Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
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Directed by | Jonathan Winfrey |
Screenplay by | Scott Sandin |
Story by | Rob Kerchner |
Produced by | Roger Corman |
Starring | Scott Valentine Janet Gunn Rick Dean Rodger Halston Anthony Peck |
Cinematography | Andrea V. Rossotto |
Edited by | Louis Cioffi |
Music by | Kevin Kiner |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species is a 1996 direct-to-video science fiction horror film.[1] It is the sequel to the 1995 film Carnosaur 2, and is the final installment of the Carnosaur trilogy. It stars Scott Valentine, Janet Gunn, Rick Dean, Rodger Halston and Anthony Peck. The film follows a military team as they try to capture several genetically reconstructed dinosaurs. It received negative reviews.
It was remade as Scorpius Gigantus.[2][3]
Plot
In the opening sequence, an army convoy is attacked by terrorists who think they are stealing uranium. But they soon discover that they stole a truckload of living frozen biological material instead of uranium. Once in a dockside warehouse, two frozen
The survivors learn from Dr. Hodges that these dinosaurs have been genetically rebuilt and are now the last three "carnosaurs" still in existence. The dinosaurs were on their way to a government research facility, and it is clearly stated that they must be captured alive, due to the potential to cure major diseases. A huge shipment of meat is on the dock, so the three remaining soldiers hunt in this area, encountering a unit of Marine who have come as reinforcements. Private Polchek is given tranquilizer to shoot the dinosaurs while the group sets up a decoy and net trap with meat. One of the Velociraptor attacks and almost succeeds in dragging Polchek away, but is shot down.
The raptor is taken to the base for examination. Hodges soon theorizes the regeneration of Velociraptor and
When it comes time to explore the lower decks of the ship, the raptors kill a few more soldiers. The survivors make it to an elevator, but a Velociraptor gnaws through the cable and they crash on the lower level. There, the team discovers a nest of eggs and begins to shoot it, angering T. rex, who kills Polchek. The survivors eventually decide to kill the dinosaurs by blowing up the ship with dynamite.
The T. rex bursts through the ceiling and drags Rossi through before killing him. The two Velociraptors are shot after one of them kills Marine member Proudfoot. Hodges feels the T. rex is near. She and Rance hide behind lockers that the T. rex headbutts. Rance throws an explosive into the dinosaur's mouth, killing it. The two race against time to jump into the ocean before the ship explodes. Back in a police cruiser at the port, the lone surviving terrorist is still bound and gagged in the back seat when a Velociraptor soon appears outside the vehicle and attacks him, hinting that the prehistoric terror is not finished yet.
Cast
- Scott Valentine as Colonel Rance Higgins
- Janet Gunn as Dr. Hodges
- Rick Dean as Polchek
- Rodger Halston as Sanders
- Anthony Peck as General Pete Mercer
- Terri J. Vaughn as B.T. Coolidge
- Billy Burnette as Lieutenant Furguson
- Morgan Englund as Rossi
- Stephen Lee as Sergeant
- David Roberson as Johnson
- Justina Vail as Proudfoot
- Cyril O'Reilly as Dolan
- Abraham Gordon as Officer Billings
- Michael James McDonald as Officer Wilson
- Jonathan Winfrey as Bob
Production and release
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species was made on a smaller budget than its predecessors.
The film premiered on video in November 5, 1996.[9] It was released on DVD on April 18, 2000.[8]
Reception
TV Guide wrote that director Jonathan Winfrey "does demonstrate some aptitude for creative camerawork and editing transitions", but still called the film a "slack, unscary exercise", rating it one star out of four. TV Guide was critical of the script, the dinosaur effects, and the "one-dimensional" characters and acting.[14] Brian J. Dillard of AllMovie found the film to be boring and repetitive, rating it one and a half stars out of five. Dillard wrote that the film reduced the Carnosaur series to "its most basic elements -- interchangeable soldiers being chased by interchangeable rubber dinosaurs".[1]
Riley Black, writing for
See also
References
- ^ a b Dillard, Brian J. "Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996)". AllMovie. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Koetting, Christopher T. (2013). Mind warp! : the fantastic true story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures. p. 241.
- ^ Newman, Kim (2011). Nightmare movies : horror on screen since the 1960s. p. 115.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-0674-3. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Hogan, Ron (January 16, 2008). "Den of Geek dartboard: Roger Corman". Den of Geek. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (October 25, 1999). "A Horror Movie, Dismembered". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Will (January 1999). "Clock Watcher". Starlog. p. 21. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Gross, G. Noel (August 15, 2001). "Carnosaur 3: Primal Species". DVD Talk. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "'The Arrival' arrives on cassette with many other sci-fi thrillers". The Washington Times. November 7, 1996. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "The Video Eye". Fangoria. April 1997. p. 27. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Myers, Randy (December 27, 1996). "Latest 'Land Before Time' is best one yet; Jurassic cute beats phony carnage". Knight-Ridder Newspapers. Retrieved November 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Myers, Randy (May 23, 1997). "Godzilla's Revenge – Not all dinosaur flicks are created equal". Knight-Ridder Newspapers. Retrieved November 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taylor, J.R. (December 20, 1996). "Carnosaur 3: Primal Species". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Carnosaur 3: Primal Species". TV Guide. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Black, Riley (July 28, 2009). "The Five Worst Dinosaur Movies of All Time". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-57859-460-3. Retrieved November 18, 2020.