Dinosaur!

"An Amazing Look at the Prehistoric Giants"

1985 1h 0m EN

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7.5

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8.6

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★7.5TMDB · 15★8.6IMDB · 155

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Synopsis

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An entertaining documentary look at dinosaurs with Emmy Award-winning special effects, feature film clips and stills, commentary by leading paleontologists of the time, and an on camera as well as voice-over narrative by Christopher Reeve. Shot on location in Los Angeles and New York at the American Museum of Natural History

“An Amazing Look at the Prehistoric Giants”

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Cast

Christopher Reeve
Narrator (voice)
Robert Bakker
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John Horner
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Dale A. Russell
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Philip Currie
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Guenette
Writers: Steven Paul Mark
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Guenette, shot by Philip Hurn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Christopher Reeve and Robert Bakker and John Horner carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An Amazing Look at the Prehistoric Giants".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0439543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Guenette directs. Philip Hurn behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Robert Guenette, shot by Philip Hurn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Christopher Reeve and Robert Bakker and John Horner carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An Amazing Look at the Prehistoric Giants".
7IMDB entry: tt0439543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "utah", "triceratops", "tyrannosaurus rex", "paleontology".