Dinosaurus!

"Alive with thrills that started a million years ago!"

1960 1h 25m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 50

Science FictionHorror

Synopsis

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After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the unsuspecting population.

“Alive with thrills that started a million years ago!”

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Cast

Ward Ramsey
Bart Thompson
Paul Lukather
Chuck
Kristina Hanson
Betty Piper
Alan Roberts
Julio
Fred Engelberg
Mike Hacker
Wayne C. Treadway
Dumpy
Luci Blaine
Chica
Howard Dayton
Mousey

Credits

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Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Writers: Jean Yeaworth, Dan E. Weisburd
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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 Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ward Ramsey and Paul Lukather and Kristina Hanson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Alive with thrills that started a million years ago!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. directs. Stanley Cortez behind the camera. John A. Bushelman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor John A. Bushelman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ward Ramsey and Paul Lukather and Kristina Hanson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Alive with thrills that started a million years ago!".
8IMDB entry: tt0053768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stanley Cortez
Editing: John A. Bushelman
Makeup / hair: Don L. Cash
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Dinosaurus! (1960)

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Wuchak2020-07-04
★ 7/10
The “Jurassic Park” of its day While using explosives to build a harbor on a Caribbean island, a construction crew unearths a frozen tyrannosaurus, a brontosaurus and a caveman. They’re eventually regenerated during a storm and naturally terrorize the islanders. Ward Ramsey plays the construction boss and Kristina Hanson his girlfriend. Fred Engelberg is on hand as the abusive island authority. "Dinosaurus!" (1960) is a ‘B’ creature feature with a 50’s residue (being shot in 1959), but it was the “Jurassic Park” of its day, featuring stop-motion & miniature F/X mixed with puppets for close-ups. The story is simple, but it’s compelling entertainment; including a couple of laugh-out-loud moments with the Neanderthal (Gregg Martell). Kristina Hanson is fetching, especially in her one-piece bathing suit in the opening, but more shoulda been done with her than prancing around in a long dress (I’m thinking in terms of Beth Rogan in “Mysterious Island,” which was released the next year). A shot of the Tyrannosaurus was used six years later for the episode of Gilligan’s Island where Gilligan dreamed that the castaways were living in prehistoric times. The film runs 1 hour, 23 minutes and was shot at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. GRADE: B

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