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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

Play trailer Poster for We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story G Released Nov 24, 1993 1h 12m Kids & Family Fantasy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Four fun-loving dinosaurs take a trip to New York City, courtesy of Capt. Neweyes (Walter Cronkite). The time-traveling alien is intent on bringing some joy to the lives of the children of the Big Apple. After eating a potion to boost their smarts and cuddliness, Tyrannosaurus Rex (John Goodman), Triceratops Woog (René Le Vant), Pterodactyl Elsa (Felicity Kendal) and Hadrosaur Dweeb (Charles Fleischer) hit the town! But trouble soon arrives when Neweyes' evil brother hatches a devious plot.
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Daniel M. Kimmel Variety In spite of narrative problems... the film's chief appeal is its central conceit -- that giant monsters... can be transformed into [ceatures] who like to play with children. May 8, 2005 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times Parents seeking innocent kiddie entertainment should know that the dinosaurs are drugged, the children are briefly transformed into monkeys and the Professor is eventually devoured by crows. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 30, 2004 Full Review Jane Horwitz Washington Post [A] highly entertaining, relatively gentle animated feature ... Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media '90s dino time-travel tale has scares, peril. Rated: 3/5 Nov 24, 2015 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Cute, strictly for kids and featuring Walter Cronkite! Rated: 3/5 Jun 15, 2005 Full Review Eric Lurio Greenwich Village Gazette Rated: 1/5 Jun 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Failure in 1 hour and 12 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Liam D Such an bizarre animated movie that wants to be childlike but then have incredibly dark and disturbing moments Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/25 Full Review Alex S We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story is a cute and musically delightful family film from the 90s, boasted with memorable voice acting from John Goodman and others. However, despite its unique charm, it seems there’s a reason why the film didn’t starstruck enough gold that would have ensured its enduring popularity. Needless to say, I’m happy to keep this classic as close to my heart, as a lover of animation. Grading: B- Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Audience Member A weak story and bizarre character designs distract from the high quality animation, soundtrack and voice talent. Its a great throwback to the excellent cinematic cartoons of the 80's and 90's. Somehow the script just felt overcooked with far too many strange ideas crammed into the runtime like the producers got a little bit carried away with themselves. An entertaining if messy film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Noe G We're back a dinosaur story is a great movie from 1993 I give this film a 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review Manga4th One of my best childhood memories. I've watched it more times than I can remember. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four fun-loving dinosaurs take a trip to New York City, courtesy of Capt. Neweyes (Walter Cronkite). The time-traveling alien is intent on bringing some joy to the lives of the children of the Big Apple. After eating a potion to boost their smarts and cuddliness, Tyrannosaurus Rex (John Goodman), Triceratops Woog (René Le Vant), Pterodactyl Elsa (Felicity Kendal) and Hadrosaur Dweeb (Charles Fleischer) hit the town! But trouble soon arrives when Neweyes' evil brother hatches a devious plot.
Director
Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Ralph Zondag, Dick Zondag
Producer
Steve Hickner
Screenwriter
John Patrick Shanley, Hudson Talbott
Distributor
MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co
Amblin Entertainment
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 24, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 12, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.6M
Runtime
1h 12m
Sound Mix
Surround
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