Cheetah (1989)
83 min
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.
- Release date
- August 18, 1989
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $8,153,677
Trailer
Cast
- Keith Coogan as Ted
- Lucy Deakins as Susan
- Colin Mothupi as Morogo
- Timothy Landfield as Earl Johnson
- Breon Gorman as Jean Johnson
- Ka Vundla as Kipoin
- Lydia Kigada as Lani
- Kuldeep Bhakoo as Patel
- Paul Onsongo as Abdullah
- Anthony Baird as Nigel
Crew
- Jeff Blyth · Director
- Alan Caillou · Writer
- John Cotter · Writer
- Erik Tarloff · Writer
- Griff Du Rhone · Writer
- Roy Edward Disney · Producer
- Robert Halmi Sr. · Producer
- Bruce Rowland · Composer
- Thomas Burstyn · Cinematographer
- Eric Albertson · Editor
- Lynn Kressel · Casting director
- Jane Cavedon · Production designer