The last dinosaur
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The last dinosaur |
| Original title | The Last Dinosaur |
| Country of production | USA , Japan |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1977 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Alex Grasshoff , Shusei Kotani |
| script | William Overgard |
| music | Maury Laws |
| camera | Masaharu Ueda |
| cut |
Minoru Kozono , Yoshitami Kuroiwa , Tatsuji Nakashizu |
| occupation | |
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The last dinosaur (original title: The Last Dinosaur ) is a feature film from 1977. The film was made as a Japanese-American coproduction under the direction of Alex Grasshoff and Shusei Kotani. The screenplay was written by former comic book artist William Overgard.
The cinema release in Germany was on July 7, 1977.
action
A team of the multibillionaire and big game hunter Masten Thrust comes across a prehistoric world isolated from the outside world while drilling for oil near the South Pole. When he wants to explore the mysterious world with a team of five, they are attacked by a tyrannosaurus rex who kidnaps their drill vehicle. The Japanese scientist of the group loses his life. The rest of the group, consisting of Masten Thrust, a tracker, a geologist and a photographer, fought their way through the wilderness for several months. In doing so, they are repeatedly attacked and terrorized by the Tyrannosaurus rex , but the group can defend itself with originality and ingenuity. Over time they get to know the native Hazel, who helps them with their daily life and who teaches Frankie English (in the original). One day they find the Polar drill again, which Chuck can make operational again shortly before the batteries go out. Thrust, now tired of civilization, remains in the forgotten world while the photographer Frankie and the geologist Chuck start their journey home. It remains to be seen whether Thrust, who develops a certain hunting obsession, can finally kill the Tyrannosaurus “The Last Dinosaur”. Frankie has a hard time saying goodbye to Thrust by saying, “Let him. It's the last dinosaur. " (Leave him, he's the last dinosaur.) Whereupon Thrust says: "So on I." (Like me.).
background
The film, produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, was originally intended as a theatrical production. But while it went straight to television in America, it was shown in cinemas in Japan and Europe. The special effects were realized by the Japanese company "Tsuburaya Productions", which was founded in the 1960s by special effects specialist Eiji Tsuburaya . One of his sons was also a co-producer of "The Last Dinosaur".
DVD release
The company EuroVideo released The Last Dinosaur on August 1, 2017 in Germany for the first time on DVD.
criticism
"Mild horror shocker with some parodic elements, reasonably entertaining"
See also
Web links
- The Last Dinosaur in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The last dinosaur. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .