Cheetah

Aug 18 1989 G 1h 23m
Adventure, Drama, Family

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.

Plot

Ted and Susan, an American boy and girl spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents, adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set her loose so that she can learn to hunt and be free. However, when she is captured by poachers planning to race her against greyhounds, Ted and Susan, together with Morogo, a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue her.

Written by

Alan Caillou, John Cotter, Erik Tarloff

Directed by

Jeff Blyth

Cast

Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins, Colin Mothupi

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Movie trailer for CHEETAH
Scores
# of Votes
1,238
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA