Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996)

International terrorists get a surprise when their cargo turns out to contain living dinosaurs. The army commando team now have to think fast, if they want to prevent the extinction of the human species, instead of the reptiles.

Director:

Jonathan Winfrey

Writer:

Rob Kerchner (story)

Stars:

Scott Valentine, Janet Gunn, Rick Dean

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Valentine	...	Col. Rance Higgins
Janet Gunn	...	Dr. Hodges
Rick Dean	...	Polchek
Anthony Peck	...	Gen. Pete Mercer
Rodger Halston	...	Sanders
Terri J. Vaughn	...	B.T. Coolidge
Billy Burnette	...	Furguson
Morgan Englund	...	Rossi
Stephen Lee	...	Sergeant
Justina Vail	...	Proudfoot
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Dolan
Abraham Gordon	...	Billings
Michael McDonald	...	Police Officer Wilson (as Michael James McDonald)
David Roberson	...	Johnson
Jonathan Winfrey	...	Bob

Storyline

International terrorists are terrified when their hijacked cargo turns out to be genetically engineered dinosaurs. Now... the army commando team attempting recovery of this secret cargo is about to make the same deadly discovery!

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Plot Keywords:

dinosaur | policewoman killing | general | third in trilogy | uniform | 

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Taglines:

Terror will never be extinct.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Primal Species

Company Credits

Production Co:

Concorde-New Horizons

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Rance throws the bomb into the Tyranosaur's mouth and detonates it a metal pole protruding from the puppets neck can be seen which previously connected the head to its body.

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Quotes

[When being attacked, and crammed in to a cramped space]
Dr. Hodges: There something I should tell you.
Col. Rance Higgins: Whats that?
Dr. Hodges: I'm clausterphobic
Col. Rance Higgins: Well, if you pass out on me now, you're dead!

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Crazy Credits

The American Dinosaur Association monitored all dinosaur action. Scenes depicting violence to dinosaurs were simulated. No dinosaur was harmed or mistreated during the making of this film.

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Connections

Follows Carnosaur 2 (1995)

User Reviews

Look out! It's a rubber raptor!

Here in England, we've not had the pleasure of seeing Carnosaur 1+2 and the film is just titled "Primal Species". Without the precedent of such un-doubtedly classic prequels, I had no idea what the film would be like (except for some guesswork based on the video cover).

Nothing much needs to be said about the film except that it is one of the worst of the worst of the worst films ever. Not that that's a huge criticism. It's extremely entertaining. To be honest the sight of those men in rubber dinosaur costumes was funnier than many proper comedies. Equally funny is the swat team leader's constant smirk and attempts to sound hard. The main death's were enjoyable too, firstly because the sight of fake monsters chewing on people is funny, and secondly because it meant that another annoying character had been wiped out.

For an alternative night's entertainment, I would recommend this in a double-bill with something like Demolition University. You'll laugh till you ache or simply fall asleep. Either way, you'll be happy.