Cheetah

Cheetah is a 1989 live-action film from Walt Disney Pictures starring Keith Coogan and Lucy Deakins. This motion picture was based on Alan Caillou's novel The Cheetahs. It was shot in Nairobi, Kenya.

Plot summary
An American boy and girl, Ted and Susan arn't really looking forward to spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents Once in Africa, the kids change their minds when, together with local goat herder Morogo, they adopt a female cheetah they call Duma. They soon realize that they must set her loose so that she can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the cheetah is captured by poachers planning to race her against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with their young friend, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.

Cast

 * Keith Coogan as Ted
 * Lucy Deakins as Susan
 * Timothy Landfield as Earl Johnson
 * Colin Mothupi as Morogo
 * Breon Gorman as Jean Johnson
 * Mhlangabezi Ka Vundla as Kipoin
 * Lydia Kigada as Lani
 * Kuldeep Bhakoo as Patel
 * Paul Onsongo as Abdallah
 * Anthony Baird as Nigel
 * Rory McGuinness as Larry
 * Rod Jacobsen as David
 * David Adido as Mwangi
 * Richard Clarke as Announcer (voice)
 * Michael Rogers as Voice of Racetrack Policeman

Production Credits

 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Directed by Jeff Blyth
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Produced by Roy E. Disney, Laurenece Mark
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">co-produced byJohn Baldecchi
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Written by Erik Tarloff
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Written by Alan Caillou (novel)
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Music by Bruce Rowland
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Cinematography Thomas Burstyn
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Editing by Eric Albertson
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Release date: August 18, 1989 (1989-08-18)
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Running: 83 minutes
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Budget $5 million
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Box office $8,153,677 (United States)