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      Cheetah

      G Released Aug 18, 1989 1h 23m Kids & Family Adventure List
      43% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 55% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Two California teens (Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins) go to Kenya with their parents and befriend a Masai boy (Colin Mothupi) and a baby cheetah. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 18 Buy Now

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      Ruth Ford Washington Post Cheetah brings to focus the concerns of experts and laymen alike. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Joly Herman Common Sense Media '80s Disney live-action adventure with few perilous moments. Rated: 3/5 Mar 15, 2011 Full Review Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com It's an exceedingly simple story using the lure of golden African locations, animal observation, and teen histrionics to coax viewers in, directed by a guy who used to craft Circle-Vision films for Epcot. Rated: C Aug 26, 2009 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 2/5 Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com There's a lot here that the kiddies will like, and it's delivered with a minimum of the outright schmaltz that's become so prevalent in Disney's more recent efforts. Rated: 3/5 Jul 11, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member An American family living in Kenya adopts an orphan cheetah cub. This movie seemed to drag in places and the two lead roles seemed to be written for younger actors than the two in the lead roles. There were some questionable line deliveries throughout the movie. It was cool to see Tribal African and Colonial African culture being portrayed in a movie in a positive way. I perked up when the term "Hakuna Matata" came up multiple times in the movie. This movie overall isn't horrible, but it was just dull for me. I'd say skip it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Politicamente correto, lindinho, família americana comportamento e caráter top, bandidagem queniana local ok, malvados, trambiqueiros e querem levar vantagem em tudo, bichinha fofinha que é resgatada pela gentil família e depois solta no seu habitat, criancinhas fofinhas, aventura, tudo bem simplório, entretanto com grande grau de fofura, para os amantes da natureza na simplicidade e conveniência… Adorei... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review r 9 If Ace Ventura was family friendly and without Jim Carrey. 'Cheetah' is actually alright, in truth. I wouldn't say I particularly enjoyed it, but it's a harmless 83 minutes which fills a gap if you need it to. The locations and animal stuff are decent. The premise isn't anything you'll remember as it isn't fresh, original or majorly interesting to be honest. As for the cast, they are serviceable. I like Lucy Deakins (Susan), Collin Mothupi (Morogo) and Keith Coogan (Ted); the latter is basically Tommy Kirk, Walt Disney himself would approve of that casting I'm sure! The adult actors are actually the weakest cast members. Not much more to note. Forgettable sure, but it's a quick watch and not irritating or anything like that. Lastly, who knew this used "Hakuna matata" before that entirely unknown film from 1994, eh? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Cheetah 1989 A movie about California kids in Africa discovering the wildlife. They find a baby Cheetah where the parents were killed. So the American kids decide to take care of the Baby Cheetah. Then they encounter poachers who killed the Cheetah’s parents. Then the poachers decided to gambol against the Cheetah able to loose against greyhounds in a race. I found this to be a mediocre film that reminded me of something I would expect to see come out of a Disney Channel Film. I was not too impressed with the characters in this film. The protagonist were a bit disappointing in how poorly they were developed. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/20 Full Review Audience Member Cheetah is your average Disney Channel time passer with its wannabee nostalgic scenes. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review s r Disney humanizing Africa for kids. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two California teens (Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins) go to Kenya with their parents and befriend a Masai boy (Colin Mothupi) and a baby cheetah.
      Director
      Jeff Blyth
      Distributor
      Buena Vista Pictures
      Production Co
      Silver Screen Partners III, Walt Disney Pictures
      Rating
      G
      Genre
      Kids & Family, Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 18, 1989, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $7.9M
      Runtime
      1h 23m
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Stereo
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