Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Davis Doi

Writer:

Sean Roche (writer)

Release Date:

17 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

An Orphaned Boy sets out in search of adventure, but when a shipwreck lands him on an island where Dinosaurs and Humans coexist, he finds not only adventure but a family as well.

Plot Keywords:

Villain | Village | Whimsical | Stranded | Desert Island

Cast

Alyssa Milano	...	26 (voice)
Jamie Kennedy	...	Spazz (voice)
Kathy Griffin	...	Rhoga (voice)
Wayne Knight	...	Thudd (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Stinktooth (voice)
Malcolm McDowell	...	Ogthar (voice)
George Segal	...	Albagon (voice)
Diedrich Bader	...	John (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Mara (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	SkyBax Patrolman (voice)
Alec Medlock	...	Kex (voice)

Directed by
Davis Doi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sean Roche		writer

Produced by
Jonathan Dern	....	executive producer
H. Daniel Gross	....	executive producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Larry Levinson	....	executive producer
Michael Moran	....	co-executive producer
Paul Sabella	....	executive producer
Steven Squillante	....	producer
Robert Winthrop	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Watters

Film Editing by
Scott Arundale
Bruce Cathcart

Casting by
Kris Zimmerman

Production Management
Matt Fitzsimons	....	executive in charge of production

Sound Department
Mark Ettel	....	sound effects mixer
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Oliver	....	supervising dialogue editor
Otis Van Osten	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM (as Christopher Dusendschön)

Music Department
Christopher Klatman	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Steven Weigle	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• SD Entertainment
• Hallmark Entertainment
• Larry Levinson Productions
• MAT IV

Distributors

• Goodtimes Entertainment (2005) (USA) (video)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

SD Entertainment

Let's remember this is a KIDS movie

If you're an adult watching this, you're going to hate it. Especially if you're a fan of the books. Seems to me, that's what the other reviewers were.

However, my 3-year old son, who happens to be a dinosaur fanatic, LOVES this movie. He's too young to be able to watch the mini-series or read the books. However, this was a great way to get him introduced to the Dinotopia world at his early age. No violence, no risqué dialogue, just wholesome child-friendly dinosaur fun. Why look for inconsistencies in a kid's movie? So it's not like the books - most kid's movies aren't.

My son has every word of this movie memorized - subsequently, so do I. If you have young children, especially those that like dinosaurs, this movie is perfect.