Last Dinosaur (1977)
Our Price: $6.90
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $5.34 (click here)
Category: VHS Video
See more movie releases
Buy this VHS video movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
Product details
Actor: Boone, Keats, Rackley, Sekiya, Van ArkEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 100 unknown-units
Published: 1996
Release Date: 2002-04-02
Publisher: Alpha Video
Studio: Alpha Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Last Dinosaur (1977)
Movie Review: The only reason this got one star was because I couldn't give it zero
Summary: 1 Stars
I was over at a friend's house and he insisted I watch this. He had been talking about it for quite a while and I decided that, if he had enjoyed it so much, there had to be something to it, so I watched it. The second I saw Joan Van Ark's credit come up, I knew what I was in for. For the uninitiated, Joan Van Ark was an actress that appeared in just about every made for TV movie done in the 70's, and if you're familiar with the ABC Movie Of The Week, you know what I was put through when my friend hit the "Play" button.
I'm willing to forgive a lot of things when I watch a movie - bad acting, bad direction, cheap FX, whatever. I did have some hope, however, since Richard Boone stars in this mess, and I like Richard Boone. He knew he was in a dog, however, so he went completely over the top when it came to acting in this - rolling his eyes, shaking his fist, taking overly dramatic pauses between words, etc. Joan Van Ark was Joan Van Ark, playing the stereotypical liberated woman of the 70's who is forced to deal with Boone's type A macho man, and to balance Boone out, a sensitive scientist played by Steven Keats, another 70's TV movie icon.
Boone plays Masten Thrust, an oil company owner who is also a big game hunter. He's rich beyond the dreams of avarice and bored silly, having done everything (if you listen carefully to the lyrics of the theme song, they tell you all about him). In a clever nod to the title, Thrust himself is actually the last dinosaur, since his thinking is so old-fashioned. He accompanies Van Ark and Keats and a couple others on a trip to a magical land in the antarctic via a manned drill his company created called a "Polar Borer." This machine must operate on the same priciple as a clown car, since it looks to be about the size of a Ford Pinto yet holds five people and several tons of equipment comfortably and still offers enough room to move around freely.
It seems Keats and another crew used the polar borer and discovered a place in the antarctic that is stuck in prehistory - when they landed, the crew was killed by a T-Rex and Keats was the only one to escape. Since he's the only one who knows how to get back there, he accompanies Thrust, Banks (Van Ark) and a few other people back to the poorly constructed set that time forgot. Once there, they meet up with cavemen (and women), the T-Rex, a Triceratops, and a few other things. Thrust sees the T-Rex as the ultimate trophy and goes after it with a single mindedness bordering on lust while the rest of the crew (except Van Ark and Keats) wind up getting eaten or stomped on. The best part is when Thrust finally fires his handmade catapult at the T-Rex and hits it. We see the head cave in like foam rubber (which it is) and then bounce right back into shape while the guy in the dinosaur suit gets a little wobbly-kneed.
There are a TON of other things I could mention (like Thrust having a working fireplace in his private jet), but writing about this is making me angry for tossing off 90 minutes of my life on this movie. If you're interested in this junk, jump on it now - my friend paid $35 for his copy.
Dinosaurs Video
Video Genres
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Dinosaurs Video
The Land Before Time XI - The Invasion of the TinysaurusesUniversal Studios; Release date: 2005-01-11; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
The Land Before Time V - The Mysterious IslandUniversal Studios; Release date: 1997-12-09; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $0.90
Price in other shops:
Adventures in Dinosaur CityRepublic Pictures; Release date: 1996-06-04; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Dinosaur (Walt Disney Pictures Presents)Walt Disney Home Video; Release date: 2001-01-30; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $2.99
Price in other shops:
The Land Before Time Sing-Along Songs (Clam)Universal Studios; Release date: 1997-05-13; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $24.49
The Land Before Time II - The Great Valley AdventureUniversal Studios; Release date: 1994-12-23; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $2.78
Price in other shops:
We're Back: Dinosaur's Story (Slip)Universal Studios; Release date: 1995-09-26; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $21.95
The Land Before TimeUniversal Studios; Release date: 1996-02-20; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $4.08
Price in other shops:
The Magic School Bus - The BusasaurusAtlantic / Wea; Release date: 1998-02-17; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $15.95
We're Back!: A Dinosaur's StoryUniversal Studios; Release date: 1994-03-16; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $28.74
Similar Video, DVDs, Audio CDs
King Kong Vs Godzilla/ King Kong EscapesRelease date: 2005-11-29; DVD
Best price: $13.13
Price in other shops:
The Call of Cthulhu: The Celebrated Story by H.P. LovecraftRelease date: 2007-05-29; Published: 2005; DVD
Best price: $10.33
Price in other shops:
One Million Years B.C.Release date: 2004-03-09; DVD
Best price: $4.11
Price in other shops:
The Time MachineWarner Brothers; Release date: 2000-10-03; DVD
Best price: $12.81
Price in other shops:
CavemanTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2002-06-04; DVD
Best price: $6.47
Price in other shops:
The Lost World (Special Edition) - 1960 & 1925 versionsRelease date: 2007-09-11; DVD
Best price: $12.98
Price in other shops:
Journey to the Center of the EarthRelease date: 2003-03-04; DVD
Best price: $7.07
Price in other shops:
The Food of the GodsFOOD OF THE GODS, THE (SENSORMATIC) (DVD MOVI; Release date: 2007-09-11; DVD
Best price: $7.56
Price in other shops:
The Valley of GwangiWarner Brothers; Release date: 2003-10-21; DVD
Best price: $12.05
Price in other shops:
The Land That Time Forgot/ The People That Time ForgotTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2005-02-15; DVD
Best price: $4.11
Price in other shops: