Adventures in Dinosaur City | |
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Written by | Wili Baronet Lisa Morton |
Directed by | Brett Thompson |
Starring |
Omri Katz Tiffanie Poston Shawn Hoffman |
Theme music composer | Fredric Ensign Teetsel |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom Italy |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Luigi Cingolani Lisa Morton |
Cinematography | Rick Fichter |
Editor(s) | Elizabeth Canney W. Peter Miller |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Distributor | Republic Pictures Home Video |
Release | |
Original release | October 23, 1991 (United States/Canada) June 10, 1992 (Japan) July 17, 1992 (Japan, VHS release) |
Adventures in Dinosaur City is a 1991 TV film directed by Brett Thompson. The film stars Omri Katz, Tiffanie Poston, Shawn Hoffman, Rob Sherwood, Patrick Labyorteaux, and David Jolliffe.
The story involves a trio of teenagers, named Timmy (Omri Katz), Jamie (Tiffanie Poston), and Mick (Shawn Hoffman), who enjoy watching their favorite TV show which features anthropomorphic dinosaurs. Wanting to watch it on a better screen, Timmy, the youngest of the three, suggests that they try watching it on his father's screen in his laboratory. The moment they turn it on, a vortex sucks the three into the TV screen, and into their favorite show. Upon entering the new world, the trio comes across a flightless Dimorphodon named Forry (Rob Sherwood). Although reluctant at first to help them, his knowledge of Dinosaur City proves useful as he guides the three to Tar Town where they join up with Rex (Patrick Labyorteaux) and Tops (David Jolliffe), two dinosaur freedom fighters willing to ignite a revolution against the villain, Mr. Big (Patrick Labyorteaux) and his caveman henchmen "The Rockies".
This film has received mixed reviews from the audience. Viewers at Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 47%.