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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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10.13.09
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After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the unsuspecting population. Freed from his watery tomb, as well, is a very friendly Neanderthal man who proceeds to befriend a local orphan boy. The boy, Neanderthal and irritated dinosaur make for an interesting dramatic climax.
Movie Tagline:
Alive With Thrills!
Title: Dinosaurus!
Release Date: August 10, 1960
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Adventure
All Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 4.6
Brimstone Pit Rating: 5.6 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With D
MPAA Rating: PG
Director(s):
Irvin S. yeaworth Jr.
Cast:
Ward Ramsey ...Bart Thompson
Paul Lukather ...Chuck
Kristina Hanson ...Betty Piper
Alan Roberts ...Julio
Fred Engelberg ...Mike Hacker
Wayne C. Treadway ...Dumpy (as Wayne Treadway)
Luci Blaine ...Chica (as Luci Blain)
Howard Dayton ...Mousey
Jack younger ...Jasper
James Logan ...T.J. O'Leary
Wilhelm Samuel ...
Gregg Martell ...The Neanderthal
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Jack H. Harris
Irvin S. yeaworth Jr.
Writer(s):
Jack H. Harris
Dan E. Weisburd
Jean yeaworth
Composer(s):
Ronald Stein
More Movie Taglines:
- Alive With Thrills!
- Today's most astounding adventure...that started a million years ago!
Movie Trivia:
- Originally, it was intended for Steve McQueen to star in this film, after he had appeared in The Blob (1958) from the same producer and director. However, McQueen had been so difficult to work with, that they didn't even bother.
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During special-effects work on this picture, the stop-motion animation crew used their brontosaurus model and miniature jungle set to film a shot for an episode of TV's "The Twilight Zone" (1959), "The Odyssey of Flight 33."
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In 1960, Universal Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with SOS Pacific (1959).
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Marcel Delgado was given less than half the time originally agreed upon to create the dinosaur models used in the film. The studio initially agreed to give him five to six weeks, as he requested, but two weeks later he was told that they would begin production on Tuesday.
IMDB Links:
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Keywords:
Neanderthal, Prehistoric, Island, Creature, Dinosaur ...[more]
Keywords All:
Underwater, Loss Of Friend, Tropical Island, Tyrannosaurus, Fortress, Bully, Toilet Flush, Broken Mirror, Cut Hand, Lighting, Part Stop Motion, Sleeping On The Job, Animal In Title, Exclamation Point In Title, Quicksand, Wall Of Fire, Punctuation In Title, Caveman, Fight Between Dinosaurs, Stop Motion, One Word Title, Alcoholic, Drinking On The Job, Frozen Alive, Construction Crane, Interracial Relationship, Self Sacrifice, Blackmail, Stereotype, Brontosaurus, Resurrection, Homemade Bomb, Deceit, Animal Attack, Abandoned Mine, Bulldozer, Cave In, Axe, Revived, Title Spoken By Character
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Rating: 5.6 out of 10.0 - 70 votes cast total
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