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* StockDinosaurs: ''Brontosaurus''.
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-->'''Eric:''' Do you have any idea what you've done?! It was one of a kind!
-->'''Colonel Nsogbu:''' No, professor. It was ''two'' of a kind. (points at the tranquilized mother bronto) ''That'' is one of a kind.
-->'''Colonel Nsogbu:''' No, professor. It was ''two'' of a kind. (points at the tranquilized mother bronto) ''That'' is one of a kind.
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-->'''Eric:''' Do you have any idea what you've done?! It was one of a kind!
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'''Colonel Nsogbu:''' No, professor. It was ''two'' of a kind. (points at the tranquilized mother bronto) ''That'' is one of a kind.
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'''Colonel Nsogbu:''' No, professor. It was ''two'' of a kind. (points at the tranquilized mother bronto) ''That'' is one of a kind.
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* LivingDinosaurs: The last three sauropods.
* MokeleMbembe: The myth of the mokele is based on a family of the last remaining sauropods living deep in the African jungle which, unlike the real-life kind, are also adept swimmers.
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* NoEscapeButDown: When being chased in a cave by Eric and the soldiers, Susan, George and Baby get themselves cornered in the edge of an underground waterfall, they decide jump off.
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: After the soldiers gun down the father brontosaur:
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-->'''Colonel Nsogbu:''' No, professor. It was ''two'' of a kind. (points at the tranquilized mother bronto) ''That'' is one of a kind.
-->'''Patrick:''' Do you have any idea what you've done?! It was one of a kind!
-->'''Colonel Nsogbu:''' No, professor. It was ''two'' of a kind. (points at the tranquilized mother bronto) ''That'' is one of a kind.
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In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan (Creator/SeanYoung) and her husband [[IntrepidReporter George]] (Creator/WilliamKatt) discover that the local legend of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is in fact a family of living brontosauruses - a father, mother and a hatchling. In doing so, George and Susan accidentally lead mercenary scientist [[{{Jerkass}} Eric]] (Creator/PatrickMcGoohan) and his hired team of soldiers, who kill the father brontosaurus and capture the mother, leaving George and Susan the sole caregivers of the infant, whom they nickname "Baby". They fight to protect Baby from the dinosaur hunters and rescue Baby's mother.
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In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan (Creator/SeanYoung) and her husband [[IntrepidReporter George]] (Creator/WilliamKatt) discover that the local legend of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is in fact a family of living brontosauruses - a father, mother and a hatchling. In doing so, George and Susan accidentally lead Susan's mentor, mercenary scientist [[{{Jerkass}} Eric]] (Creator/PatrickMcGoohan) and his hired team of soldiers, who kill the father brontosaurus and capture the mother, leaving George and Susan the sole caregivers of the infant, whom they nickname "Baby". They fight to protect Baby from the dinosaur hunters and rescue Baby's mother.
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In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan (Creator/SeanYoung) and her husband [[IntrepidReporter George]] (William Katt) discover that the local legend of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is in fact a family of living brontosauruses - a father, mother and a hatchling. In doing so, George and Susan accidentally lead mercenary scientist [[JerkAss Eric]] (Patrick [=McGoohan=]) and his hired team of soldiers, who kill the father brontosaurus and capture the mother, leaving George and Susan the sole caregivers of the infant, whom they nickname "Baby". They fight to protect Baby from the dinosaur hunters and rescue Baby's mother.
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In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan (Creator/SeanYoung) and her husband [[IntrepidReporter George]] (William Katt) (Creator/WilliamKatt) discover that the local legend of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is in fact a family of living brontosauruses - a father, mother and a hatchling. In doing so, George and Susan accidentally lead mercenary scientist [[JerkAss [[{{Jerkass}} Eric]] (Patrick [=McGoohan=]) (Creator/PatrickMcGoohan) and his hired team of soldiers, who kill the father brontosaurus and capture the mother, leaving George and Susan the sole caregivers of the infant, whom they nickname "Baby". They fight to protect Baby from the dinosaur hunters and rescue Baby's mother.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite its PG-rating:
** A sequence at the beginning flashes a [[NationalGeographicNudity native's breasts]] onscreen.
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* ScienceMarchesOn: The film was produced/released at about the same time the general public was learning that Brontosaurus was a defunct genus. 30 years later, Brontosaurus became valid once more.
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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: The Brontosaurs are designed with blunt ''macronarian'' style heads, despite the fact that they had more tapered ''diplodocine'' heads being common knowledge, or at least easy enough to find out if the research was done, by the time the film was produced.
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* CoitusInterruptus: Try as they might, George and Susan absolutely cannot get around to making a baby of their own without at least one of the sauropods crashing it. Subverted when they finally get Baby to leave them alone long enough to make love, only for him to wander off, which ultimately leads to him getting captured.
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* CoitusInterruptus: Try as they might, George and Susan absolutely cannot get around to making a baby of their own without at least one of the sauropods crashing it. The first time they try, one of the adult dinosaurs mistakes their tent for something edible. The second time, they have Baby literally coming between them. Subverted when they finally get Baby to leave them alone long enough to make love, only for him to wander off, which ultimately leads to him getting captured.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Notably [[spoiler: Eric, who is snatched into the jaws of the mother Bronto and shaken around]]. Doubles as a ShoutOut to ''Film/KingKong1933''.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Notably [[spoiler: Eric, who is snatched into the jaws of the mother Bronto and shaken around]]. around]], which shows blood and had to be edited out on some television airings. Doubles as a ShoutOut to ''Film/KingKong1933''.''Film/KingKong1933''.
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** There is also his assistant Nigel getting violently electrocuted onscreen. This too, was edited out in some airings.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Eric murders Colonel Nsogbu for constantly overdosing Baby's mother on tranquilizers.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his villainy, Eric has some moments:
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In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan (Creator/SeanYoung) and her husband [[IntrepidReporter George]] (William Katt) discover that the local legend of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is in fact a family of living brontosauruses - a father, mother and offspring. In doing so, George and Susan accidentally lead mercenary scientist [[JerkAss Eric]] (Patrick [=McGoohan=]) and his hired team of soldiers, who kill the father brontosaurus and capture the mother, leaving George and Susan the sole caregivers of the infant, whom they nickname "Baby". They fight to protect Baby from the dinosaur hunters and rescue Baby's mother.
A 1985 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} film released under its [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone label]], unlike other films of the time and genre that relied on StopMotion for its visual effects, ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', opted instead for a combination of life-sized animatronics and [[PeopleInRubberSuits puppets worn by people]] to provide the walking motions; the film was DarkerAndEdgier than most of Disney's fare at the time, but still insisted on moments of cuteness involving Baby. As a result, the film mostly failed to find an audience and is typically dismissed by critics. However, it is fondly remembered by most of the people who saw it as children in the 1980s.
A 1985 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} film released under its [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone label]], unlike other films of the time and genre that relied on StopMotion for its visual effects, ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', opted instead for a combination of life-sized animatronics and [[PeopleInRubberSuits puppets worn by people]] to provide the walking motions; the film was DarkerAndEdgier than most of Disney's fare at the time, but still insisted on moments of cuteness involving Baby. As a result, the film mostly failed to find an audience and is typically dismissed by critics. However, it is fondly remembered by most of the people who saw it as children in the 1980s.
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In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan (Creator/SeanYoung) and her husband [[IntrepidReporter George]] (William Katt) discover that the local legend of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is in fact a family of living brontosauruses - a father, mother and offspring.a hatchling. In doing so, George and Susan accidentally lead mercenary scientist [[JerkAss Eric]] (Patrick [=McGoohan=]) and his hired team of soldiers, who kill the father brontosaurus and capture the mother, leaving George and Susan the sole caregivers of the infant, whom they nickname "Baby". They fight to protect Baby from the dinosaur hunters and rescue Baby's mother.
A 1985 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} film released under its [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone label]], unlike other dinosaur films of the timeand genre that relied on StopMotion for its visual effects, ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', opted instead for a combination of life-sized animatronics and [[PeopleInRubberSuits puppets worn by people]] to provide the walking motions; the film was DarkerAndEdgier than most of Disney's fare at the time, but still insisted on moments of cuteness involving Baby. As a result, the film mostly failed to find an audience and is typically dismissed by critics. However, it is fondly remembered by most of the people who saw it as children in the 1980s.
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A 1985 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} film released under its [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone label]], unlike other films of the time and genre that relied on StopMotion for its visual effects, ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', opted instead for a combination of life-sized animatronics and [[PeopleInRubberSuits puppets worn by people]] to provide the walking motions; the film was DarkerAndEdgier than most of Disney's fare at the time, but still insisted on moments of cuteness involving Baby. As a result, the film mostly failed to find an audience and is typically dismissed by critics. However, it is fondly remembered by most of the people who saw it as children in the 1980s.
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A 1985 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} film released under its [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone label]], unlike other films of the time and genre that relied on StopMotion for its visual effects, ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'' Legend'', opted instead for a combination of life-sized animatronics [[PeopleInRubberSuits worn by people]] to provide the walking motions; the film was DarkerAndEdgier than most of Disney's fare at the time, but still insisted on moments of cuteness involving Baby. As a result, the film mostly failed to find an audience and is typically dismissed by critics. However, it is fondly remembered by most of the people who saw it as children in the 1980s.
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In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan (Creator/SeanYoung) and her husband, husband [[IntrepidReporter George]], George]] (William Katt) discover that the local legend of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is in fact a family of living brontosauruses - a father, mother and offspring. In doing so, George and Susan accidentally lead mercenary scientist [[JerkAss Eric]] (Patrick [=McGoohan=]) and his hired team of soldiers, who kill the father brontosaurus and capture the mother, leaving George and Susan the sole caregivers of the infant, whom they nickname "Baby". They fight to protect Baby from the dinosaur hunters and rescue Baby's mother.
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A 1985 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} film released under its [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone label]], ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'' was DarkerAndEdgier than most of Disney's fare at the time, but still insisted on moments of cuteness involving Baby. As a result, the film mostly failed to find an audience and is typically dismissed by critics. However, it is fondly remembered by most of the people who saw it as children in the 1980s.
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!!Tropes used in this film:
* BigDamnHeroes: The natives. Twice.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[ButtMonkey Nigel]] ''really'' didn't deserve to get killed. At least it looked [[BlackComedy funny]] seeing him electrocuted.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Eric murders Colonel Nsogbu for constantly overdosing Baby's mother on tranquilizers.
** [[spoiler: It's then quickly subverted when he frames George and Susan for the murder.]]
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath - Notably [[spoiler: Eric, who is snatched into the jaws of the mother Bronto and shaken around]]
* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite its PG-rating, a sequence at the beginning flashes a native's breasts onscreen.
* IntrepidReporter: Inverted with George, and then played straight. Initially he's interested only in African baseball stories and not wanting to go searching for dinosaurs, once they actually find them he is as starry-eyed as his wife.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: George.
* MamaBear: The mother bronto, of course. [[spoiler: Eric learns this the hard way by the end.]]
* MookLieutenant: Sergeant Gambwe to Colonel Nsogbu. Then to Eric after Nsogbu pushes Eric's buttons one time too many.
* MoreDakka: How the father brontosaurus dies.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Eric has one of these moments after [[spoiler:Baby is seemingly killed]]. Not that it saves him from [[spoiler:Mom's wrath]] of course.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When the mother brontosaurus is freed at the end of the movie, she rampages something fierce.
* StockDinosaurs: Brontosaurus.
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A 1985 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} film released under its [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone label]], ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'' was DarkerAndEdgier than most of Disney's fare at the time, but still insisted on moments of cuteness involving Baby. As a result, the film mostly failed to find an audience and is typically dismissed by critics. However, it is fondly remembered by most of the people who saw it as children in the 1980s.
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!!Tropes used in this film:
* BigDamnHeroes: The natives. Twice.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[ButtMonkey Nigel]] ''really'' didn't deserve to get killed. At least it looked [[BlackComedy funny]] seeing him electrocuted.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Eric murders Colonel Nsogbu for constantly overdosing Baby's mother on tranquilizers.
** [[spoiler: It's then quickly subverted when he frames George and Susan for the murder.]]
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath - Notably [[spoiler: Eric, who is snatched into the jaws of the mother Bronto and shaken around]]
* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite its PG-rating, a sequence at the beginning flashes a native's breasts onscreen.
* IntrepidReporter: Inverted with George, and then played straight. Initially he's interested only in African baseball stories and not wanting to go searching for dinosaurs, once they actually find them he is as starry-eyed as his wife.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: George.
* MamaBear: The mother bronto, of course. [[spoiler: Eric learns this the hard way by the end.]]
* MookLieutenant: Sergeant Gambwe to Colonel Nsogbu. Then to Eric after Nsogbu pushes Eric's buttons one time too many.
* MoreDakka: How the father brontosaurus dies.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Eric has one of these moments after [[spoiler:Baby is seemingly killed]]. Not that it saves him from [[spoiler:Mom's wrath]] of course.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When the mother brontosaurus is freed at the end of the movie, she rampages something fierce.
* StockDinosaurs: Brontosaurus.
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