Grandpa tells Littlefoot about their mythical hero called the Lone Dinosaur. Sarah gets two little lively cousins to take care of. Later, the kids accidentally chip the lucky Saurus Rock, an... Read allGrandpa tells Littlefoot about their mythical hero called the Lone Dinosaur. Sarah gets two little lively cousins to take care of. Later, the kids accidentally chip the lucky Saurus Rock, and need to fix it before the bad luck hits.Grandpa tells Littlefoot about their mythical hero called the Lone Dinosaur. Sarah gets two little lively cousins to take care of. Later, the kids accidentally chip the lucky Saurus Rock, and need to fix it before the bad luck hits.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
- Littlefoot
- (voice)
- Grandpa Longneck
- (voice)
- Cera
- (voice)
- Ducky
- (voice)
- (as Aria Curzon)
- Petrie
- (voice)
- (as Jeff Glen Bennett)
- …
- Dana
- (voice)
- Grandma Longneck
- (voice)
- Cera's Dad
- (voice)
- Allosaurus
- (voice)
- Doc
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSome fans believe that Secret of Saurus Rock was originally supposed to be the final film in the Land Before Time series, due to small gap between VI and VII. It is unknown whether or not this is the case.
- GoofsWhen Grandpa Longneck states "Our life here is a sheltered one. Perhaps we've forgotten how to greet unexpected guests." his coloration is that of Grandma Longneck's.
- Quotes
Cera: And I can still remember the day when Dinah said her first words... or was it Dana? 'Shiny peepeye no-no'. Whatever that means
Ducky: It is simple. That means 'the bright circle is shining in my eyes and it hurts'.
Cera: Huh? How do you know that?
Ducky: I am also a twin. Twenty seven of us hatched at the same time.
Cera: Really? Well... what does 'no-no Grampy three-dee grr' mean?
Ducky: That means 'Do not make Grandpa Three-Horn mad'.
Cera: Are you sure about that one?
Ducky: No. But it is good advice just the same.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #20.15 (1999)
- SoundtracksIf We Hold On Together
Written by James Horner
The Land Before Time: The Secret of Saurus Rock marks the sixth entry in the direct to video film series and the last to use traditional cell animation before all Universal Home Video exclusives switched to digital ink and paint. The movie continues with the Charles Grosvenor era of Land Before Time sequels going for more high concept premises than the relatively grounded "lesson based" affairs of the Roy Allen Smith entries. This time Grosvenor along with writers Libby Hinson and John Hoy, give us a very odd sequel with western hero subtext.
When we are introduced into the movie by Grandpa Longneck's story (with an amusing sight of the group gathered around a volcanic vent as if it were a camp fire that was mildly amusing) the amount of western references in the story is enough to make your head spin. Not only do we have the rather obvious parallel between Lone Dinosaur and Lone Ranger, but the story even ends with a reference to the Alan Ladd movie Shane. Even Doc who may or may not be the Lone Dinosaur (the movie never makes it clear if he is or not) is voiced by Kris Kristofferson who plays the "man of few words" trope to a "T".
There's sort of an endearing cheesiness to Secret of Saurus Rock with its on the nose western themes (including a song Little Foot sings that's reminiscent of singing cowboy movies) that it's honestly kind of hard not to crack a smile. The rest of the movie is pretty standard land before time stakes involving a macgruffin that needs to be chased, retrieved, or etc and encounters with various hazards and obstacles. The one draw back is a pair of obnoxiously high pitched baby three-horns, Dana and DInah (confusingly identified as Cera's nieces since Cera calls herself "Auntie Cera") who are basically chaos engines designed to get in trouble and spout gibberish.
Land Before Time VI continues the franchise for better or worse. It's a decent enough movie for kids as far as children's direct to video films go.
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- Also known as
- Vùng Đất Tiền Sử 6: Bí Mật Của Hòn Đá Khủng Long
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1