History Film / BabySecretOfTheLostLegend

* StockDinosaurs: ''Brontosaurus''.

* PeopleInRubberSuits: For Baby's special effects they used a rubber-covered harness which would be worn by a person, allowing them to walk on fours. The eyes, mouth, neck and tail's movement would be remote controlled by the crew.

-->'''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.

* LivingDinosaurs: The last three sauropods.

* StockDinosaurs: Brontosaurus.

* EvilMentor: Patrick, the main antagonist, is Susan's former mentor.

-->'''Patrick:''' Do you have any idea what you've done?! It was one of a kind!

* PeopleInRubberSuits: For Baby's special effects they used a rubber suit which would be worn by a person, allowing them to walk on fours. The eyes, mouth, neck and tail's movement would be remote controlled by the crew.

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.

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.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite its PG-rating:
** A sequence at the beginning flashes a [[NationalGeographicNudity native's breasts]] onscreen.
** There are a couple of scenes in which Susan and George attempt to have sex but keep getting interrupted, it's clear the second time that they did it.

* 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.

* 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.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Notably [[spoiler: Eric, who is snatched into the jaws of the mother Bronto and shaken around]]. Doubles as a ShoutOut to ''Film/KingKong1933''.

** He is disgusted with the soldiers who shot and killed the father bronto.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath - Notably [[spoiler: Eric, who is snatched into the jaws of the mother Bronto and shaken around]]. Doubles as a ShoutOut to Film/KingKong1933.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath - Notably [[spoiler: Eric, who is snatched into the jaws of the mother Bronto and shaken around]]
* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence

* 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.]]

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.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite its PG-rating, a sequence at the beginning flashes a [[NationalGeographicNudity native's breasts]] onscreen.

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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 [[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.

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.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite its PG-rating, a sequence at the beginning flashes a native's breasts onscreen.

In UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, paleontology understudy Susan and her husband, [[IntrepidReporter George]], 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]] 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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