Carnosaur (1993)
Carnosaur (1993)
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Cast & Crew.
Diane Ladd
Dr. Jane Tiptree
Raphael Sbarge
'Doc' Smith
Jennifer Runyon
Ann 'Thrush'
Harrison Page
Sheriff Fowler
Ned Bellamy
Fallon
Clint Howard
'Slim' Friar
Frank Novak
Jesse Paloma
George Perez
Diego
Ed Williams
Dr. Sterling Raven
Andrew Magarian
Swanson
Brent Hinkley
Peregrine
Lisa Moncure
Susan Mallard
Adam Simon
Director
Myron Simon
Vogel
Darren Moloney
Director
John Brosnan
Writer
Vincent Foster
Lt. Colonel Wren
Martha Hackett
Miss Kroghe
Maud Winchester
Downey
Mike Elliott
Producer
Nigel Holton
Composer
David Sinaiko
Jay
Keith Holland
Cinematographer
Michele Harrell
Rowena Fowler
Michael Elliott
Siegel
Richard Gentner
Editor
Norita Golanos
Janie Paloma
Lorne Morris
Editor
Laura Schiff
CastingDirector
Monte McEvilley
Heckel
Aaron Osborne
ProductionDesigner
Rodman Flender
Senator's Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 21, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$1,753,979
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Wiki.
Carnosaur is a 1993 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Adam Simon. The film stars Diane Ladd, Raphael Sbarge, Jennifer Runyon, and Harrison Page. Loosely based on the 1984 John Brosnan novel of the same name, it follows characters Doc Smith and Ann Thrush in their efforts to thwart Dr. Jane Tiptree's plan to exterminate the human race with a lethal virus and replace them with her own genetically created dinosaurs.
Roger Corman acquired the rights to Brosnan's novel in 1991 and the project entered production two years later to capitalize on an extensive marketing campaign used to promote Jurassic Park. Simon was hired to direct Carnosaur and is credited with writing the screenplay, reworking most of the plot elements of the novel. Afforded an $850,000 budget, the special effects were completed with models and animatronics largely designed by John Carl Buechler.
Carnosaur was released on May 14, 1993, in Ogden, Utah and then released regionally in the United States one day later and grossed $1.8 million. The film was panned by critics. Roger Ebert named it the worst movie of 1993, though his colleague Gene Siskel liked the film. The film has since gained a cult following as a "mockbuster". Carnosaur has spawned a film series and was followed by two sequels, Carnosaur 2 (1995) and Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996); the series also includes two official spin-offs Raptor (2001) and The Eden Formula (2006).