
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $8.15M worldwide, about 1.6 times its $5M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Kenya
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Setting
Set in Kenya
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Music
Music by Bruce Rowland
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Alan CaillouNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 18, 1989
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5M
- Revenue
- $8.2M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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