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Cheetah
Theatrical release posterDirected by Jeff Blyth Produced by Roy E. Disney
Laurenece Mark
John Baldecchi (co-producer)Written by Erik Tarloff
Alan Caillou (novel)Starring Keith Coogan
Lucy DeakinsMusic by Bruce Rowland Cinematography Thomas Burstyn Editing by Eric Albertson Studio Walt Disney Pictures
Silver Screen Partners IIIDistributed by Buena Vista Distribution Release date(s) August 18, 1989 Running time 83 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $5 million Box office $8,153,677 (United States) Cheetah is a 1989 live-action film from Walt Disney Pictures starring Keith Coogan and Lucy Deakins. This motion picture was based on Alan Caillou's novel The Cheetahs. It was shot in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Plot summary
An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents, adopt a female cheetah they call Duma, 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.
Cast
- Keith Coogan as Ted
- Lucy Deakins as Susan
- Timothy Landfield as Earl Johnson
- Colin Mothupi as Morogo
- Breon Gorman as Jean Johnson
- Mhlangabezi Ka Vundla as Kipoin
- Lydia Kigada as Lani
- Kuldeep Bhakoo as Patel
- Paul Onsongo as Abdallah
- Anthony Baird as Nigel
- Rory McGuinness as Larry
- Rod Jacobsen as David
- David Adido as Mwangi
- Richard Clarke as Announcer (voice)
- Michael Rogers as Voice of Racetrack Policeman
External links
- Cheetah at the Internet Movie Database
- Cheetah at AllRovi
See also
- African Cats
- Duma
- The Lion King
- A Far Off Place
- In Desert and Wilderness
Categories:- English-language films
- 1989 films
- Disney films
- American films
- Films set in Kenya
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