
Henry saves Arlo from a flash flood before being killed by debris. Disappointed, Henry takes Arlo to track the caveboy, leading them into a ravine. It captures a feral caveboy, but Arlo cannot bring himself to kill him, and sets him free. Henry attempts to give Arlo a sense of purpose by putting him in charge of guarding their silo, and helps him set a trap. While his successful siblings are allowed to "make their mark" (a mud-print on the family's corn silo), Arlo's timid nature makes tasks difficult for him. Millions of years later, Apatosaurus corn farmers Henry and Ida have three children: Libby, Buck, and Arlo. In an alternate history, the asteroid that would have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago passes safely over Earth. It grossed $332.2 million on a $175–200 million budget, making it Pixar's first box-office bomb. The film garnered generally positive reviews from critics for its animation and themes, though its storytelling was not considered to be up to Pixar's standards. The Good Dinosaur premiered on November 10, 2015, in Paris, and was released in the United States on Novemin the Disney Digital 3D and RealD 3D formats. Mychael and Jeff Danna composed the film's musical score, becoming the Pixar's first film to be scored by two composers. In addition, the film pays homage to Western genre in its themes, character representation, and western North American landscapes. Arlo is designed to look distinct and relatable, in order to connect with audiences. To create a realistic background for the film, the team traveled to various American landscapes, which were later incorporated into the film. During its production, the team encountered various problems, which led to multiple story revisions, as well as changing directors and voice cast.

The film explores an alternate history where non-avian dinosaurs never became extinct, following a young, timid Apatosaurus named Arlo, who meets an unlikely human friend while traveling through a dangerous and mysterious landscape in order to return home, after being washed downriver by a rainstorm.īob Peterson and Sohn began developing on the film in 2009 when Peterson came up with the idea of exploring what dinosaurs represent in the present day.


Buckley, Jeffrey Wright, and Frances McDormand. It stars the voices of Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, A. It was directed by Peter Sohn (in his feature film directorial debut), becoming the first Pixar film to be directed by a non-white director. The Good Dinosaur is a 2015 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
