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 |
| Based on | Characters by Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
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Thomas Dekker Anndi McAfee Aria Noelle Curzon Rob Paulsen Kenneth Mars Miriam Flynn John Ingle Jeff Bennett Tress MacNeille |
| Narrated by | John Ingle |
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Michael Tavera James Horner (music from The Land Before Time) |
| Edited by | Jay Bixsen |
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| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water is a 2002 direct-to-video animated adventure musical film and the ninth film in The Land Before Time series. It was produced and directed by Charles Grosvenor. This is also the last film to use the soundtrack composed by James Horner. During the year this was released, Universal brought back on DVD, for the first time, two of the previous Land Before Time films; The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure and The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving.
When heavy rains create a mysterious "new water", Littlefoot sets off to explore the Great Valley. He quickly becomes friends with Mo the mischievous Ophthalmosaurus who has been isolated from his pod by the weather. When Littlefoot and friends get separated from their parents because of an Earthshake, they help Mo get back home to the Big Water, while avoiding a hungry "Sharptooth Swimmer" (Liopleurodon). On the way, Littlefoot and Mo discuss such interesting and see dangerous things like imaginary friends, the Sharptooth Swimmer, the concept of loneliness, and the true meaning of a brother.
After a period of harsh rain, the Great Valley is partially flooded and covered in debris. Littlefoot tries to play with his friends, but they are preoccupied: Cera and her father are removing a large log from their nesting area, Ducky and Spike are relocating their nest with their family, and Petrie has gotten a cold. A bored Littlefoot wishes for a brother, but eventually explores on his own and discovers a large area flooded by the rains. The adults advise their children to stay away, fearing creatures from the outside may have been washed into the Valley. However, Littlefoot returns and meets Mo, a playful young Ophthalmosaurus that had been caught in the floodwater.
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