Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996)

Director:

Jonathan Winfrey

Writer:

Rob Kerchner (story)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Terror will never be extinct.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Police | Uniform | Policewoman Killing | General

Cast

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 Evans	...	Proudfoot
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Dolan
Abraham Gordon	...	Billings
Michael McDonald	...	Police Officer Wilson (as Michael James McDonald)
David Roberson	...	Johnson
Jonathan Winfrey	...	Bob

Also Known As:

Primal Species (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Concorde-New Horizons

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the opening sequence, the sergeant just finishes relieving himself from the back of a moving jeep when he reacts to an explosion before it actually happens.

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!

Movie Connections:

Follows Carnosaur (1993)

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.