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Cheetah (1989)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 3

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 5.7/10

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Two California children move to Kenya with their parents and adopt a cheetah cub. After raising and training the cat for six months, the kids loose their pet to a gang of unscrupulous poachers.... Two California children move to Kenya with their parents and adopt a cheetah cub. After raising and training the cat for six months, the kids loose their pet to a gang of unscrupulous poachers. With the help of their new friend, Morogo, a Masai, the children must travel to Nairobi in order to set the cheetah free. [More]

Starring: Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins, Collin Mothupi, Timothy Landfield

Starring: Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins, Collin Mothupi, Timothy Landfield

Director: Jeff Blyth

Director: Jeff Blyth

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May 28, 2002

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  • They taught him how to play video games. He showed them how to survive! For California teenagers Ted Johnson (Keith Coogan, ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING), and his sister Susan, a summer vacation in Africa turns into an incredible adventure and a struggle for survival! With their new friend, Morogo, a Masai tribal boy, they share an amazing, confusing, and funny cross-cultural friendship. Together they find an orphaned cheetah cub, "Duma," and raise her as a pet. But when Duma is stolen by corrupt gamblers, Ted and Susan set out alone across the uncharted wildnerness to find her. Their mission: a daring rescue. Their only ally: Morogo ... if he can find them! CHEETAH is a thrilling adventure about friendship, courage, and survival ... an unforgettable journey that will take you into the very heart of the African wilderness!
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    Despite spotty acting, the story is worth seeing for animal lovers.

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    There's a lot here that the kiddies will like, and it's delivered with a minimum of the outright schmaltz that's become so prevalent in Disney's more recent efforts.

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    Scott Weinberg
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    An overly sentimental 'family film' that brings to mind the old Disney True-Life Adventures, Cheetah is a very old-fashioned movie. And that's not meant as a compliment.

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    Cheetah brings to focus the concerns of experts and laymen alike.

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