Pterodactyl (2005)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writer:

Mark Sevi (writer)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror

Tagline:

Ptowering Pterror

Plot:

A dormant volcano deep with the Turkish forest holds within it a deadly secret. Perfectly preserved, a nest of pterodactyl eggs are ready to hatch... |

Plot Keywords:

Volcano | Covert Operation | Prehistoric Egg | Prehistoric Monster | One Word Title

Cast

Cameron Daddo	...	Prof. Michael Lovecraft
Coolio	...	Capt. Bergen
Amy Sloan	...	Kate Heinlein
George Calil	...	Serling
Ivo Cutzarida	...	Yolen
Steve Braun	...	Willis Bradbury
Mircea Monroe	...	Angie Lem
Jessica Ferrarone	...	Zelazny
Danna Lee	...	Gwen Kemper
Howie Lotker	...	Jason Donaldson
Duke Faeger	...	Burroughs (as Dusan Fager)
Todd Kramer	...	Clarke
David Nykl	...	Herbert
Petr Jákl	...	Tezo
Mikulás Kren	...	Berk (as Miki Kren)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:18 | UK:18 | Canada:14A | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Milin, Czech Republic

Company:

American World Pictures (AWP)

Trivia:

Many of the characters are named after famous science fiction and fantasy writers - Burroughs (Edgar Rice), Clarke (Sir Arthur C.), Donaldson (Stephen), Heinlein (Robert), Herbert (Frank and Brian), Lem (Stansilaw), Lovecraft, (Howard Phillips) Serling, (Rod), Yolen (Jane) and Zelazny (Roger).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Angie's arm gets ripped off by the pterodactyl and you see bloody strands on the severed arm but in the next shot it's clean and neat as if it were cut instead of torn off.

Quotes:

Captain Bergin: Nail it! Shoot that overgrown pigeon!
Prof. Michael Lovecraft: That might not be a good idea.
Captain Bergin: Why not?
Prof. Michael Lovecraft: It's like chumming blood for sharks; it could start some kind of feeding frenzy.
Captain Bergin: I'm not going to allow them to continue to make us entrées for some forest buffet. They got to learn is when they bite, we bite back.

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

One of the funnest films I've ever seen!

Look, the film is awful. I know that. But what do you expect, King Kong? I mean, it was, overall, a good B movie.

The movie centers around some pterodactyl eggs hatching in a volcano, and the pterodactyls being set loose in a forest, and a small group of people and a small military troupe try and get out of the forest.

OK, sounds pretty cheesy, right? Well, yeah. It's supposed to be! All you people that say this film is awful: I agree. But people go see Plan 9 From Outer Space still, right? Why? BECAUSE ITS FUN TO WATCH! I really loved this movie, and it's one of my favorites to pop in on a Saturday night. Crappy SFX, crappy make-up, shabby acting, and is really just hilarious overall.

Just spend the five bucks on this film and have a fun time. Really, do it. Go.