Set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and xan michaletos, an intrepid young boy who. Together they find an orphaned cheetah cub, duma, and raise her as a pet. Director carroll ballard does not direct many movies, but when he does you can count on a beautiful movie. In 1986 fritolay introduced the chester cheetah, an anthropomorphic cheetah, as the mascot for their cheetos. Imagine further that one day you and your dad rescue an abandoned cheetah cub.
For california teenagers ted johnson, and his sister susan, a summer vacation in africa turns into an incredible adventure and a struggle for survival. But some relationships cannot last, and in this case, xan must learn the hard lesson. Duma is a movie about many things about loyalty, about the majesty and danger of nature, about selfsufficiency in the face of the uncertainty and, sometimes, the hardship of childhood. When was the first name duma first recorded in the united states. The former saturday night live and ghostbusters star is reportedly in talks to take on the main villain role in warner bros. Xan grows incredibly attached to the cheetah, which the family names duma. Set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and a courag. Xan faces the true test of love when he must cross the wilds of southern africa to return his best friend to his rightful home.
Todays fact is about cheetahs and south africa, simultaneously. The photography is fantastic, and the story ends with angst and hope. Eamonn walker in duma 2005 campbell scott and alex michaeletos in. Finally, imagine being 12 years old and watching your new pet mature into the fastest land animal on earth. Duma gets kidnapped by poachers who wants to race her against greyhounds. Set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and an intrepid young boy named. But some relationships cannot last, and in this case, xan must learn the hard lesson that not all animals are. His father and him find a abandoned cheetah on the road and name it duma which. A young boy and his family adopt an orphaned baby cheetah named duma, with the understanding that it will. The families arrive at cheetah valley to release duma and notice another cheetah. Aug 04, 2005 the story told in duma is simple only on the surface. At first the story line may seem a bit simple, but then you will notice all the serous issues duma deals with. Over time, xan grows incredibly attached to the cheetah, which the family names duma. Set in the exotic country of south africa, this powerful adventure film tells the story of the unbreakable friendship between a cheetah named duma the swahili word for male cheetah cuband an intrepid young boy named xan alexander michaletos, who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of southern africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilderness.
When the family stumbles upon an abandoned baby cheetah one afternoon, xan takes the. The 12yearold boy helped raise the cheetah, after he and his father found it as a cub. Xan alexander michaletos lives on a ranch in kenya with his mother hope davis and father campbell scott. Duma dc comics, a character in the sandman comic book series duma 2005 film, a 2005 american family drama adventure film duma 2011 film, a documentary about the abuse of women in arab and palestinian society. Instead, they sneak off to rescue duma with morogos help. But when duma is stolen by corrupt gamblers, ted and susan set out alone across the uncharted wildnerness to find her. Animal lovers will enjoy seeing all of the herds and flocks at play here. Set in the exotic country of south africa, this powerful adventure film tells the story of the unbreakable friendship between a cheetah named dumathe swahili word for male cheetah cuband an intrepid young boy named xan alexander michaletos, who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of southern africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilderness. It features the phrase hakuna matata which became famous when disney released the lion king five years later.
This trend continues with duma, with equally satisfactory results. The closest movie i can think of is called duma 2004 this family drama explores the bonds of friendship between man and beast. Cheetah, also known as cheetah and friends, is a 1989 family drama film from walt disney pictures starring keith coogan and lucy deakins. When young xan alexander michaeletos befriends an orphaned cheetah named duma, he commits a pure act of selfless love and traverses the southern region of africa, just so he can help his pal return to his one true home the wild. When 10old xan and his father peter come across an orphaned cheetah cub, they name their new friend duma, the swahili name for cheetah, and he quickly becomes a member of the family. Cheetah lovers will cherish seeing duma run and play and purr with her human friends. Harsh south african landscapes, stalking lions, crocodiles, river rapids and a mysterious. During a nightly porsche ride with his doting rascal xan, white south african farmer peter finds and adopts an orphaned cheetah cub, dubbed duma just swahili for cheetah. Why does disney always make movies about kids befriending animals and saving them from poachers. This motion picture was loosely based on alan caillous novel the cheetahs.
And before the kids visit is up, the cheetah, full grown and named duma, has become coveted by a local indian storekeeper, who figures he. Duma is a 2005 american family drama adventure film about a young south african boys friendship with an orphaned cheetah. For xan alexander michaletos, life is about his father, their farm in south africa, and their rescued cheetah, duma. She gets bigger and they try to teach her how to hunt with little success. My name is duma, and i am a cheetah from the plains of africa. Duma is the titular tritagonist of disneys 1989 liveaction film cheetah.
He traverses the southern region of africa, a long and difficult journey, just so he can help his pal return to his one true home. Set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and an intrepid young boy named xan alexander michaletos, who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of southern africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilds. Xan faces the true test of love when he must cross the wilds of southern africa to. Peter made clear from the start that the cheetah should be returned to the wild before its full adulthood. Apr 22, 2005 duma set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and an intrepid young boy named xan alexander michaletos, who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of southern africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilds.
With their new friend, morogo, a masai tribal boy, they share an amazing, confusing, and funny crosscultural friendship. After adopting a cheetah into his family, a boy flees into the african plain to. An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in south. Patel who had unsuccessfully tried to buy duma hires an opportunistic englishman named. Watch duma movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. But all along, xan knows hell have to return duma to the wild. Duma 2005 duma reminded me of one of my favorite books rules of the bone.
There is a cheetah named duma and an intrepid young boy named xan, who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of southern africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilds. An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in south africa. She is an orphaned cheetah who was adopted by the two main protagonists, ted and susan, after the death of her mother. The boy, named xan, lives on a farm in south africa. Jan 07, 2008 for those of you people who havent heard of the movie duma, it is about a boy named zaan who lives in south africa. The boy, whose name is xan zan, promised his recently deceased father that he would agree to take the cheetah back where they found it. Just like so many of carroll ballards movies this is a classic family movie.
A true story from africa is the real life story of a boy who was raised with a cheetah named dooms. May 27, 2005 during a nightly porsche ride with his doting rascal xan, white south african farmer peter finds and adopts an orphaned cheetah cub, dubbed duma just swahili for cheetah. Cheetah, also known as cheetah and friends, is a 1989 american family drama film from walt. Your introduced to a cheetah named duma by a 12 year old boy xan who finds him all alone. The cheetah has often been featured in marketing and animation. The powerful tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and a courageous young boy named xan. They find a baby cheetah after the mother is killed by poacher. It becomes the boys inseparable playmate, even taking it to bed.
Set in the exotic country of south africa, this film tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and xan alexander michaletos, an intrepid. Released 2005, duma stars alex michaeletos, eamonn walker, campbell scott, hope davis the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of 82 out of 100 on metacritic. Lisa papineau, actress in the 1920s, and her pet cheetah. Duma set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and an intrepid young boy named xan alexander michaletos, who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of southern africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilds. The book how it was with dooms tells the true story of a family raising an orphaned cheetah cub named dooms in kenya. Duma dvd ws set in the exotic country of south africa, this powerful adventure film tells the story of the unbreakable friendship between a cheetah named dumathe swahili word for male cheetah cuband an intrepid young boy named xan alexander michaletos, who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of southern africa to return his best friend to his. An emergency forces the family to move to the city, and xan realizes that duma, now fully grown, should be returned to the wild. Next time you see a cheetah at the zoo or in a book or movie, think of my creator, who has given me special, incredible designs so i can do what i was designed to dorun really fast. It is a movie about friendship between a boy living in south africa and a cheetah named duma. Set in the exotic country of south africa, this film tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and xan michaletos, an. He traverses the southern region of africa, a long and difficult journey, just so he can help his pal return to his one true home the wild.
They suspect patel but they are suppose to return home. Duma means cheetah in the swahili language, but its also the title of the 2005 film set in south africa and telling the story of a boy named xan who finds an orphan cheetah named duma and his quest to return him to the wild. There is a happy ending to this story, which is a relief, once one realizes that the skins on the poachers walls came from living, thriving animals of the wild. But when duma is stolen by corrupt gamblers, ted and susan set out alone across.
The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name duma is tuesday, may 15th, 1883. Duma is a 2005 american family drama adventure film about a young south african boys friendship with an orphaned cheetah, set in the country of south africa and based on how it was with dooms by carol cawthra hopcraft and xan hopcraft. One night a young white south african boy named xan alex michaletos is driving down a dark ribbon of road with his dad campbell scott. He says the film has the same magical qualities as ballards. For those of you people who havent heard of the movie duma, it is about a boy named zaan who lives in south africa. Duma lives with them until he is almost full grown.
Dumameans cheetah in the swahili language, but its also the title of the 2005 film set in south africa and telling the story of a boy named xan who finds an orphan cheetah named duma and his quest to return him to the wild. Cheetah, also known as cheetah and friends, is a 1989 family drama film about three kids trying to save a cheetah from the hands of poachers. The powerful tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and a courageous young 12yearold boy named xan michaletos. The week before xan and father peter campbell scott plan to release duma, peter passes away. She is later captured by opportunistic gamblers and forced to run against greyhounds in a dog race. Set in the exotic country of south africa, this powerful adventure film tells the story of the unbreakable friendship between a cheetah named dumathe swahili. Duma walt disneys liveaction film cheetah fuli the lion guard chase power rangers beast morphers tally the wild thornberrys movie. Xan alex michaeletos with his pal duma right in the movie that bears the cheetahs fictional name. Duma is a wildlife adventure about a young boy who braves the african wilderness with his pet cheetah, duma, to return duma to the wild. Dooms is a story that i recommend for all children, that adults can enjoy right alongside of them. Dec 09, 2010 the closest movie i can think of is called duma 2004 this family drama explores the bonds of friendship between man and beast. Cheetah, also known as cheetah and friends, is a 1989 american family drama film from walt disney pictures starring keith coogan and lucy deakins. The boy, named xan, lives on a farm in south africa, where he and.
He is a california student who befriends a masai boy named morogo and adopts an oprhaned cheetah named duma he was portrayed by keith coogan, who also played tods younger self in the fox and the hound and brad anderson from adventures in babysitting. His father and him find a abandoned cheetah on the road and name it. Carroll ballards duma is just the kind of film audiences say they hunger for. They journey together to get duma back to his rightful home in the wilds. Set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma. In this case, a young boy, xan alexander michaletos, befriends a cheetah named duma and commits a true act of selfless love. Trailer set in the exotic country of south africa, duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named duma and xan michaletos, an intrepid young.
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