Overview
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.
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Keith Coogan
Ted
Lucy Deakins
Susan
Timothy Landfield
Earl Johnson
Colin Mothupi
Morogo
Breon Gorman
Jean Johnson
Ka Vundla
Kipoin
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Lydia Kigada
Lani
Kuldeep Bhakoo
Patel
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Release Date
August 18, 1989
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama, Family
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