Discovering Dinotopia

2002 1h 27m EN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 49

AdventureFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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The citizens of Waterfall City flee for the tenuous safety of Earthfarm, abandoning their city to the dangerous Outsiders - who discover the key to Dinotopias future and threaten its survival.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wentworth Miller
David Scott
Len Goodman
Zippo
Adam Whisner
Announcer
Katie Carr
Marion
Jim Carter
Mayor Waldo
Alice Krige
Rosemary
Tyron Leitso
Karl Scott
Anna Maguire
Samantha Waldo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim VandeSteeg
Writers: Paul Carlson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 7

RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Dinotopia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Wentworth Miller and Len Goodman and Adam Whisner carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0322036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tim VandeSteeg directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Part of the "Dinotopia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Wentworth Miller and Len Goodman and Adam Whisner carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0322036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Discovering Dinotopia (2002)

Part of

Dinotopia Collection

Frank Scott, a wealthy American, crashes his plane in the Caribbean. Along with his two teenaged sons, Karl and David, survive, only to find themselves castaways on Dinotopia. Karl and David are constantly at odds, even as they struggle to adjust to life in their strange new world where talking dinosaurs live side by side in an uneasy alliance with humans.