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This family adventure concerns Ryan (Ryan Slater), a ten-year-old boy who has traveled to China with his father, a scientist working with a wildlife preserve dedicated to the rescue and protection of ... read more read more...giant pandas, who are quickly becoming an endangered species in their native land. However, the preserve is faced with a severe budget cut that would close them down unless they can produce a living panda cub. Ryan, his father Michael (Stephen Lang), and a local girl acting as translator (Huang Fei) set out in search of a baby panda. However, when they find one, the bear is being pursued by poachers. Ryan becomes separated from the rest of the group, and he alone must guide the young panda to the safety of the preserve, with the hunters hot on his trail and without the help of his father or their translator. The Amazing Panda Adventure was shot on location in Mainland China's Sichuan province. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Christopher Cain

Release Date: August 25, 1995

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DVD Release Date: September 3, 2002

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  • June 7, 2011
    We really didn't need another kid and his animal picture, but it seems we can't escape them. This one has a panda, and is sort of like Free Willy.
  • May 30, 2010
    really good action.
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    June 5, 2011
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    Not a terrible kids movie, just a rediculous one.
  • February 12, 2008
    This is like Homeward Bound, but in China. I've seen it about 3 or 4 times. Highly recommended. Did you know that pandas eat bananas if they can find them? Also eggs and fish. Also, did you know that China loans out its pandas to foreign zoos for one million dollars per year... read more? And all cubs are automatically labeled "property" of the PRC. Also, before they were scientifically catagorized in 1901, they were called "Mottled Bears." Very interesting.
  • May 9, 2009
    A really fun kid's adventure movie that I watched many times.
  • June 11, 2008
    There's nothing amazing about this adventure, except for some nice cinematography, a decent score, and some awfully cute pandas. It's been a while since I've seen action sequences that appear to be spoofs of themselves (this is by no means a comedy). The casting is just atrocious... read more, and the writing is only a bit better. And if I were in charge of special effects, I would have chosen to leave my name off of the credits. I would only recommend this to pop into the DVD player at bedtime for your toddler, it works as a good sedative.
  • September 10, 2007
    BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN!
    They TOTALLY DUBBED IN the adult Panda's lines. It's voice was way too low. And that growling scene? Totally fake... A Panda doesn't make sounds like that, it was a Grizzly Bear or something.
  • April 13, 2007
    It has been years since I watched this one... All that I remember was that I refused to watch it for 3 years because it scared me really badly, and I don't think that we have it anymore....
  • February 27, 2007
    Great adventure movie. Very cute and heartwarming. I love the baby panda, he steals every scene he is in. I love how the panda cubs are so full of life. They are just adoreable. The is definitely a great family movie. It has a great message to it. Worth seeing.
  • January 24, 2007
    This film was okay. It is definitely a kids film and to my adult tastes...it was lacking in the storyline.

Critic Reviews


Daniel M. Kimmel
May 8, 2005
Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety

Harmless family fare might be deemed politically correct for its concern for endangered species, but whitewashing of Chinese regime will strike adults... as somewhat bizarre. Full Review

Susan Wloszczyna
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

Pandas are many things. Adorable fuzzballs. Voracious eaters. Vanishing species. But, as actors, they are black and white and dull all over, which The Amazing Panda Adventure demonstrates all too well.

Sandie Angulo Chen
December 7, 2010
Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media

Adorable real pandas but otherwise sappy animal adventure. Full Review

Staci Layne Wilson
December 31, 2004
Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 29, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Fine family film about the ties that bind-both human and animal. Full Review

Stephen Holden
May 20, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Kevin Thomas
August 15, 2002
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Mick LaSalle
January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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