The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time is an American animated feature film series and media franchise created by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss, distributed by Universal Pictures and centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous The Land Before Time, directed and produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. It was followed by 13 direct-to-video musical sequels, a TV series, video games, soundtracks, and related merchandising. Neither the sequels nor the series involve the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg. All 14 films were released as a Complete Collection DVD set on June 14, 2016. Plot The films follow the friendship of a group of young ornithodirans (four dinosaurs and a pterosaur) named Littlefoot (male Apatosaurus), Cera (female Triceratops), Ducky (female Saurolophus), Petrie (male Pteranodon), and Spike (male Stegosaurus). After finding the Great Valley, they raise a carnivorous baby (a male Tyrannosaurus, whom they name Chomper), survive a drought and a cold snap, and witness a solar eclipse. Throughout all the films, they embark upon adventures, learning lessons about life, teamwork and friendship along the way. List of titles Films The following is a list of the 14 films in the series.