The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Land Before Time IX:Journey to Big Water |
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| Directed by | Charles Grosvenor |
| Produced by | Charles Grosvenor |
| Written by | Dev Ross |
| Narrated by | John Ingle |
| Starring | Thomas Dekker Anndi McAfee Aria Noelle Curzon Rob Paulsen Kenneth Mars Miriam Flynn John Ingle Jeff Bennett Tress MacNeille |
| Music by | Michael Tavera James Horner (music from The Land Before Time) |
| Editing by | Jay Bixsen |
| Studio | Universal Cartoon Studios |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Video |
| Release date(s) | December 10, 2002 |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water is an animated adventure movie from 2002. It was released straight to video and is the ninth film in the popular The Land Before Time series. Charles Grosvenor produced and directed this film. It is also the last movie in the series to use music created by James Horner.
In this story, heavy rains cause a mysterious "new water" to appear in the Great Valley. Littlefoot decides to explore this new area. He quickly makes friends with a playful Ophthalmosaurus named Mo. Mo got separated from his family because of the big storms. When Littlefoot and his friends get separated from their parents by an earthshake, they decide to help Mo find his way back home to the Big Water. On their journey, they must avoid a hungry "Sharptooth Swimmer," which is a scary Liopleurodon. Along the way, Littlefoot and Mo learn important lessons about friendship and what it means to be like brothers.
The Story of the Big Water
After a lot of rain, the Great Valley is partly flooded and messy. Littlefoot wants to play with his friends, but they are busy. Cera and her dad are moving a big log. Ducky and Spike are moving their nest with their family. Petrie has a cold. Littlefoot feels bored and wishes he had a brother.
He goes off to explore by himself. He finds a large area filled with water from the rains. The grown-ups tell the children to stay away. They worry that dangerous creatures might have been washed into the Valley. But Littlefoot goes back anyway. There, he meets Mo, a young, playful Ophthalmosaurus who got stuck in the floodwater.
Littlefoot quickly becomes friends with Mo. He even calls Mo his mud brother. His other friends also become friends with Mo. Mo explains that he is from the Big Water. He swam into the Valley during the flood. He says he is all alone. Soon after, a Liopleurodon, a scary Sharptooth, attacks the group.
Littlefoot asks the grown-ups to help Mo go home. But they say no. They do not want to risk leaving the Valley to help someone from outside. Then, an earthshake happens. It separates the children and Mo from the rest of the Valley. But it also traps the Sharptooth in an underwater cave. Since they cannot go back, the children decide to take Mo home by themselves.
The children follow a river they think leads to the ocean. A Diplodocus mother lets them stay at her nest for the night. The friends get to see her baby dinosaurs hatch! The next day, Littlefoot and the others realize they are close to the ocean. The water tastes salty. Suddenly, the Sharptooth, who escaped from the cave, attacks them that night. The land around the river is steep and muddy. The children cannot escape. Mo distracts the Sharptooth and lures it further down the river.
Mo reappears the next day. He explains that the Sharptooth smelled the ocean nearby. It decided to go back to the sea instead of chasing them. The children reach the ocean. Mo is sad because his friends must leave. He wants to stay with them. But the others explain that he cannot. Littlefoot reminds Mo that they will always be brothers. Mo reunites with his family. He asks them for directions to the smoky mountains. The children know how to find the Valley from there. Before leaving, Mo offers to show Littlefoot his home. Littlefoot accepts. He is amazed by the beautiful underwater world. Littlefoot and his friends say goodbye to Mo. They return home, where the grown-ups greet them.
Who Are the Voices?
Many talented actors lend their voices to the characters in this movie:
- Thomas Dekker as Littlefoot
- Anndi McAfee as Cera
- Aria Noelle Curzon as Ducky
- Jeff Bennett as Petrie
- Rob Paulsen as Spike and Mo
- Kenneth Mars as Grandpa Longneck
- Miriam Flynn as Grandma Longneck and the Diplodocus Mom
- Tress MacNeille as Ducky's mother and Petrie's mother
- John Ingle as the Narrator and Topsy
Songs and Sounds
The music for this film was created by Michael Tavera. This movie also uses some of James Horner's original music themes from the very first Land Before Time film.
The song "Big Water" was also used in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island. This movie was the first The Land Before Time film to have more than three songs.
All songs written and composed by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chanson D'Ennui (Song of Boredom)" | Thomas Dekker, Anndi McAfee, Aria Curzon & Jeff Bennett | |
| 2. | "Imaginary Friend" | Thomas Dekker, Anndi McAfee, Aria Curzon & Jeff Bennett | |
| 3. | "Big Water" | Thomas Dekker, Anndi McAfee, Aria Curzon & Jeff Bennett | |
| 4. | "No One Has to Be Alone" | Thomas Dekker, Anndi McAfee, Aria Curzon, Jeff Bennett & Miriam Flynn | |
| 5. | "No One Has to Be Alone (Reprise)" | Donny Osmond | |
| 6. | "If We Hold on Together" |
See also
In Spanish: The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water para niños
