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Running time 76 Minutes
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Gross revenue $12,218,638
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Contents
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1. Plot
2. Cast
3. Songs
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3.1. Credits
4. Production
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WIKI 4.1. Development
4.2. Writing
4.4. Filming
6. Release
6.1. Theatrical
6.2. Marketing
6.3. Home Media
7. Reception
7.1. Critical Reception
8. Gallery
8.1. Posters
8.2. Home Video Releases
10. Videos
10.2. Interviews
11. References
Fandom Trivia
A Dinosaur Sensation
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Plot
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BETA On a road trip to their Grandparents' farm, Abby and her friend Marcella
are content playing with a stuffed Barney doll, while Cody believes
Barney's "kids stuff." At the farm house, Cody takes Barney from the girls
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convince Cody that it was his imagination that made him real, but fails to
do so. Instead he points out that real dinosaurs don't laugh or talk or
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Barney to disappear, because he doesn't believe in him. For revenge,
Barney reappears because he believes in Cody.
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Wishing to do something no one's done before, an egg shoots down from
the sky into the barn. The next day, Barney, Abby and Marcella went to
have fun on the farm. While going to ask Abby and Cody's grandparents
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about the egg, Barney heard Baby Fig and went up to check on him. Cody
finds Barney in the baby's room and they take the egg to Mrs. Goldfinch,
the local bird lady. They learn it's a Dream-maker, and they have to return
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the egg before all five of its colored rings light up. Cody loses the egg by
knocking it out a passageway and it lands on a bird seed truck. The chase
is on!
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From a parade with a marching band and a visit to Chez Snobbe, a fancy
restaurant, to a circus, the kids and Barney are on a pursuit for the egg.
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When a juggler sends it flying, the kids lose all hope of finding it, but
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Barney tells them to not give up. After learning it ended up on a balloon,
the group imagines (with the help of the audience) flying on an airplane
made out of a log. Barney's friend, the Collector, has the egg as a ballast
(to keep the balloon steady), but after some convincing, he drops it and
Abby catches it just in time. Back on the farm, the egg hatches in the
barn, revealing a koala-like creature, named Twinken.
Twinken shows Abby's dream (to be a jockey and win a horse race) to
everyone. Cody apologizes to Barney for being mean to him and admits
he thinks he's cool. Barney accepts his apology and tells Cody he thinks
he's cool too and the two share a hug. Twinken then shows Barney's
dream : "a special time, a special place and sharing it with the people he
loves," which leads Barney and the rest of the cast to sing "I Love You."
Baby Bop gets sleepy, which prompts BJ to decide that they're ready to
go home. The film ends with Barney turning back into a doll with Twinken
sitting right next to him, as the two of them wink.
Cast
Barney (Voice: Bob West, Costume: David Joyner)
Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Costume: Jeff Ayers)
BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Costume: Jeff
Brooks)
Cody Newton (Trevor Morgan)
Abby Newton (Diana Rice)
Marcella (Kyla Pratt)
Grandpa Greenfield (George Hearn)
Grandma Greenfield (Shirley Douglas)
Mrs. Mildred Goldfinch (Renee Madeline
Le Guerrier)
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Baby Fig (David Larouche / Edouard "Barney" the purple
dinosaur poses with actor
Larouche)
Trevor Morgan after
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Twinken (Voice: James LeBrecht) "Barney" placed his
footprints in cement during
Mr. Millet (Rock Jutras)
ceremonies at the La Brea
Dad (Alan Fawcett) Tar Pits April 8, 1998,
commemorating his motion
Mom (Jane Wheeler)
picture debut in "Barney's
The Collector (Steffen Foster) Great Adventure:The Movie."
Morgan co-stars with
FAN The Juggler (Michael Davis) "Barney" in the film.
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Stanley Stillz (David Lebel)
Policeman (John Dunn-Hill)
Parade Stilt Walkers (Andre St-Jean & Paul Vachon)
Songs
1. Barney - The Song (sung by Bernadette Peters)
2. Imagine
3. Let Me Call You Sweetheart
4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
5. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
6. If You're Happy and You Know It
7. Who's Inside It?
8. If All the Raindrops
9. We're Gonna Find a Way
10. I Love You
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Spanish version of the cover
11. You Can Do Anything
12. Rainbows Follow the Rain
13. Barney - The Song (Reprise)
Production
Development
Word of a Barney film first arose in November 1992 when Debbie Ries,
sales director for the Lyons Group said plans for a movie was in the
works.[2] In 1993, it was later announced by creator Sheryl Leach at the
The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. that a movie was coming.
Later in 1994, a Barney Magazine states that Barney would star in his first
ever film entitled Barney: The Movie.
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At the time of development, around the mid-nineties, all the major film
studios wanted to do a Barney feature, with the production companies
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pitching to the owners of Barney. One of the studios even assembled the
executives together to sing "I Love You" to Sheryl Leach when she arrived
to the respective studio.
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offer.[3]
Director of the film, Steve Gomer was approached for the feature by an
individual who called in regards that a musical Barney film was being
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did express interest in doing the film.
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An initial script was already penned, by series writer Stephen White,
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however it was cut down as the director viewed the script as lengthy.[8]
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Script Changes
Originally the egg was going to hatch a giant bird, who misses its
mother.
Baby Bop and BJ were expected to make a lot more screen time,
appearing in the farmhouse attic, but those scenes were soon
scrapped, as Gomer claimed the scenes to be "unaffordable."
Miss Goldfinch was originally planned to be a comedic character, as
apposed to the more subdued character of the final film.
The circus scenes and the "Collector" character were not in the
original drafts. In addition, rather than using a log, Barney and
friends would have built a plane out of cardboard boxes.[9]
The film originally saw our main characters, Cody, Abby, Marcella,
Miss Goldfinch, the grandparents, Baby Bop, BJ, and the little bird,
each have dreams and desires that would've been fulfilled by the
end of the film.
Casting
On July 25, 1996, it was announced that John Travolta, Demi Moore, Rosie
O’Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver were expected to
make cameos in the film. These cameos never occurred in the final film.[10]
Actress Mara Wilson was offered a role in the film, but turned it down out
of frustration of being branded in "cute" movies.
Filming
Gomer expressed desire to work in Montreal, Canada to save on the cost
of filming the movie.
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To Sheryl Leach, it was a joy of filming as she stated "It was a joy to do the
film because it took me back to the early days in Barney's development.
FANDOM Just like the beginning days of Barney, this movie takes him to places
children have never experienced with him before. The film was a great
opportunity to open new story lines and environments so that children
can travel to new places with their friend, Barney," Leach says. "The film
goes to some incredible places that we hope will appeal not only to
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"take the familiar Barney and put him outdoors and in other very different
settings from his traditional environments." The film was shot on locations
outside Montreal, Canada, including the renowned Ste. AnnedeBellevue's
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was initially a bit skeptical of the large purple star.[11]
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Release
Theatrical
The film was initially scheduled for a summer release of 1995, through
Geffen Pictures and Warner Bros. The film was later delayed for a release
of 1997.[12] In that same year, Polygram grabbed the distribution rights
from Geffen and Warner Bros with a new release of 1998. The film held it's
world premiere on March 27, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, the same
stage where Barney preformed 12 sold-out concerts four years before.[13]
it was later released worldwide on April 3, 1998.
Marketing
On June 20, 1997, Barney himself announced his film at a news
conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Later in 1997, teaser trailers for the
film Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie arose on VHS cassettes with
some Barney Home Videos.
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feature on the DVD to Barney's Great Adventure.
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Confirmed promotional partners include Southwest Airlines, Chef
Boyardee, Planet Hollywood, Luv’s and New Balance.[14]
Home Media
Barney's Great Adventure was released on VHS and DVD on September 1,
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1998 by Polygram. After PolyGram went defunct, the film was re-released
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The film was re-released again on DVD in 2015 with a "Happy Faces"
cover. Barney's Great Adventure was also released on the streaming
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Plans for the home video release included no less than nine cross-
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promotional partners, several of which are prominent in supermarkets.
The list includes Kellogg's, Smucker's, Tyson chicken, Luv's Diapers and
TDK blank videocassettes. Others are Hasbro, Microsoft, Advo/Mailboxes
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Plus and Polaroid.[15]
TV Reception
Critical Reception
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The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from film critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has a "Rotten" score of 32%, based on
25 reviews with only 8 fresh reviews, and a rating of a 5.03 out of 10.[16] It
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was nominated for two awards at the 19th Golden Raspberry Awards:
"Worst New Star" (Barney) and "Worst Original Song" (Barney - The
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the former award was tied with Ringmaster.
Box office
In its limited release weekend, the film grossed $2,203,865 and ranked
#11.[17]A week later, in wide release, it grossed $1,382,373 and ranked
#15.[18] By the end of its run, the film grossed $12,218,638 in the domestic
box office, almost returning its $15 million budget.[19]
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Trivia
This is the first time that "I Love You" was sung for three verses (The
1st and last verses are the same).
"If You're Happy and You Know It" is much more grander and longer
on the soundtrack than in the movie.
Baby Bop and BJ have very minor roles in the film (almost like
cameo appearances).
The only way to get the original widescreen / theatrical print on
video is on the laser disc version.
Although the Caption Center WGBH Educational Foundation mostly
captioned all Barney installments since 1993, this film is one
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exception, as it is closed-captioned
by the National Captioning Institute.
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Trailers and Clips
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Interviews
References
1. Barney goes to the movies (https://kidscreen.com/1997/10/01/1922
3-19971001/#)
2. BONKERS FOR BARNEY! (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archiv
e/local/1992/11/22/bonkers-for-barney/90921ad4-5840-4182-a22
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3. South Park’s Evil Geniuses and the Triumph of No-Brow Culture (htt
ps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/south-parks-evil-
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geniuses-and-the-triumph-of-no-brow-culture-65739//#)
4. Geffen gets Barney pic (https://variety.com/1994/voices/columns/g
effen-gets-barney-pic-1117862488//#)
5. Anti-Black statements don't make 'Barney' blue (https://www.news
papers.com/clip/33879840/herald-and-review/)
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recordings: The purple dinosaur’s ‘multi-year, multi-album’ deal is
for ‘seven figures,’ firm’s CEO says. Barney’s first album is due in
August. (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-18-ca
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7. Polygram grabs ‘Barney’ (http://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/p
olygram-grabs-barney-1117434423/#)
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Listen Notes (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-look-bac
k/barneys-great-adventure-AwDgJKqX3kl/?fbclid=IwAR1_DlUi_E-
MOVIES vOjIN67VpyeWTxg8h-P3e5H77NPTUaax6hkzexm3hhsrVbOo/#)
9. Interview with Stephen White (http://playgroundhollywood.blogspo
t.com/2015/11/interview-stephen-white-writer-from.html/#)
TV 10. Barney now a Polygramosaurus (https://variety.com/1996/voices/c
olumns/barney-now-a-polygramosaurus-1117862952/) July 25,
1996 Retrieved August 15, 2022.
VIDEO 11. Barney Movie Production Notes (http://www.cinemareview.com/pro
duction.asp?prodid=136/#)
12. Preschool Video Comes Of Age (https://books.google.com/books?id
WIKIS =rgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=barney:+the+movie+ge
ffen+pictures&source=bl&ots=eVKU6sb-Ac&sig=ACfU3U1j9gc03oM
LTWQKtQAWIptRgJ5QEg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAuNT_t8jxAh
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WIKI Xvk2oFHcV4BBI4HhDoATAJegQIFhAD#v=onepage&q=barney%3A%
20the%20movie%20geffen%20pictures&f=false/#)
13. FILM IN REVIEW - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/19
98/03/27/movies/film-in-review-218464.html/#)
14. News Briefs (https://kidscreen.com/1997/11/01/19916-19971101/)
November 1, 1997 Retrieved November 22, 2022
15. BTS GETTING DIRECT-TO-VIDEO, FAMILY FOCUS (https://www.super
marketnews.com/archive/bts-getting-direct-video-family-focus)
June 22, 1998 Retrieved November 22, 2022
16. Barney's Great Adventure (1998) - Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.ro
ttentomatoes.com/m/barneys_great_adventure/#)
17. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?
yr=1998&wknd=14&p=.htm
18. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?
yr=1998&wknd=15&p=.htm
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