---
title: 'Cheetah (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jeff Blyth'
released: '1989-08-18'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cheetah-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097053/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cheetah (1989)

1989 · 83 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Cheetah, also known as Cheetah and Friends, is a 1989 American family drama film from Walt Disney Pictures starring Keith Coogan and Lucy Deakins. This motion picture was loosely based on Alan Caillou's novel The Cheetahs. It was shot in Nairobi, Kenya. This motion picture features the phrase "Hakuna matata" which became famous when Disney released The Lion King five years later. It was first screened alongside a re-issue of the 1948 animated short, Mickey and the Seal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jeff Blyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-blyth)
- **Screenplay:** [Erik Tarloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-tarloff), [John Cotter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cotter), [Griff Du Rhone](https://cinepixo.com/people/griff-du-rhone)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bruce Rowland](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-rowland)
- **Producer:** [Robert Halmi Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-halmi-sr)

## Cast

- [Keith Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-coogan)
- [Lucy Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-deakins)
- [Collin Mothupi](https://cinepixo.com/people/collin-mothupi)

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Official site: https://movies.disney.com/cheetah
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cheetah-1989
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