We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan[1]
Directed by	Dick Zondag Ralph Zondag Phil Nibbelink Simon Wells
Screenplay by	John Patrick Shanley
Based on	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story by Hudson Talbott
Produced by	Steve Hickner
Starring	John Goodman Blaze Berdahl Rhea Perlman Jay Leno René Le Vant Felicity Kendal Charles Fleischer Walter Cronkite Joey Shea Julia Child Kenneth Mars Yeardley Smith Martin Short
Edited by	Nick Fletcher Sim Evan-Jones
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	Amblin Entertainment Amblimation
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)
Running time	71 minutes[2]
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$9.3 million

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a 1993 animated adventure comedy film directed by Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag, Phil Nibbelink, and Simon Wells from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley. Based on the 1987 Hudson Talbott children's book of the same name, it tells the story of three dinosaurs and one pterosaur who travel to the present day and become intelligent by eating a "Brain Grain" cereal invented by scientist Captain Neweyes. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation studio and features the voices of John Goodman, Felicity Kendal, Charles Fleischer, Walter Cronkite, Jay Leno, Julia Child, Kenneth Mars, Yeardley Smith, and Martin Short.

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story was released by Universal Pictures on November 24, 1993; it was marketed as the more family-friendly equivalent of Spielberg's Jurassic Park, which was released in June of the same year. However, the film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $9.3 million worldwide, and received mixed reviews from critics: while its animation, score, and voice performances were praised, most criticisms targeted its story, pacing, and lack of character development.