071 The Land Before Time - Fellowship of the Tree Star

The Rotoscopers kick off our Dinos & Dragons series by reviewing Don Bluth's 1988 classic The Land Before Time!   Highlights   Main Discussion: The Land Before Time (1988) We just right into the the commercials and merchandise of this film. Pizza Hut birthday commercial and Pizza Hut puppets, anyone? The Land Before Time beat out Oliver & Company! This movie is the epitome of childhood epitome. Originally started as "Bambi with dinosaurs." Why do the animated mother's always have to die? Props to Don Bluth for his stunning hand-drawn effects like bubbles, tar, egg shell fragments, lava, rain, and, of course, the classic Don Bluth sparkle. 9 minutes of cut footage, mostly of sharptooth attacks scenes. Mason Conspiracy Theory: Littlefoot is a jinx. Many themes in this film: segregation, dealing with loneliness, Listener Twitter Question: How important was The Land Before Time to your childhood? We rate it! Mail bag: Joshua, Tony, Abbi, Lauren, Adam, Robert, Dan, Brooks, Andrew. Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #DonBluthDazzle when talking about this episode on Twitter! Runtime: 1:27:59 84.5 MB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices