The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration is the tenth film in the Land Before Time series.
Plot[]
One night, Littlefoot had a dream of the sun falling out of the sky and told his grandparents about it. Grandpa understood why and said that he had a feeling he must go somewhere and he and Grandma decided that they should go on a journey tomorrow.
The next morning, Littlefoot explains his situation to his friends and they become interested. Led only by their instinct, they leave the next day. Out of curiosity, Cera, Spike, Ducky, and Petrie follow them. During their trek, Littlefoot is nearly eaten by a Sarcosuchus while playing in a swamp, but a Supersaurus named Sue saves his life by stepping on the predator and joins him and his grandparents, as she is driven on by the same sense as them. They are soon joined by dozens of other Longnecks feeling the same instincts. Meanwhile, Littlefoot's friends are attacked by the Sarcosuchus in the same swamp that Littlefoot and his grandparents passed through, but they manage to escape. That night, they sleep next to a large boulder, which the next morning, turns out to be a sleeping gray Daspletosaurus, which wakes up and chases them. They escape into a small cave and meet Pat, an elderly Apatosaurus.
Littlefoot, his grandparents, and Sue reach a large crater where hundreds of Longnecks have gathered. There, he meets his long-lost biological father, Bron, for the first time. Bron tells Littlefoot how he was separated from Littlefoot's mother during the great "earthshake" (earthquake) in the first film. During his wanderings in search of Littlefoot, Bron became the leader of a herd of longnecks and the guardian to a young, mischievous Brachiosaurus, Shorty, who becomes jealous of Littlefoot taking all of his father's attention. Meanwhile, Pat tells Littlefoot's friends that the Longnecks are being driven by a tradition involving a solar eclipse, which was taken as a sign that the sun will be sent crashing down into the Earth by the "Night Circle" (the moon), which is said to have been jealous of the sun's brightness. Every solar eclipse, Longnecks from all around the world gather in one location to stretch their necks up and "catch" the sun, so they can propel it back up into the sky. Soon after, Pat steps into a pool of lava, which burns his leg badly, but he is still able to move as they escape the lava field. The elder longneck said that his leg will slow him down for a while and told the kids they should find Littlefoot, but Cera decided that they should stay by his side until he recovers.
On the day of the eclipse, Littlefoot wakes up to see Shorty traveling over the crater walls and running away, out of spite for being ignored by Bron. He catches up to Shorty and convinces him to stay; they reconcile and agree to see themselves as brothers. Moments later, Littlefoot's friends appear, with an orange Daspletosaurus pursuing them. Pat defends the children but is slowed down by his burned leg. Bron rushes to their aid and is able to temporarily knock out the Sharptooth. Then, a green Daspletosaurus and the same gray Sharptooth from earlier arrive. Littlefoot's grandparents join in the fight and defeat the green Sharptooth. Bron fights the orange Sharptooth again while Pat fights the gray one. As soon as all three Sharpteeth are defeated, the eclipse begins, and the sudden darkness forces the Sharpteeth to retreat towards the end.
Littlefoot, his grandparents, Bron, Shorty, Sue, and Pat take their place among the other Longnecks, who have all gathered on top of the crater walls. They succeed in "catching" the sun, and everyone rejoices as the eclipse ends. With their mission completed, the different Longneck herds depart on their separate ways. Sue departs with an Ultrasaurus. Littlefoot's friends ask Pat to come live with them in the Great Valley, which he accepts. Littlefoot is initially hesitant in leaving Bron, as he is the leader of a migratory herd, but he eventually realizes that he belongs in the Great Valley. Accepting this, Bron leaves with Shorty and his herd, promising to keep in touch with Littlefoot and visit him. Littlefoot returns to the Valley with his friends, grandparents, and Pat.
Voice cast[]
- John Ingle .... Narrator/Cera's Dad (voice)
- Alec Medlock .... Littlefoot (voice)
- Kenneth Mars .... Grandpa (voice)
- Miriam Flynn .... Grandma (voice)
- Aria Noelle Curzon .... Ducky (voice)
- Jeff Bennett .... Petrie (voice)
- Rob Paulsen .... Spike (voice)
- Anndi McAfee .... Cera (voice)
- Brandon Michael DePaul .... Shorty (voice) (as Brandon Michael DePaul)
- James Garner .... Pat (voice)
- Bernadette Peters .... Sue (voice)
- Kiefer Sutherland .... Bron (voice)
- Pete Sepenuk .... Sharpteeth/Belly Dragger (voice)
Songs[]
The songs are written by Michelle Bourman and Amanda McBroom. The end credit song, Best of Friends, is performed by Olivia Newton-John.
- Adventuring
- Me and My Dad
- Best of Friends [the Olivia Newton-John version can be heard in the end credits]
Chapters[]
- Main Titles/Sleep Story
- Can't Catch Me
- Feeling Restless
- Adventuring
- The Journey Begins
- Loyal Followers
- All Mixed Up
- Icky Gooey Place
- The Lookout
- Snoring Boulder
- Like Father, Like Son
- A Kind Offer
- Bron's Story
- Me and My Dad
- Saving the World
- Families Old and New
- Sharpteeth
- Something Wonderful
- Bestest Friend
- Home/End Titles
Trivia[]
- Mo makes a cameo appearance as the icthyosaur jumping out of the water during the song "Adventuring".
- This was the second Land Before Time film to contain more than three songs.
- This was the only Land Before Time film in which Alec Medlock provided Littlefoot's voice.
- Kiefer Sutherland, the voice of Bron, is also the voice of Samson in The Wild.
- It is revealed in this movie that Bron used to be called "Littlefoot" when he was a kid. So Littlefoot inherited his dad's nickname as a real name.
- It is paired with Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas VHS and DVD, and Beethoven's 5th VHS.
External links[]
Film series The Land Before Time (1988) • The Great Valley Adventure (1994) • The Time of the Great Giving (1995) •
Journey Through the Mists (1995) • The Mysterious Island (1997) • The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998) • The Stone of Cold Fire (1999) • The Big Freeze (2001) • Journey to Big Water (2002) • The Great Longneck Migration (2003) • Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005) • The Great Day of the Flyers (2006) • The Wisdom of Friends (2007) • Journey of the Brave (2016)
Characters Littlefoot • Cera • Ducky • Petrie • Spike • Chomper • Ruby • Sharptooth • List of characters
Miscellaneous The Land Before Time TV series • List of The Land Before Time voice actors