The Jurassic Park Knock Off They Wish You Didn’t See | The Making of We’re Back
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Күн бұрынWe’re Back: A Dinosaur Story, Steven Spielberg’s worst dinosaur movie, was a production nightmare.
The story We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story is one of the weirdest in 90s animated film history. You could say it’s one of the worst movies that tried to be good, which is impressive with it being about dinosaurs, produced by Steven Spielberg, promoted by Pizza Hut, and having the most star-studded celebrity cast. John Goodman, Yardley Smith, Martin Short, Jay Leno, Walter Cronkite, Larry King, Julia Child, Rita Pearlman. It seemed set up for success. But despite having all the right pieces, the production of this film was messy. Nobody - not the animators, not the writer, and definitely not the 4 different directors - cared about it. It ultimately flopped losing $11 million at the box office and being trashed for being too boring for adults an creepy and weird for kids/
A Dinosaur Story was the second animated film to come out of Spielberg’s now defunct animation company, Amblimation. We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story was meant to be the family-friendly counterpart to Spielberg's other dinosaur movie coming out in 1993, Jurassic Park. The movie, based on a book of the same name by Hudson Talbott, a group of dinosaurs that are given sentience time traveller named Dr New Eyes and brought to modern 1993 New York City to fulfil the wishes of children to see real-life dinosaurs at the Museum of Natural History. Along the way, they befriend a runaway boy named Louis and a little girl named Cecilia who sounds like Lisa Simpson. The dinos join the Macy’s day parade to avoid suspicion as they make their way to the museum but get sidetracked when the Lous and Cecilia sign a contract in their own blood to join an evil circus. The ringleader, professor Screw Eyes, turns the children into monkeys and to get the kids out of their contract the dinosaurs have to join the circus and become wild again. In the end, they escape with the help of a regular clown, Screweyes is eaten alive by crows, and everyone lives happily ever after. It’s BONKERS!
In this extensive peak behind the curtain, we discuss the making of this nightmare movie. We go through the history Amblimation, Spielberg’s connections with Disney and Don Bluth that lead to the film’s development, the We’re Back predecessor An American Tale” Fievel Goes West, the terrible script, shifting directors, and the current perception of the film. We also highlight the lessons to be learned from reviewing what happened during the messy production.
Whether you're a fan of animated movies, interested in the making of We're Back: A Dinosaur Story, or looking for a fun and nostalgic trip down memory lane, this video essay provides an in-depth analysis of the film's production and its place in animation history.
Roll back the rock to the dawn of time and talk about this terrible movie with me.
00:00 Jurassic Park changed the face of Dinosaurs
00:41 My life story with We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story
1:02 The plot of We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story
2:06 Mini Review of We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story
2:52 The impressive cast of We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story
3:13 Why the production of We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story
3:46 The making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
4:54 Steven Spielberg and Don Bluth’s feud and split
5:47 The birth of Amblimation, Spielberg’s animation company
6:13 The Making of American Tale: Fievel Goes West
6:58 The book We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story by Hudson Talbott
7:40 Buying the rights for the We’re Back book
8:17 Starting production on We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story
8:33 The problems with the script - Holding the movie hostage with the script
11:58 Reviewing the screenplay
13:33 My favourite We’re Back quote
14:00 How they got so many celebrities voice overs in the cast
14:29 Getting Walter Cronkite and Julia Child
14:48 Trying to direct Julia Child - She isn’t a real actress
16:14 The awkward voice over session with Martin Short
17:20 Casting Professor Screweyes - Malkovich was too scary, Lloyd was too goofy
17:50 James Horner phoned in the score
19:24 Changing directors to make Cats
20:41 Changing directors again -firing the new ones for the old
21:03 Starting production on Balto
21:33 Too scary for kids
21:50 Making the movie less scary
22:08 Releasing the movie and merch
22:35 Box office flop and a public embarrassment
23:01 Critical response to We’re Back
24:02 Macy’s Day Rex balloon pop incident
24:49 What can we learn from the making of We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story?
26:33 More behind-the-scenes film history
26:48 Social Media
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@ArianaAlexis Жыл бұрын
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@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
I don’t like this video, because We’re Back has been toon-napped in worst dinosaur movies. But I love We’re Back.
@samueljenkis6253 Жыл бұрын
Hello, I'd like to suggest a subject for your analysis, *Kim Wexler* of Better Call Saul. The character is blindly hailed by many but is actually a perfect case of idiot ball.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
@@samueljenkis6253 is the movie good or bad?
@samueljenkis6253 Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyyanko938 it's a tv show that is highly intriguing until the last season where it falls apart spectacularly.
@zaryuezi-youtaylor2994 Жыл бұрын
You should check out Little Nemo in Slumberland it had a similar story and was quite a mess!
@dashillemarlowe4671 Жыл бұрын
This movie shaped my understanding of what a sausage looks like
@IsThatEtchas Жыл бұрын
I legit loved this film and I still like it a lot. But I was a massive horror fan as a kid, and generally liked upsetting stories. My two favs as a kid were Return to Oz and Watership Down.
@_G4.R4_ Жыл бұрын
legit same with all of those movies, I still like return to oz more then the first one
@IsThatEtchas Жыл бұрын
@@_G4.R4_ Return to Oz is basically kiddies first film analysis imo. Figuring out that all the characters in Oz represent things in the mental hospital and are portrayed by characters in the real world. There's not many kids films that ask the viewer to decide what's real or not and leave it up to the viewers analysis.
@dinosaysrawr Жыл бұрын
I enjoy children's films that feel like they were created by people who were completely and confidently oblivious to "THE RULES" of children's media.
@PauTheDeo 10 ай бұрын
I was dissapointed that Return to Oz wasn't scary enough. Still amazing tho
@bex8538 Жыл бұрын
This movie is up there with Ferngully, Rescuers Down Under and Rock A Doodle in terms of terrifying childhood films that imprinted on me
@samuelwood8010 3 ай бұрын
Thumbelina and Anastasia too lol
@RachelNichols-writer 3 ай бұрын
Who thought ET meets Jurassic Park could go so horribly wrong?
@MylingCyrus Жыл бұрын
I remember being terrified of this movie but my mom remembers me & my brother watching it dozens of times!!
@TRyanLearnBikes Жыл бұрын
Damn ,this is good ! The way you dissect and explain all of the behind the scenes details of production and writing and casting and wind it all together with how peoples personalities mess things up is absolutely fantastic. Sprinkle in lines like your take on Julia Childs. "Like a wax figure left in a box too long "....too funny. Add in some relivant personal home movie footage, and this video is dead brilliant! Oh ya....and the way you edit ....also brilliant. More please .
@trevorsawyer2272 4 ай бұрын
Anyone who says this movie is bad clearly didn’t have a childhood with it Were Back! Still to this day remains one of my favourite animated films ever
@SebastianLundh1988 Жыл бұрын
I was born in '88, and growing up I loved this movie.
@SebastianLundh1988 Жыл бұрын
@George Longley A couple of years ago. It wasn't as great. I remember feeling it was kind of short, and not a lot happened in it.
@rachelgilbert708 Жыл бұрын
HELLO NOSTALGIA! Three year old me was obsessed with this movie when it released back in the day.
@jaxjaxattaxx Жыл бұрын
I loved this movie as a kid. Roll Back The Rock still slaps 😮💨
@mistingwolf Жыл бұрын
I loved this movie as a kid, but after letting it sit awhile and upon rewatch as an adult, it definitely did not hold up. Honestly, whoever directed the end with Dr Screweys' death did the best job. That's the only worthwhile scene of the entire movie.
@JurassicLion2049 Жыл бұрын
This is a nostalgic film for me but igs not a favorite film of mine. I distinctly remember watching it when I was very young & by high school was when I remembered it existed & how strange of a film it was. Still as a dino obsessed kid there is neatness there & the dark elements were dope. Now why it didnt become a big hit makes all the more sense to me.
@mcflayflay Жыл бұрын
I used to love that movie as a kid! completely forgot it existed 😂
@pennysanchez7656 Жыл бұрын
@George Longley As someone who says that the Rice Krispies ads are so well written.....yeah this movie isn't as good as I remember.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
@@georgelongley8078why is it not good?
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
@@georgelongley8078 I don’t care it was a mess, it was just an animated cartoon.
@johnnyyanko938 Ай бұрын
@georgelongley8078but the land before time is only a half of double feature.
@ruaoneill9050 Жыл бұрын
But WHY did they hire that guy for the script? That's what I want the details on!
@dinosaysrawr Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite villain deaths ever, if not my favorite.
@CoolPorygon Жыл бұрын
"worst" first of all how dare you as a kid that grew up in the rural south having moved to NYC, I routinely stress out my New Yorker friends with my fear of EVIL DOCTOR SCREWEYES also the shadow under your nose makes it look like talking about this movie is causing you to slowly brain hemorrhage
@andrewdickhout6289 Жыл бұрын
We're Back, Ariana's back; never have I been more excited for a youtube notification! You killed it on this one! Lots of fun, and you did a great job at leading us through this weird story of nobody giving a fuck. So glad you gave a fuck though :)
@kimuires 6 ай бұрын
I haven’t watched yet but I just wanna say I had this movie as a kid, watched it *once*, and then had it in my closet with my dirty clothes in the floor never to watch it again
@ArianaAlexis 6 ай бұрын
That’s probably where it belonged
@rottenpietv2568 10 ай бұрын
It's a shame so many people feel this way about the movie, but I understand why. It's been one of my long-time favorites and a massive inspiration to me as an animator, especially with the strange horror elements. It was apparently the movie I kept rewatching on VHS the most as a kid. It's one of the movies I bring up to tell people that modern animation is missing it's darker edge from these days. But thanks for illuminating all the BTS of it, it all makes sense why the movie feels so disconnected and dreamlike (at least that's the nice way I like to put it haha). Good job.
@ebos8940 Жыл бұрын
cats is one of my favourite musicals lmao
@NoirRaven Жыл бұрын
I had no idea the movie was this tortured during development 😰 I genuinely loved it as a kid. The dark parts didn't scare so much as they confused me. (Like what happened with the ring master? He was eaten? Really? Because I saw no evidence of it then and now. Damn censorship.) Never understood why he was sthe bad guy either because even back then, I knew it was wrong to give them "intelligence" the way the first miracle man did. If anything, the villain just needed a lecture on framing; how both these men framed their versions of the same animals was wrong. But eh, this movie is damaged from the neglect of the creators and so is that poor author. He had such a rare opportunity happen to his book and they ruined it on him. 😿 Such selfish people. Is he dead, btw? If not I wanna offer my condolences. If so, where's he buried? I need to send flowers. 😭
@Tacom4ster 5 ай бұрын
Way better than Doug Walker's shallow review
@marthascheff1308 7 ай бұрын
I’m so glad that I’m not the only person who thought this movie stunk. Even as a kid who had limited viewing materiel due to having no cable, I wasn’t desperate enough to watch this more than once.
@amanonplanetearth78 Жыл бұрын
I think Steven knew he couldn’t top this movie, so he made A.I instead
@2shadowgamer2 3 ай бұрын
That deleted scene is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 so good 💯
@fabbroisproakasynthcommand4446 10 ай бұрын
Ariana, nice video review and analysis! I actually liked "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story". But I can see it wasn't that great. I actually got to email the 4th and final director of the movie (Phil Nibbelink). There were things (I got from rumors about the movie) I wanted answered. Watching the only known deleted scene that was too intense sort of shows this: There were many ideas for "We're Back", that the movie would've gotten an original PG-13 rating. Turns out despite the final film being rated "G", the trailer copy on IMDb still has it marked for teens. I learned from Mr. Nibbelink that movies (as Roger Ebert described it as) like this: An extended version of a saturday morning cartoon with a Teenage rating doesn't sell good. I have had brief connections with creators for another film that is forgotten a lot and is not too loved that was in a production hell also. If you're interested maybe you could make a review on that with what information I can provide.
@SynesthetiX Жыл бұрын
Great video - truly an incredible story with those odd. Can I suggest Ravenous as a movie to research? The BTS of the film is nuts - the cast mutinied from what I can tell - and the end product is awesome but very odd dark humor.
@gojirafan0577 5 ай бұрын
I really feel for the animation studio amblimation they only made 3 films and all three of them were box office bombs I feel like if balto was a success they could’ve found their groove this could’ve been one of the best animation studios of the UK but on the bright side at least this ultimately led to the creation of Dreamworks
@johnnyyanko938 4 ай бұрын
You mean Balto was better than We’re Back?
@JR-ju3kj 26 күн бұрын
Well said. It's interesting, this talk of all three films from the animation studio Amblimation bombing has gotten me to thinking about how It MIGHT be interesting to see if the Amblimation films got remade in live-action like what Disney's been doing right now with a lot of their animated films.
@dannewnam2701 7 ай бұрын
Even Both Different Dinosaur Movies have fare less business than Jurassic Park, However Walking with Dinosaurs does a better Box Office business than We're Back: A Dinosaur Story. Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) > We're Back: A Dinosaur Story (1993)
@nosuchperson5578 Жыл бұрын
i have not thought about this movie in *years* lmao thanks for the stroll down memory lane
@crazyt7270 3 ай бұрын
Love this movie as a child still appreciated today even with all of its issues.
@gmanley1 28 күн бұрын
21:44 Does seem hypocritical for Spielberg, considering he produced Poltergeist which is a scary kids movie.
@AppleCore247 Жыл бұрын
This video teached me how attached I am to that movie, I can't help but love it, maybe if I hadn't watched it when I was little, I maybe would see it harsher if I watched it now, but I just- just love this movie so much.
@johnnyyanko938 4 ай бұрын
We’re Back has been toon-napped in one of worst dinosaur Movies is back on KZfaq.
@DaMartianAl007 18 күн бұрын
These are completely different movies, dont compare them.
@raeicedtea5566 3 ай бұрын
i would always turn it off when they got to the dark carnival place
@haissem8 7 ай бұрын
Nah! It was fun, more rewatchable than any of the bloated crap Disney has made in the last 13 yrs.
@Bass_Reaper_ Жыл бұрын
Can you review "The land before time 1988" one of the best dinosaur movies iv ever watched (also jurassic park)
@ArianaAlexis Жыл бұрын
I’ll look into the story! In the meantime, I talk a little about the structure of Land Before Time in this video I made! Why 'My Neighbor Totoro' is Boring kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h516mbqKkr68kXk.html
@Bass_Reaper_ Жыл бұрын
@@ArianaAlexis thanks
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
@@Bass_Reaper_ there’s also, is We’re Back is one of the best dinosaur movies ever?
@Bass_Reaper_ Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyyanko938 well some say it's good Even saberspark I think reviewed the movie how it's bad but the comment section was flooded with "it was a good/best movie" Well people have there own opinions
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
@@Bass_Reaper_ you mean do you think We’re Back is indeed the worst dinosaur movie ever?
@gozerthegozerian9888 11 ай бұрын
I loved this movie as a kid its far from being the worst watch the first Carnosaur movie or Theodore Rex if you want to see the worst
@johnnyyanko938 10 ай бұрын
Is We’re Back is one of the best dinosaur movies or worst?
@gozerthegozerian9888 10 ай бұрын
I mean its nothing special like I'm sure if ur like 28 years old like this person and watch it for the first time you'll probably hate it but I watched as a kid so it has a place in my heart but saying it's the worst is ridiculous when there's shit like Carnosaur, Theodore Rex, Raptor etc out there lmao
@johnnyyanko938 10 ай бұрын
@@gozerthegozerian9888 is we’re back one of the best dinosaur movies or the worst?
@johnnyyanko938 4 ай бұрын
Is We’re back indeed worst dinosaur movie?
@CurtisSmith-hr5mo 10 ай бұрын
We're back a dinosaur's story I remember this movie I have that on my dvd a adventure rex, dweeb, elsa and woog And happy jurassic summer
@tomasiobermudez2588 Жыл бұрын
Back to the future actually had a very troubled production , the making of a shit show covered it and a bunch of movies like emperors new groove / sweat box documentary about it and that jazz 26:50
@pennysanchez7656 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, our favorite Canadian KZfaqr talking about a forgotten movie that even the people who worked on this movie refuse to talk about.
@ArianaAlexis Жыл бұрын
I know what people want 😅
@pennysanchez7656 Жыл бұрын
@@ArianaAlexis And fun fact, We're Back is going to turn 30 years old next to its older "brother" Jurassic Park.
@thatonestranger6992 10 ай бұрын
@@pennysanchez7656In a few months the even older brother, LBT will have their 35th anniversary...way to feel old right?😭
@pennysanchez7656 10 ай бұрын
@@thatonestranger6992 Yeah….it felt old.
@TheChrisminator19 4 ай бұрын
@@ArianaAlexis Hey Alexis, Name's Chris, I wasn't a fan of this movie when it was released in 1993 which was the same year when "Jurassic Park" came out. My lease scene is when Stubbs (voiced by Marty "Martin" Short) was quitting the circus as he goes on a angry rant at Professor Screweyes that he wasn't pleased that he was being called the worst clown. Screweyes did not like him and that's why Stubbs had enough and that's why he was quitting the circus. I also hated it when Buster sticked his tongue at his brothers in the end of the movie when they are saying, "Momma's little birdy" over and over again. His mother (voiced by Rhea Perlman) could've told him to stop that because it wasn't very nice. He angrily orders her to shut up as he explains his reason on to why did he did that at them because they were annoying him and were not nice to him in the beginning of the movie. He also said that she is not going to tell his father about this. Also, Why did you play that clip of Anna Gunn from "Breaking Bad" at the 19:40 minute mark for? That was kinda stupid when she was screaming at Betsy Brandt. Marie could've said "No" in that episode. It was kinda stupid for you to play that.
@darkstarmoonshadow8892 2 ай бұрын
I wouldn't call we're back Spielberg's worst to me it's mediocre at best
@johnnyyanko938 4 ай бұрын
Please delete it permanently for me please?
@arielesler5944 10 ай бұрын
Lmfao 😂😂😂😂
@punknerd9747 Жыл бұрын
I saw it, I liked it tho
@tomasiobermudez2588 Жыл бұрын
But bro it was such a good movie and their designs are gorgeous and so is the animation and everything
@nepntzerZer Жыл бұрын
I saw this and i hated it so much i broke things.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
How can you hate it?
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
We’re Back is not weird and creepy, it’s good.
@dinosaysrawr Жыл бұрын
I think it's good BECAUSE it's weird and creepy.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
@@dinosaysrawr I don’t care it’s weird and creepy, I agree it’s good.
@nyron6799 Жыл бұрын
I completely disagree with the take. I loved this movie.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
We’re Back can’t be meh and terrible.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
Not my favorite, it makes me heartbroken.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
I wish We’re Back A Dinosaur’s Story should be belong to best dinosaur movies ever.
@tendingourgarden 8 ай бұрын
I had to stop watching midway because the host is yelling the whole time. We can hear you without you yelling. And I thought this movie was great as a kid, I liked the darker/creepier aspects.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
We’re Back A Dinosaur’s Story can’t be the worst dinosaur movie ever, it’s just and animated cartoon.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
What do you mean We’re Back is a nightmare?
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
We’re Back is awesome.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
Why People hate We’re Back?
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
I have only one choice. You must delete this video.
@johnnyyanko938 Жыл бұрын
Please delete this video?
@stephaniewilliams6756 5 ай бұрын
Dude theres 1 guy in the comments obsessed w this movie. It sucks, its juvenile as fuck just pretty glitter for the kids to clap at
@johnnyyanko938 4 ай бұрын
We’re Back is not sucks, it’s good.
@stephaniewilliams6756 5 ай бұрын
This video is well presented and a funny script, 1 thing tho: CATS ROCKS UNIRONICALLY. Its silly but genuine. Just my view tho, this movie sucks ass tho
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