Film
Cheetah
1989 · 1h 23m · Drama · Family
- IMDb
- 5.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 43%
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Overview
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.
Cast
Keith Coogan
Ted
Lucy Deakins
Susan
Timothy Landfield
Earl Johnson
Colin Mothupi
Morogo
Breon Gorman
Jean Johnson
Ka Vundla
Kipoin
Lydia Kigada
Lani
Kuldeep Bhakoo
Patel
Michael Rogers
Racetrack Policeman (voice)
Crew
- Jeff BlythDirector
- Alan CaillouNovel
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 18, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Revenue
- $8,153,677
- Genres
- Drama, Family
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