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| Directed by | Steve Gomer |
| Produced by | Sheryl Leach |
| Screenplay by | Stephen White |
| Story by | Stephen White Sheryl Leach Dennis DeShazer |
| Narrated by | Suzie Steen |
| Starring | Kyla Pratt Trevor Morgan Diana Rice Bob West George Hearn Shirley Douglas |
| Music by | Jerry Herman Bernadette Peters Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky John Philip Sousa Valerie Carter Johnny Van Zant Roberta Flack Peabo Bryson Jennifer Rush Jennifer Warnes Stephen Bishop Colin Boyd Jane Siberry Sheena Easton Jeffrey Osborne |
| Cinematography | Sandi Sissel |
| Editing by | Richard Halsey |
| Studio | Lyrick Studios |
| Distributed by | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Universal Studios) |
| Release date(s) | April 3, 1998 (Limited) April 10, 1998 |
| Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States Canada (Filming locations) |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| Box office | $12,218,638 |
Barney's Great Adventure (also known as it's promotional title: "Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie") is a 1998 musical adventure film based on the children's television series Barney & Friends, featuring the character Barney the dinosaur.[1] The film was written by Stephen White, directed by Steve Gomer, produced by Sheryl Leach and Lyrick Studios and released by Polygram Filmed Entertainment on March 27, 1998 in the United States and Canada.
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Cody (Trevor Morgan), his sister Abby (Diana Rice), their best friend Marcella (Kyla Pratt), and their baby brother Fig are dropped off by their parents for a visit at their grandparents' farm. Cody gets hit in his face by a basketball by accident while Abby and Marcella laugh and rub a Barney doll in his face. Cody loses his patience and starts a game of "keep-away" by taking the Barney doll and runs off with it. The two girls go after Cody. He then hides the Barney doll in the shower in the bathroom and the girls catch up with him. Cody tells them to use their imagination and laughs when he thinks that it is not working. However, the doll comes to life and turns into Barney the purple dinosaur. Cody refuses to believe in Barney at first, claiming that imagination is just for kids and that "real dinosaurs don't talk and real dinosaurs don't laugh."
That night, Cody wishes for a real adventure for that summer, and to do something no one has done before. A shooting star deposits a large colorful egg in the barn discovered by Cody,Barney hears baby Fig needs a diaper change and Abby and Marcella decide to take the egg to Ms. Goldfinch,a bird expert. . Barney and the kids begin their adventure to recover it through a parade. Barney's friend B.J. catches it when it almost lands on the ground and breaks. Barney and the gang chase the egg throughout a restaurant, a circus, and fly through the sky on an airplane to continue their pursuit of the egg which is in a hot air balloon. B.J. and Baby Bop arrive just in time to see the egg hatch. After they return the egg to the barn, it finally hatches. Cody comments that the egg looks like a rainbow.
The egg is a koala-like dream maker named Twinken who shows everyone Abby's dream and then Barney's. Cody apologizes to Barney for being mean and admits that he thinks he's cool. Barney accepts his apology and tells Cody that he thinks he's cool too and the two share a hug. Twinken shows everyone a magical fireworks display which lands in Barney's arms. Barney begins to sing "I Love You", and everyone else sings with him. Baby Bop gets sleepy, which prompts B.J. to decide that they are ready to go home. The film ends with Barney turning back into a doll with Twinken sitting right next to him.
Due to being based on the aforementioned television program which is aimed for young children aged 1–8[2][3][4] the film received negative reviews from upon film critics and was nominated for two awards at the 19th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Worst New Star" and "Worst Original Song".
Because of its negative reception, the film is said to be considered one of the worst movies ever made as well as becoming a box office bomb. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has a "Rotten" rating of 23%, based on 22 reviews with only 5 fresh, and a rating of a 4.1 out of 10.0. It is currently 87th among IMDB's Bottom 100 as of September 23, 2011. [5]
Despite the negative reception, This film has garnered infamously to be a "Cult classic" towards various fans of the Barney franchise.
In its limited release weekend, the film grossed $2,203,865 and ranked #11.[6] A week later, in wide release, it grossed $1,382,373 and ranked #15.[7] By the end of its run, the film grossed $12,218,638 in the domestic box office, almost returning its $15 million budget becoming a box office bomb.[8]
The film was banned in a Southeast Asia country known as Malaysia, due to the fact that it was found to be unacceptable for children to watch. This was stated, without any true reason given out in an explanation on why it was found to be invalid for its target audience. [9]
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