Prehysteria! 3

"The mini dinos score a hole in one of fun!"

1995 1h 24m EN

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4.3

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★4.3TMDB · 21

Science FictionFamilyFantasyComedy

Synopsis

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Pygmy dinosaurs help young Ellie MacGregor and her father fight off bank foreclosure and takeover of their mini golf course by her greedy uncle.

“The mini dinos score a hole in one of fun!”

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Cast

Whitney Anderson
Ella
Matthew Bartilson
Rich Kid #1
Owen Bush
Mr. Cranston
Dave Buzzotta
Heath
Peter Dennis
Snooty Driver
Thomas Emery Dennis
Dole
Colter Fleming
Rich Kid #3
John Fujioka
Mr. Yamamoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David DeCoteau
Writers: Brent V. Friedman, Neil Ruttenberg, Mark Goldstein
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David DeCoteau, shot by James Lawrence Spencer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Band. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Petschek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Whitney Anderson and Matthew Bartilson and Owen Bush carry the top of the cast.

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DIRECTOR

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Marketing tagline: "The mini dinos score a hole in one of fun!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David DeCoteau directs. James Lawrence Spencer behind the camera. Richard Band scores. Paul Petschek cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Prehysteria Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by David DeCoteau, shot by James Lawrence Spencer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Richard Band. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Paul Petschek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Whitney Anderson and Matthew Bartilson and Owen Bush carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The mini dinos score a hole in one of fun!".
9IMDB entry: tt0114173 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: James Lawrence Spencer
Original score: Richard Band
Editing: Paul Petschek
Production design: Milo
Costume design: Dennis McCarthy
Makeup / hair: Palah Sandling
Sound: Mike Draghi
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Prehysteria! 3 (1995)

Part of

Prehysteria Collection

Prehysteria! is a series of three family-oriented, non-horror, monster movie films made in the early to mid-1990s about the adventures of five miniature baby dinosaurs named after famous pop musicians. The dinosaurs were Elvis, a male Tyrannosaurus rex, Paula, a female Brachiosaurus, Jagger, a male Stegosaurus, Hammer, a male Chasmosaurus, and Madonna, a female Geosternbergia (despite having the crest of a male). The films were made by Moonbeam Entertainment, the family-oriented sub-brand of B-movie producer Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment. Richard Band, Michael Bishop, and Fuzzbee Morse composed the music for the movies.