Cheetah

– An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah,..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 23 Minutes
Release Year:
1989
Cheetah (1989)

An 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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Cheetah (1989) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Aug 1989

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Jeff Blyth

Writer:

Alan Caillou (book), John Cotter (screen story), Erik Tarloff (screenplay), John Cotter (screenplay), Griff Du Rhone (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins, Colin Mothupi, Timothy Landfield

Plot:

An 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.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Robert Halmi Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%