Dinosaur Island (1994)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Directors:

Fred Olen Ray
Jim Wynorski

Writers:

Bob Sheridan (writer)
Christopher Wooden (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

It's Just Like Paradise, Only Better Looking.

Plot:

An army captain is flying three misfit deserters home for a court martial when the plane has engine trouble and they must land on an uncharted island...

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Spear | Virgin Sacrifice | Knockout | Cult Comedy

Cast

Ross Hagen	...	Capt. Jason Briggs
Richard Gabai	...	John Skeemer
Antonia Dorian	...	April
Griffin Drew	...	May (as Griffen Drew)
Michelle Bauer	...	June
Peter Spellos	...	Turbo
Tom Shell	...	Wayne
Steve Barkett	...	Sgt. Healey
Toni Naples	...	Queen Morganna
Bob Sheridan	...	Buzz
Nikki Fritz	...	High Priestess
Becky LeBeau	...	Virgin Sacrifice
Robin Chaney	...	Tara
Wendy Griffen	...	Warrior Girl
Deborah Dutch	...	Cave Girl

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

The cavewomen's ranch was constructed on a remote portion of David Carradine's ranch.

Quotes:

[after washing ashore on a tropical island]
John Skeemer: Please, God, let it be Club Med.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Dark Side of Hollywood (1998)

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A military plane carrying a hardnose officer bringing some deserters back for a court-martial crashes in the ocean. The survivors make their way to a deserted island, where they discover a tribe of semi-nude, large-breasted cavewomen and are menaced by a tyrannosaurus rex. That plot's been used in several movies from the '50s, but fortunately this movie has much more nudity than those films did. The women are gorgeous, most of them get naked, none of them can act (gee, what a surprise...), the special effects aren't as cheesey as one would expect from a Fred Olen Ray film. Altogether, I'd rate this 0 for acting, 0 for plot, 0 for a coherent script, 8 for gratuituous nudity. It's not a bad way to spend an hour or so on a Friday night with a six-pack. as long as you don't expect a whole lot. P.S.: If the T-Rex in this movie looks familiar, that's because it's the same one Corman used in his earlier movie, "Carnosaur."