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.
Release Date | August 18, 1989 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Cheetah | |
Runtime | 1h 23min | |
Budget | $5,000,000 | |
Revenue | $8,153,677 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Walt Disney PicturesSilver Screen Partners III |