Dinocroc (2004)
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31% of users liked it
(410 ratings)
"It feeds on fear!" read the advertising tagline for this Roger Corman-produced shocker. What could be scarier than a rogue crocodile, except maybe a rogue dinosaur? How about a combination thereof -- a DinoCroc? Hoping to create a cheap alternative to expensive prescription medicines, the… More "It feeds on fear!" read the advertising tagline for this Roger Corman-produced shocker. What could be scarier than a rogue crocodile, except maybe a rogue dinosaur? How about a combination thereof -- a DinoCroc? Hoping to create a cheap alternative to expensive prescription medicines, the greedy Gereco Corporation genetically manipulates a small supply of DNA from a prehistoric creature called the Sarcosuchus. Suddenly revived and very hungry, this ancient "DinoCroc" kills indiscriminately (in some very gory scenes that border on the grotesquely hilarious), but has a special fondness for human flesh. Professional herpetologist and crocodile hunter Dick Sydney (Costas Mandylor) is brought in from Australia to stop the rampaging beast, with the grudging assistance of female scientist Paula Kennedy (Joanna Pacula) and the more willing cooperation of Sheriff Harper (Charles Napier) and his ever-imperiled daughter, Diane (Jane Longnecker). Along the way, the viewer is treated to gratuitous dollops of sex and bad language, which along with the excessive violence earned the film an R rating in its original form. The climax is right out of the movie Them, with a bit of urban legend-spinning thrown in. Filmed under the title PrimeEvil, DinoCroc was given a very, very limited theatrical release before it aired over the Sci-Fi Channel on April 24, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kevin O'Neill
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Feb 1, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Concorde/New Horizons Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
Crap
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Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
With a name like Dinocroc, you know you ain't getting 2001: A Space Odyssey. You're not even getting 2001: A Space Travesty.
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Marty Mapes, Movie Habit
I found myself laughing at them and not with them
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a typically cheesy straight-to-video monster flick...
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Cast
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Costas Mandylor
as Dick Sydney
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Charles Napier
as Sheriff Harper
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Jane Longenecker
as Diane Harper
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Joanna Pacula
as Paula Kennedy
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Max Perlich
as Deputy Kerrigan
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Jake Thomas
as Michael Banning
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Matt Borlenghi
as Tom Banning
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Bruce Weitz
as Dr. Campbell
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Price Carson
as Edwin
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Jamie Akhavi
as Judith
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Ric Sarabia
as Carl
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John Timmons
as Buddy
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Bruce Barlow
as Deputy Klinger
- Don Pugsley
- Jennifer Siebel
- Jennifer Tetlow
