Film

Cheetah

1989 · 1h 23m · Drama · Family

IMDb

5.9

Rotten Tomatoes

43%

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.

Keith Coogan

Ted

Lucy Deakins

Susan

Timothy Landfield

Earl Johnson

Colin Mothupi

Morogo

Breon Gorman

Jean Johnson

Ka Vundla

Kipoin

Lydia Kigada

Lani

Kuldeep Bhakoo

Patel

Michael Rogers

Racetrack Policeman (voice)

• Jeff BlythDirector
• Alan CaillouNovel

Movie trailer for CHEETAH

Release date

August 18, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

G

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$8,153,677

Genres

Drama, Family

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