Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone

2005 1h 15m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 32

FantasyScience FictionFamilyAnimation

Synopsis

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An Orphaned Boy sets out in search of adventure, but when a shipwreck lands him on an island where Dinosaurs and Humans coexist, he finds not only adventure but a family as well.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alyssa Milano
26 (voice)
Jamie Kennedy
Spazz (voice)
Kathy Griffin
Rhoga (voice)
Wayne Knight
Thudd (voice)
Malcolm McDowell
Ogthar (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan
Stinktooth (voice)
George Segal
Albagon (voice)
Diedrich Bader
John (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Davis Doi
Writers: James Gurney, Sean Roche
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Scott Arundale 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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Alyssa Milano and Jamie Kennedy and Kathy Griffin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0372238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Davis Doi directs. Mark Watters scores. Scott Arundale cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "Dinotopia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Mark Watters. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Scott Arundale shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alyssa Milano and Jamie Kennedy and Kathy Griffin carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0372238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Mark Watters
Editing: Scott Arundale
Runtime: 75 min · 1h 15m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)

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.