Carnosaur (1993)

Directed by

Adam Simon

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, monster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 115 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mad scientist uses a virus to kill off humanity and replace people with genetically engineered dinosaurs. A doctor and a biologist try to stop her.

low-budgetcheesycampyfast-pacedsillyexploitativeabsurd

What happens

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. Executive producer Roger Corman acquired the rights to Brosnan's novel in 1991 and the project began filming a year later, after Corman learned that another dinosaur film, Jurassic Park, was entering production. Simon reworked 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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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