Attack of the Sabertooth (2005)
"Attack of the Sabretooth" (original title)

In the Fiji islands, the greedy and unscrupulous owner of the Valalola Resort Primal Park invites investors and guests for an opening party of his compound composed of hotel and zoo aiming ... See full summary »

Director:

George Miller

Writers:

Phil Botana (story), Tom Woosley (screenplay),

Stars:

Robert Carradine, Nicholas Bell, Brian Wimmer

Cast

Cast overview:
Robert Carradine	...	Grant
Nicholas Bell	...	Niles
Brian Wimmer	...	Brian
Stacy Haiduk	...	Savannah
Rawiri Paratene	...	Sachariah
Susanne Sutchy	...	Autumn
Cleopatra Coleman	...	Alys
Amanda Stephens	...	Alaina
Natalie Avital	...	Collette
Billy Aaron Brown	...	Kirk
Parry Shen	...	Robbie
Nathaniel Kiwi	...	Alan
Bonnie Piesse	...	Sharona

Storyline

In the Fiji islands, the greedy and unscrupulous owner of the Valalola Resort Primal Park invites investors and guests for an opening party of his compound composed of hotel and zoo aiming to find partners for his discoveries. When a bunch of college smalltime thieves puts a virus in the security system to participate in a scavenger hunt, the greatest attractions of the zoo - sabretoothes from the prehistoric age developed from DNA found in fossils - escape, killing the hosts and guards for fun.

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Plot Keywords:

scavenger hunt | science runs amok | secret island | severed head | part computer animation | 

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Taglines:

Extinct no more!

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for creature violence and gore

Details

Official Sites:

SCI FI

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attack of the Sabertooth

Filming Locations:

Fiji

Box Office

Budget:

$2,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Brokers International, Wood Canyon Ventures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Jurassic Park (1993)

User Reviews

Bad kitty! Bad!

After a series of power-outages on a remote island zoo, genetically engineered sabertooth tigers are on the loose and mauling residents of the island. Man, the sci-fi channel has made some bad "original" movies, but I think this might possibly be their worst so far! This badly written and directed "Jurassic Park" rip-off offers all the usual clichés (mad scientists who thinks people killed by the monsters are "expendable losses", characters walking down long dark hallways alone, brain-dead teen characters who's only function in the film is to die a horrible death, etc.), and, unsurprisingly, no suspense whatsoever. The special effects are atrocious—the puppet heads in close-ups of the title beasties are bad enough, looking like stiff plush dolls, but the CGI—which makes the computer-generated dinosaurs in "Walking with Dinosaurs" look life-like by comparison—are just downright awful. There's some gore, but most of it looks pretty unconvincing. Oh, and the death scene of the scientist at the end is truly one of the worst things I've seen in years. I couldn't even laugh it was so bad!

Don't waste your time, this one is just downright bad.

2/10.

Oh, and here's some interesting trivia for you—this film borrowed music cues from the 2003 sci-fi film "Alien Hunter", which was far superior to this piece of crap.