We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

G,

1993,

1h 12m,

Kids & Family/

Fantasy/

Animation

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10,000+ Ratings

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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

May 8, 2005

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.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Aug 30, 2004

2.5/5

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.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Jan 1, 2000

It's vividly animated, it's friendly -- and it's not too long.

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Nov 24, 2015

3/5

'90s dino time-travel tale has scares, peril.

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Jun 15, 2005

3/5

Cute, strictly for kids and featuring Walter Cronkite!

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Eric Lurio

Greenwich Village Gazette

Jun 6, 2005

1/5

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Poe S

Jan 28, 2019

This movie stinks worse that my dogs breath, and that's saying something

Finn G

Dec 10, 2018

A goofy kid's film, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a little too juvenile for most audiences. The story follows a group of dinosaurs that are given a brain enhancing food by a time-traveler who then transports them to the 20th century to entertain children at the New York Museum, and along the way they make friends with two children who are running off to join the circus. The casting is fairly impressive, featuring the voice talents of John Goodman, Yeardley Smith, Jay Leno, Martin Short, and Walter Cronkite. However, the writing is rather poor and is extremely heavy handed. And the animation isn't very good; looking dark and grungy. It may entertain the kiddies, but We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story aims too low to be enjoyed by anyone else.

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Nov 17, 2018

This is the best animated film I've ever had!!!

Albus M

Nov 7, 2018

One of the most infuriating re-watches of an old movie that I once looked fondly upon as a child, "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" is undoubtedly adept in its visual conjurations. The backdrops, the set pieces, the character designs, and facial animations are all top notch. Even the voice cast is supremely talented in bringing these characters to life. But this story is so abjectly imperfect and off-the-wall in terms of structure. I just can't help but wish it had been something more than what I see it as now through my adult eyes.

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Poe W

Feb 24, 2018

This is a show I absolutely adored as a child, not even being school age when it first came out. It is, even now, a movie I hold close and place it on my brain mantlepiece with How to Train Your Dragon. It has a simple and fun animation and a story that made me both cry and laugh as a child.

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Albus G

Sep 4, 2017

An easy-going venture that shirks and embraces convention in equal measure.

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Dick Zondag

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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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