The Good Dinosaur Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

An Apatosaurus named Arlo and his unlikely human friend travel through a harsh and mysterious landscape, where Arlo learns to confront his fears, discovering what he is truly capable of.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The Good Dinosaur asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

Cited as official plot version from disney.com

Adventure Family Animation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Good Dinosaur.

• F
  Frances McDormand

  ... Momma

  Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

• R
  Raymond Ochoa

  ... Arlo [Apatosaurus]

• 
  Jeffrey Wright

  ... Poppa [Arlo’s father]

  The Batman, The Batman Part II

• 
  Steve Zahn

  ... Thunderclap [Pterodactyl]

  Bandidas, Diary of a Wimpy Kid

• A
  AJ Buckley

  ... Nash [T-Rex]

  Blue Car

• 
  Anna Paquin

  ... Ramsey [T-Rex]

  American Underdog, The Romantics

• S
  Sam Elliott

  ... Butch [T-Rex]

  The Big Bang, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot

• M
  Marcus Scribner

  ... Buck [Arlo’s brother]

  Along for the Ride, How to Blow Up a Pipeline

• J
  Jack Bright

  ... Spot

Crew Behind the Film

The The Good Dinosaur behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Peter Sohn last directed Elemental.

Director

Peter Sohn

Screenwriters

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Producer

John Walker

Production Details

What we know about the The Good Dinosaur movie production.

Key Facts

• The Good Dinosaur director Peter Sohn made his directorial debut with the Pixar short film "Partly Cloudy." He has worked in the art, story and animation departments, and also has voiced the characters of Emile from Academy Award®-winning Ratatouille and Scott “Squishy” Squibbles from Monsters University.
• Pixar veteran Bob Peterson [former director] said he was inspired by a World's Fair he attended as a child where he saw animatronic dinos created by Disney (8-20-11).

Production Updates for The Good Dinosaur

Oct 2015

Completed

Changed The Good Dinosaur movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2013

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jun 2011

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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