The Dinosaur Project (2012)
Luke kennt sich mit Technik besser aus, als ihm lieb sein dürfte. Weil der rebellische Junge den Direktor auf YouTube lächerlich gemacht hat, fliegt er von der Schule. Das kommt seinem Vater, dem Abenteurer Marchand, nicht gelegen: Er will gerade aufbrechen zu einer Expedition in den Kongo, um in einem unberührten Stück Urwald nach einem sagenumwobenen Wasserwesen zu forschen. Weil Marchand keine Zeit für den Jungen hat, schmuggelt sich Luke als blinder Passagier an Bord des Hubschraubers, damit er dem Vater in Afrika zeigen kann, was er auf dem Kasten hat. Doch dann gerät der Hubschrauber in einen Schwarm von Kreaturen, die aussehen wie Flugdinosaurier, und stürzt ab. Im Urwald völlig auf sich allein gestellt, entdecken die Abenteurer schnell, dass sie Gesellschaft haben ... hungrige Gesellschaft.
Der Regisseur: Sid Bennett
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Natasha Loring as Dr Liz Draper |
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Matt Kane as Luke Marchant |
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Richard Dillane as Marchant |
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Peter Brooke as Charlie Rutherford |
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Stephen Jennings as Dave Moore |
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Andre Weideman as Pete Van Aarde |
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Abena Ayivor as Amara |
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Sivu Nobongoza as Etienne |
| Production | Genevieve Hofmeyr | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tom Pridham | Associate Producer |
| Production | Marvin Saven | Co-Producer |
| Production | Josh Wilkins | Line Producer |
| Crew | Richard Lloyd | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Thérèsa Ryan | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Nadia Brand | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Grant Nale | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Karl du Preez | Property Master |
| Art | Monique Snyman | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Julio Scholze | Special Effects Assistant |
| Art | Lyall Gardiner | Location Scout |
| Directing | Sid Bennett | Director |
| Writing | Sid Bennett | Writer |
| Writing | Jay Basu | Writer |
| Production | Nick Hill | Producer |
| Sound | Richard Blair-Oliphant | Music |
| Camera | Tom Pridham | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ben Lester | Editor |
| Production | Kelly Valentine Hendry | Casting |
| Production | Victor Jenkins | Casting |
| Art | Franz Lewis | Production Design |
| Art | Jana Marie-Hey | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanne Walter | Costume Design |
| Crew | Doug Hardy | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Lawrence Pankhurst | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jason Ivimey | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Helen Bucknall | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Cavalier | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jessica Ott | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kate Fernie | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Luke Dodd | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Beverly Maguire | VFX Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Fisher | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Aparna Jayachandran | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Ricky Butt | Foley |
| Sound | Simon Gershon | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jonathan Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Sacha Walker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ben Carr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | James Ridgway | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Straker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Baldock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Ilze Kitshoff | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christa Schoeman | Makeup Department Head |