The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses

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The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Directed by	Charles Grosvenor
Produced by	Charles Grosvenor James Wang Daniel J. Wiley
Written by	Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss John Loy
Starring	Aaron Spann Jeff Bennett Aria Curzon Michael Clarke Duncan Miriam Flynn John Ingle Leigh Kelly Tress MacNeille Camryn Manheim Kenneth Mars Anndi McAfee Ashley Rose Orr Rob Paulsen Nika Futterman Cree Summer Frank Welker (uncredited)
Music by	Michele Brourman (songs) Amanda McBroom (songs) Michael Tavera James Horner (additional music from The Land Before Time and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, uncredited) Jerry Goldsmith (Universal logo only)
Distributed by	Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Release date(s)	January 11, 2005
Running time	81 min.
Language	English
Preceded by	The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
Followed by	The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
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The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses is a direct-to-video animated film in the The Land Before Time series.

[edit] Plot

In this installment, Littlefoot learns a lesson about telling lies, and all the Great Valley dinosaurs learn that importance and help comes in all shapes and sizes. At first, Littlefoot makes friends with some tiny longnecks (the Tinysauruses). He gives them a type of tree called a sweet treat tree. Because the other dinosaurs of the Great Valley were displeased with the goings on, Littlefoot blamed everything on the tinysauruses instead of telling the truth. Then Cera's father declares that these creatures should be banished.

Meanwhile, Cera's father has a romantic interest in a female triceratops named Tria. At first, Cera doesn't get along with her, but they end up friends later on.

Though Cera is able to stay awake after the long play night, the rest of them, including Littlefoot, can't stay awake. Later Cera's dad finds the hole for the little longnecks. Littlefoot explains that he was the one who fed them the sweet treat tree.

Unfortunately, even though he stops the adults from burying the Tinysaureses alive, an untimely avalanche covers the hole. The Tinysaureses run into two sharpteeth, bringing general chaos to the Great Valley. Everyone, including the little longnecks, drives the sharpteeth into a little cave, and then they cover the last remaining hole. They then realize that honesty is important, and to rise above physical differences.

[edit] Voice cast

• Aaron Spann .... Littlefoot (voice)
• Jeff Bennett .... Petrie (voice)
• Aria Curzon .... Ducky (voice)
• Michael Clarke Duncan .... Big Daddy (voice)
• Miriam Flynn .... Grandma Longneck (voice)
• John Ingle .... Narrator/Topsy (voice)
• Leigh Kelly .... Skitter (voice)
• Tress MacNeille .... Mama Swimmer/Petrie's Mom (voice)
• Camryn Manheim .... Tria (voice)
• Kenneth Mars .... Grandpa Longneck (voice)
• Anndi McAfee .... Cera/Longneck (voice)
• Ashley Rose Orr .... Dusty (voice)
• Rob Paulsen .... Spike/Kosh (voice)
• Nika Futterman .... Rocky (voice)
• Cree Summer .... Lizzie/Bonehead (voice)
• Frank Welker .... Velociraptor (voice) (uncredited)

[edit] Songs

The songs are written by Michelle Bourman and Amanda McBroom. This is their latest and most criticized collaboration, resulting, in some fans' and parents' views, in bad songs and disrespectful messages to children.

• Creepy Crawlies
• Girls and Dads (similar to Me and My Dad from The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, but in the minds of Cera, Lizzie and the other girl Tinysauruses)
• If Only (similar to Family from The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, but in the minds of Littlefoot and Grandpa Longneck)
• Stupid Stompers (same tune as Creepy Crawlies, but in the minds of Big Daddy, Lizzie, and the Tinysauruses)

[edit] Home video release history

• January 11, 2005 (VHS and DVD)
• September 19, 2006 (DVD - 2 Tales of Discovery and Friendship)

[edit] Trivia

• This was the first Land Before Time film to be released in January rather than December.
• This was the only Land Before Time film in which Aaron Spann voiced Littlefoot. Nick Price is voicing Littlefoot in The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers.
• Michael Clarke Duncan, the voice of Big Daddy, was also the voice of Tug in Brother Bear and Brother Bear 2.
• First time Grandpa Longneck (Kenneth Mars) sings in the series.
• The raptors in the film, instead of having three fingers on each hand, have two like the larger Tyrannosaurus. Also, they didn't hunt like raptors at all, they lunged with their jaws the entire time during the sequence, instead of using their feet and hands to slash. It may have been done to keep the film as kid-friendly as possible.
• This was the last Land Before Time film to be released on VHS.
• The first appearances of Tria, Big Daddy, and other Tinysauruses. They appear again in The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers.
• James Horner's original score can still be heard in some shots of the film, but he was uncredited. Also, Michael Tavera's older themes from the previous sequels can still be heard in some other shots of the film.
• This was the sixth time Spike spoke; he says "Yeah. Uh-huh".

[edit] External link

• The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses at the Internet Movie Database