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Writer:
William Overgard (writer)
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Release Date:
11 February 1977 (USA) more
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Plot:
Wealthy big game hunter (Boone), along with his group, gets trapped in pre-historic times where they are stalked by a ferocious dinosaur. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Richard Boone ... Masten Thrust Jr.

Joan Van Ark ... Francesca 'Frankie' Banks
Steven Keats ... Chuck Wade
Luther Rackley ... Bunta
Masumi Sekiya ... Hazel
William Ross ... Hal - Mother 1 Chief Technician
Carl Hansen ... Barney
Tetsu Nakamura ... Dr. Kawamoto
Nancy Magsig ... Thrust's Girl on Plane
Don Maloney
Vanessa Cristina ... Reporter
James Dale
Hyoei Enoki (as Hyoe Enoki)
Shunsuke Kariya ... Caveman Leader
Gary Gundersen
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kyokutei tankensen Pora-Bora (Japan)
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Runtime:
USA:95 min (TV version) | Japan:106 min (uncut version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The T-Rex Costume was also used in 'Kyôryû sensô Aizenbôgu' for Lord Tyrannus. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When hit in the head by a boulder, the tyrannosaurus' head visibly dents and then pops back into shape. more
Quotes:
Francesca: I can take giant turtles and dinosaurs, but leeches... yuck! more
Soundtrack:
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Difficult To Rate This Film, 16 December 2000
Author: ray59 from Pennsylvania, USA

This one is just impossible to rate. I liked it; but I don't know why.

The dinosaur effects work is mostly terrible, and Tsuburaya should be ashamed of that T-Rex; although the man-in-a-suit Triceratops is ambitious and interesting, and the charge of the primitive mammal is beautifully done.

So why did they put those big, puppy-dog eyes on that T-Rex?

The overall story is above average for a 70s made-for-TV. I really liked Richard Boone as the world's wealthiest man. He was playing a kind of cross between Hugh Heffner (in later years) and Teddy Roosevelt! The writing actually manages a rather poignant touch at the film's close. It was an unexpected ending.

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