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Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

1996 · 85 min

A cheesy, fast-paced creature feature with rubbery dinosaurs and jump scares, best enjoyed as a late-night B-movie.

Directed by
Jonathan Winfrey
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
Terror will never be extinct.
Overview
International terrorists get a surprise when their cargo turns out to contain living dinosaurs. The army commando team now have to think fast, if they want to prevent the extinction of the human species, instead of the reptiles.

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Directed by
Jonathan Winfrey
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • science
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

In this series

Carnosaur Collection

  1. CarnosaurMovie · 1993
  2. Carnosaur 2Movie · 1995
  3. Carnosaur 3: Primal SpeciesMovie · 1996 This title
  4. RaptorMovie · 2001

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Genres
action, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Jonathan Winfrey
Written by
Scott Sandin
Starring
Scott Valentine, Janet Gunn, Rick Dean, Anthony Peck, Rodger Halston, Terri J. Vaughn, Billy Burnette, Morgan Englund
Cinematography
Andrea V. Rossotto
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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