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A "born free" type story set in Kenya about an orphaned cheetah cub that is adopted and raised by an American family.A "born free" type story set in Kenya about an orphaned cheetah cub that is adopted and raised by an American family.A "born free" type story set in Kenya about an orphaned cheetah cub that is adopted and raised by an American family.
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Coogan in Africa
Los Angeles teenager Keith Coogan (as Ted Johnson) and pretty sister Lucy Deakins (as Susan) go to live in Kenya for six months. They befriend local goat-herder Colin Mothupi (as Morogo) and adopt a young cheetah after its mother is killed by poachers. Animals in captivity don't learn to hunt properly, and are therefore not easy to return to the wild. When it's time to leave, Mr. Coogan tries to teach "Cheetah" to hunt, but the cat hasn't a clue. Since this seems to be a relatively free-to-roam "outside" cat, you have to wonder if something else is wrong - but, probably, we're just supposed to go with the flow. Also strange is how Coogan and Ms. Deakins share a bedroom - but they seem mature enough to work out any awkwardness. Things get really hairy when poachers target "Cheetah" at the same time Coogan and company are scheduled to leave the continent. The story is far too simple, but the cast is likable and the African locations are very beautiful.
****** Cheetah (8/18/89) Jeff Blyth ~ Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins, Colin Mothupi, Timothy Landfield
****** Cheetah (8/18/89) Jeff Blyth ~ Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins, Colin Mothupi, Timothy Landfield
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- Also known as
- Cheetah & The Hare
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- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,153,677
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,636,118
- Aug 20, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $8,153,677
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