adventure from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, makes of An American Tale. Littlefoot, an orphaned Brontosaurus, flees famine and sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley - a land said to be lush with vegetation. Along the way he is joined by four other little dinosaurs - a Triceratops, a Saurolophus, a Pteranodon and a Stegogsaurus.

Interestingly, executive producers Spielberg and Goerge Lucas weilded a heavy pair of scissors in the editing room - making director Don Bluth remove the film's scarier scenes and change the ending. Eleven minutes was removed in total. Nonetheless, the film was a massive hit in 1998 and has led to 13 direct-to-video sequels. 

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