T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (1998)

Synopsis of T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous

Brett Leonard directed this 3-D Imax short feature (running 45 minutes) about a famous paleontologist's teen daughter, who's able to enter into the world of the dinosaurs. In Alberta, Canada, Dr. Donald Hayden (Peter Horton) and his assistant Elizabeth (Kari Coleman) find a Tyrannosaurus egg. Donald's daughter Ally (Liz Stauber) hopes the egg will prove her theory that dinosaurs were ancestors of present-day birds. Back at their museum, Ally knocks the egg on the floor, loosening some strange dust. At night, a T-rex skeleton springs to life, and Ally discovers she can use museum exhibits as a springboard for time travel, encountering famed dinosaur illustrator Charles Knight (Tuck Milligan) and paleontologist Barnum Brown (Laurie Murdoch). She also sees a flying Pteranodon, an Ornithomimus and other creatures -- which all become extinct in the meteoric conclusion. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

44 mins

Director(s):

Brett Leonard

Writer(s):

Jeanne Rosenberg, Andrew Gellis

Producer(s):

Antoine Compin, Charis Horton

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

NR(Suitable for Children)

Categories:

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family & Kids

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