Raptor (2001) (V)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writers:

Frances Doel (writer)
Michael B. Druxman (writer)

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Action

Tagline:

Fear will never be extinct

Plot:

When a series of unexplained vicious animal attacks strikes his community, Sheriff Jim Tanner and his assistant Barbara trace them back to a Dr...

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Military | Sheriff | Bare Breasts | Daughter

Cast

Eric Roberts	...	Sheriff Jim Tanner
Corbin Bernsen	...	Dr. Hyde
Melissa Brasselle	...	Barbara Phillips
Tim Abell	...	Capt. Connellly
William Monroe	...	Capt. York
Harrison Page	...	Deputy Ben Glover (as Harrison Paige)
Lorissa McComas	...	Lola Tanner
Frank Novak	...	Lyle Schell (as Frank Novack)
Grant Cramer	...	Josh McCoy
Teresa DePriest	...	Karen
Eric James	...	Brady
James Cromwell	...	Benny
Alexandra Raines	...	Devinger
GiGi Erneta	...	Henderson
Adam Gordon	...	Deputy Mike Baltin

MPAA:

Rated R for creature violence/gore, language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

81 min | 89 min (special uncut DVD version) | UK:82 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 | South Korea:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #38583)

Filming Locations:

Vasquez Rocks, Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

New Concorde

Trivia:

The Purex Poultry truck is a Mitsubishi Fuso.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scene, the Jeep has plastic windows. However, when the police investigate the Jeep clearly has glass windows.

Quotes:

Dr. Hyde: [after Phillips states her suspicions about Hyde's work] Your lady friend isn't a very good poker player, Sheriff. She's just revealed her hand.
Barbara Phillips: Actually, I prefer dominoes.

Movie Connections:

References Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

A Long Tradition

Raptor is simply a scion of 1950's cheap monster pictures. It's fun. The cast does a fair job. There are two real beauties in it. Who wouldn't want to ogle Melissa Brasselle and Lorissa McComas? The special effects are laughable, but isn't that all part of the heritage that we enjoy?

I think people expect too much from D movies these days. [Shades of "Horror of Party Beach"!] A cheap, low-budget picture is still what it was. If you enjoy the ambience of penurious production values, a Swiss cheese plot, stunning beauties, and the amateruish action scenes; then you have succeeded in comprehending the "Zen" of Raptor. I always watch it when it comes on cable. One of my favorite parts is when Lorissa McComas comes out of her coma [more shades- of "Them"] and starts ranting about the "big lizard". And the competing special ops squads are a riot. Where did they dredge up those uniforms? Remember when they just went to army surplus?

It's just a fun, cheap movie; and anyone who loves monster pictures should enjoy it at some level. Give it a try!