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A talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.A talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.A talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Julie Johnson
- Baby Bop
- (voice)
Renee Madeline Le Guerrier
- Mildred Goldfinch
- (as Renée Madeleine Le Guerrier)
Rock Jutras
- Mr. Millet
- (as Roch Jutras)
- …
Patty Wirtz
- BJ
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTrey Parker was offered the chance to direct the film and was, according to Parker, offered $1.5 million for the job, but declined - he would create South Park (1997) instead with fellow colleague Matt Stone.
- GoofsThe marching band repeatedly casts long shadows/no shadows between shots.
- Crazy creditsNo dinosaur was harmed during the making of this film.
- Alternate versionsThe January 9, 1937 Universal Pictures logo is plastering the January 9, 1937 PolyGram Films logo is shown on January 9, 1937 prints due to Seagram's purchase of PolyGram.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies Banned for Shocking Reasons (2018)
- SoundtracksBarney - The Song
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Arranged and Conducted by Larry Blank
Published by Shimbaree Music (ASCAP)
Performed by Bernadette Peters
Featured review
The most hated dinosaur in America
Barney was a big part of my childhood. Well, anti-Barney humor was a big part of my childhood. Yes, I was around when it first aired. I am so proud to say that it wasn't the first show I ever watched, as that would go to something like "Sesame Street" or "Mister Roger's Neighborhood". I don't know if this is even technically the first Barney movie. There may have been a few TV movies out there that came first. I don't care and don't want to watch them. I actually heard that even people who are Barney fans (yes, they exist) don't like this movie! A lot of things don't hold up as an adult and this is certainly one of them.
Is this worth all the hate it gets? Yeah, pretty much. I guess I don't hate it as much as most people and everyone will go nuts that I didn't give this a 1/10. You could use the argument that it's just something for kids, but that's not an excuse. The shows I just mentioned were for kids and they still hold up today. The late 90's really was a dark time for movies. It's a pity no one on Channel Awesome has reviewed this yet. I think this actually isn't quite made fun of as much as "Twilight" or "The Phantom Menace". To be fair to those, this really is worse than them.
The story just makes no sense. Baby Bop and BJ barely appear at all. Yeah, I'm not defending them. I'm just saying that the film could have had more variety if it had more than just Barney. They make a big deal about how the grandparents are going to see him. Everyone in the whole town saw him in public! Half of this movie is just spent looking for a lost egg. That's literally all that happens. Yeah, Barney does work in his trademark song at the end. There's much better stuff out there for your kids, but hey, this is still better than Carrot Top. *1/2
Is this worth all the hate it gets? Yeah, pretty much. I guess I don't hate it as much as most people and everyone will go nuts that I didn't give this a 1/10. You could use the argument that it's just something for kids, but that's not an excuse. The shows I just mentioned were for kids and they still hold up today. The late 90's really was a dark time for movies. It's a pity no one on Channel Awesome has reviewed this yet. I think this actually isn't quite made fun of as much as "Twilight" or "The Phantom Menace". To be fair to those, this really is worse than them.
The story just makes no sense. Baby Bop and BJ barely appear at all. Yeah, I'm not defending them. I'm just saying that the film could have had more variety if it had more than just Barney. They make a big deal about how the grandparents are going to see him. Everyone in the whole town saw him in public! Half of this movie is just spent looking for a lost egg. That's literally all that happens. Yeah, Barney does work in his trademark song at the end. There's much better stuff out there for your kids, but hey, this is still better than Carrot Top. *1/2
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- ericstevenson
- Oct 13, 2016
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Barney: The Movie
- Filming locations
- Rue Girouard O, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada(Apple Day Parade)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,218,638
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,203,865
- Apr 5, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $12,218,638
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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