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Raptor (2001)

Movie
Audience Score
40
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R 1 hr 22 minNov 6th, 2001Horror, ThrillerCarnosaur Collection PosterPart of Carnosaur Collection
When a series of unexplained vicious animal attacks strikes his community, Sheriff Jim Tanner and his assistant Barbara trace them back to a Dr. Hyde, a former military researcher whose government funding for a dinosaur cloning project was cut. When the Pentagon discovers Hyde obtained foreign backing to continue his experiments, they send in a strike team to save Tanner and Barbara and stop Hyde.
StarringLorissa McComasGrant CramerEric Roberts
DirectorJim Wynorski

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 6th, 2001
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 24th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:New Concorde
Movie Tags:
dinosaursheriffpolice investigationgenetic engineeringevil scientistgenetically modified organismsecret labraptor

Carnosaur Collection

The plots involving genetically engineered dinosaurs, unintentionally or illegally let loose to wreak havoc. In the first film, a scientist assists the dinosaurs' comeback and plots to replace humans with a dinosaur super-race. The second and third films involve cloned dinosaurs being released, prompting military or terrorist interventions. The 2001 film introduces animal attacks leading a sheriff and his assistant to uncover a dinosaur cloning project, only to learn the scientist behind it gained foreign backing, prompting a new wave of terror. The 2006 film involves a T-Rex wreaking havoc in a lab before breaking out into Los Angeles due to industry spies. Throughout the films, humans combat these prehistoric reptiles with unexpected results.