The Dinosaur Hunter

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Summaries

A 13-year-old girl and her older brother live on a farm where paleontologists search for fossils.

Young girl Julia (Alison Pill) and her older brother Daniel (Bill Switzer) befriends paleontologist Jack McCabe(Simon MacCorkindale), who is looking for an entire dinosaur skeleton. Jack and the kids make exciting discoveries, rival dinosaur hunter Hump Hinton(Christopher Plummer)arrives and starts trouble for them. The film is based on a novel by Pam Conrad. This family-friendly drama takes place in a farming community in Canda.—Anonymous

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Keywords
  • voice over narration
  • told in flashback
  • museum
  • quail hunting
  • younger version of self
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Release date Aug 4, 2000
Countries of origin Canada
Language English
Filming locations Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Production companies Independent Moving Productions Inc. (IMPinc.)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

Young Julia (Alison Pill) and her older brother Daniel (Bill Switzer) befriends paleontologist Jack (Simon MacCorkindale), who hopes to find an entire dinosaur skeleton. As Jack and the kids make exciting discoveries, rival dinosaur hunter Hump (Christopher Plummer) arrives and starts causing trouble. Based on a novel by Pam Conrad, this family-friendly drama takes place in a farming community in Saskatochewan, Canda.

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