How is it that I have yet to see this "Lost World" style fantasy-adventure film? It has dinosaurs in it! It also has William Katt, who I would have known, at the time, from his appearances in Carrie and The Greatest American Hero, Sean Young, who I would have likewise known, at the time, from Blade Runner and Stripes, and Patrick McGoohan, who I would have known from David Cronenberg's Scanners. I have watched many a movie that had far fewer points of interest to me than the four I just gave for Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend.
The movie also has a nifty Jerry Goldsmith score. One that was a part of a string of scores from him that featured extensive use of keyboard synthesizers. Others from this time period included the memorable scores for Gremlins, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Explorers, and Rambo: First Blood Part II. That is one hell of a creative hot streak for Goldsmith.
To be both honest and fair, there were, arguably, two primary reasons for my not having seen Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend in the mid-to-late 1980s.
First, it was released while I was living in Hong Kong. While I did see a great many films, and also learned that a great many films could and would be altered for international release, Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend was not one of them.
Second would be that it was a Disney film. Which meant that it was silly "Kid's Stuff" that, way back in 1985, 18-year-old me would not have been the least bit interested in seeing. Gah, I was such an immature dork back then. I really should give this movie a look.
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