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Dinosaurus!

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Lightning brings to life a brontosaur, a tyrannosaur and a caveman (Paul Lukather) in the 20th century.

Critics Reviews

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Time Out Ludicrous but mildly more engaging than the customary Killer-B. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Howard Thompson New York Times Motion picture art hit rock bottom all over town yesterday with the arrival of Dinosaurus! Rated: 1/5 May 10, 2005 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Gregg Martell is a hoot as the bewildered caveman, anticipating Brendan Fraser's later turn in Encino Man, and the effects are similarly enjoyable. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 8, 2019 Full Review TV Guide Definitely for the younger set. Rated: 2/4 Apr 2, 2013 Full Review Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2004 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Too goofy to dislike Rated: 3/5 Oct 16, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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CodyZamboni Z Kid friendly movie is cheap, and cheesy, but mostly watchable due to the dino action , But the fun ceases anytime the unfrozen caveman shows up, Too much time spent on his unfunny schtick, Movie's best scene reminded me of the final battle in Aliens. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Dan M Comical and corny. Not a great film by far, but for what it is it's not too bad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Dallas H This movie's production makes me think it is a blended version of Gilligan's Island and Land of the Lost. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Audience Member I've always wondered if the fight between the steam shovel and the T-Rex in the film's climax influenced James Cameron when he filmed the climactic battle between Ripley in the loader and the Queen alien. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review Audience Member A classic in it's own curious way. Certainly, one that doesn't nearly get enough love. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Writers: Jack H. Harris (original idea), Dan E. Weisburd Stars: Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson-------- Dinosaurus! comes from producer Jack H. Harris and director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Harris and Irvin S. Yeaworth had previously collaborated on the quintessential 1950s B-budget monster movie The Blob (1958) and had then gone onto make the quite good phantom mad scientist effort The 4D Man (1959). Dinosaurus! would be their third and final collaboration together. Dinosaurus! came on the tail end of the 1950s cycle of revived dinosaur films that began with The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953). Hurricane pulls up perfectly preserved dinosaur bodies from the ocean floor; Tyrannosaur and Brontosaurus, and a caveman. Lightning strikes, dinosaurs come to lift and terrorize bad actors. Caveman comes to life also, befriends kid, and ends up riding the brontosaurus. Dinosaurus! has a fairly awful reputation but contrarily I rather liked it. The special effects come from Tim Baar, Wah Chang and Gene Warren. The dinosaurs (there's only two ) are of the stop motion variety and you won't ever mistake them as being done by legendary effects man Ray Harryhausen. The juvenile nature of the film, along with some naff neanderthal-based comedy, make it just a little too cloying at times, but as a fan of dinosaur movies in general, and especially those that make use of stop motion animation, I couldn't help but be entertained. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Lightning brings to life a brontosaur, a tyrannosaur and a caveman (Paul Lukather) in the 20th century.
Director
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Producer
Jack H. Harris
Screenwriter
Dan E. Weisburd
Production Co
Fairview Productions
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 25m