Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time

Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time (1987)

Everyone in Philip's science class has a great idea for a report--everyone that is, except Philip. That evening, he listens to a son playing on his boom box, and it provides him with inspiration: DINOSAURS! The next day at the museum, Phillip discovers that the search for the truth about these magnificent animals and their astonishing 160-million-year success on the earth is the most fascinating mystery tale he's ever heard. What follows is an exciting collection of established theories and fascinating speculation.

Date of release
1987-11-20
TMDB
8.4 / 10 (8)
Runtime
30m
Genres
Family, Animation
Director
Kelli Bixler, Will Vinton, Ray Cioni

Casting

Interesting facts

Dinosaur is an animated short film directed and produced by Will Vinton.

Background

Originally created in 1980, when it was known more simply as Dinosaur, the 17-minute claymation short by Vinton Productions would later be used for this 1987 video. The popular short is also played at the Smithsonian Museum and has won numerous awards. This film is also played in Rocky Hill, Connecticut at the museum in Dinosaur State Park.

Dinosaurs! was designed as an educational film for young children new to the world of prehistoric life; the video slipsleeve describes the film with "Discover the real monsters who dominated the earth for millions of years!" The cartoon animation of the chalkboard is used to elaborate on attributes such as the extinction of the dinosaurs as well as their brain capacity, while the Vinton claymation illustrates, in a colorful and simplistic manner,…

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