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Carnosaur (1993)

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Average Rating: 3.2/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 8

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Release Date: May 21, 1993 Wide

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One of the more popular features from Roger Corman's "B"-factory Concorde/New Horizons, Carnosaur perpetuates the grand Corman tradition of zeroing in on a big-budget Hollywood studio moneymaker, then dashing off a quick-and-dirty poor man's version before moss gets a chance to grow on the larger film's concept. This bargain-basement spin on Jurassic Park was actually based on a novel by John Brosnan (under the pseudonym Harry Adam Knight). It features Diane Ladd (whose daughter Laura Dern took

R, 1 hr. 22 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Adam Simon , Darren Moloney

In Theaters: May 21, 1993 Wide

On DVD: Apr 18, 2000

Concorde/New Horizons Home Video

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Cast

Diane Ladd
Dr. Jane Tiptree
Raphael Sbarge
"Doc" Smith
Jennifer Runyon
Thrush
Harrison Page
Sheriff Fowler
Clint Howard
Friar
Ned Bellamy
Fallon
Michele Harrell
Rowena Fowler
Brent Hinkley
Peregrine
Lisa Moncure
Mallard
George Perez
Diego
Maud Winchester
Downey
Rodman Flender
Senator's Assistant
Frank Novak
Jesse Paloma
Ed Williams
Dr. Raven
Andrew Magarian
Swanson
Scott P. Levy
Soldier

Critic Reviews for Carnosaur

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (8) | DVD (3)

The anti-'Jurassic Park' -- meaner and more provocative but intolerably cheap.

December 8, 2004 Comment

Michael H. Price

Fort Worth Business Press Source: Fort Worth Business Press

Few movies have ever been more inept and ridiculous...but maybe that's the point.

December 22, 2003 Comment

Gabe Leibowitz

eCinemaCenter.com

Just about as bad as it sounds.

November 12, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Spielberg, take note: Dinosaur attacks should be GORY!

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Roger Corman and his B-Movie pals make the world a much better place to live. Carnosaur is unashamedly bad. From the wonky crooked dinosaur puppets, to the acting which stumbles between remembering lines and confusion as to where they are. Rather than going for the simplistic take of cloning dinosaurs (Spielberg, I'm

July 7, 2009

Luke Baldock

Super Reviewer

In 1993, two dinosaur movies came out. Jurassic Park was one of them. But a month before that film was released, out came Carnosaur, a ridiculous B-movie with effects comparable to the Godzilla movies. A mad scientist decides to wipe out humanity and return dinosaurs to the kings of the world by releasing a virus

November 2, 2008