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 | Josh Wilkins | Line Producer |
| Production | Tom Pridham | Associate Producer |
| Production | Genevieve Hofmeyr | Co-Producer |
| Art | Monique Snyman | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Richard Lloyd | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Thérèsa Ryan | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Marvin Saven | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Julio Scholze | Special Effects Assistant |
| Art | Lyall Gardiner | Location Scout |
| Directing | Grant Nale | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Karl du Preez | Property Master |
| Directing | Nadia Brand | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Sid Bennett | Writer |
| Writing | Jay Basu | Writer |
| Directing | Sid Bennett | Director |
| Camera | Tom Pridham | Director of Photography |
| Art | Franz Lewis | Production Design |
| Production | Victor Jenkins | Casting |
| Production | Nick Hill | Producer |
| Crew | Doug Hardy | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Editing | Ben Lester | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanne Walter | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Jessica Ott | Animation |
| Directing | Aparna Jayachandran | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Sacha Walker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Lawrence Pankhurst | CG Supervisor |
| Sound | Ricky Butt | Foley |
| Visual Effects | Kate Fernie | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christa Schoeman | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Kelly Valentine Hendry | Casting |
| Art | Jana Marie-Hey | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Cavalier | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Beverly Maguire | VFX Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Fisher | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Jonathan Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | James Ridgway | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Blair-Oliphant | Music |
| Sound | Ben Carr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Ilze Kitshoff | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Luke Dodd | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Straker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Baldock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jason Ivimey | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Helen Bucknall | Animation |
| Sound | Simon Gershon | Sound Designer |