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6.2An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the animal is captured by poachers planning to race it against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.
Released: 1989-08-1883 minDir: Jeff BlythDrama, FamilyBudget: $5.0MBox office: $8.2M
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Cast
- Keith Coogan as Ted
- Lucy Deakins as Susan
- Timothy Landfield as Earl Johnson
- Colin Mothupi as Morogo
- Breon Gorman as Jean Johnson
- Ka Vundla as Kipoin
Themes
- africa
- human animal relationship
- rhinoceros
- poacher
- kenya
- cheetah
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
1,215 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 368495
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/cheetah
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- publication date
- 1989-08-18
- title
- Cheetah
- review score
- 5.5/10
- capital cost
- 5000000
- box office
- 8153677
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Gallery (6)
Connections
Kenya
Country
Los Angeles
Entity
Nairobi
City
NASA
Concept
video game
Entity
rhinoceros
Entity
cheetah
Entity
The Lion King
Entity
IMDb
Entity
International Standard Serial Number
Entity
savanna
Entity
Pasadena
Entity
Maasai
Entity
Rotten Tomatoes
Entity
Walt Disney Pictures
Entity
drama film
Entity
poaching
Entity
Box Office Mojo
Entity
association football ball
Entity
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Company
Categories
1989 American films1989 children's films1989 crime drama films1989 directorial debut films1989 English-language films1989 filmsAmerican children's filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about cheetahsFilms about siblingsFilms based on British novelsFilms produced by Roy E. DisneyFilms scored by Bruce RowlandFilms set in KenyaFilms shot in KenyaRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateWalt Disney Pictures films