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Prehysteria!
Jurassic Kids / Dino Kids
USA 1993
produced by Charles Band for Full Moon (Moonbeam Entertainment)
directed by Albert Band, Charles Band
starring Brett Cullen, Colleen Morris, Samantha Mills, Austin O'Brien, Tony Longo, Stuart Fratkin, Stephen Lee, Tom Williams, Gill Gayle, Peter Vasquez, Ellis Levinson, James Shanta, Jane Caldwell
idea by Pete von Sholly, screenplay by Greg Suddeth, Mark Goldstein, Michael Davis, music by Richard Band, Michael Bishop, visual effects by David Allen, Peter W. Moyer/David Allen Productions
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Rico (Stephen Lee) is a shifty curio shop owner who's always on the
lookout for the next big thing - and this time it's a bunch of eggs he
steals from a sacred cave somewhere in South America. But somehow back in
smalltown, USA, the cooler he keeps the eggs in gets mixed up with the
cooler farmer and hobby archeologist Frank (Brett Cullen) keeps his lunch
in, and somehow this cooler gets into the possession of Frank's dog, who
broods them until 5 little dinosaurs of varying species hatch. Frank's
kids Jerry (Austin O'Brien) and Monica (Samantha Mills) are the first to
discover this, and originally want to keep their find secret from their
dad - but when the creatures lay waste to his kitchen in search for food,
he can't help but finding out ... and he wants to return the dinos to Rico
- when of all people Rico's assistant Vicki (Colleen Morris) intervenes as
she knows he'd only sell them to the highest bidder with no regard what
might happen to them, while she wants to create a perfect habitat for them
at Frank's farm - and Frank is more than pleased, as he has long had the
hots for Vicki (and vice versa), as are the kids as the dinos have really
grown on them. Thing is, Rico isn't one to let a golden opportunity slip
just like that, so he hires a couple of brainless thugs (Tony Longo,
Stuart Fratkin) and tries to get back what he considers rightfully his,
even if he and his men have to use violence ... Now I'm sure
nobody would call this film an underrated classic or a cult item or even a
great movie (in the traditional sense of the word) - and yet it's a rather
nice very first release of Charles Band's family friendly Moonbeam
Entertainment label, a film that doesn't talk down to its kiddie
audiences and tells its fun story with the necessary verve, enough humour
but also some kid-appropriate scares. And the dinosaurs in this movie are
great creations brought to life by the great David Allen who really manage
to carry part of the film on their own. So if you don't hate dinos and
aren't allergic to family entertainment as such, you should have quite
some fun watching this one!
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
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