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Coolio vs. flying dinosaurs in a volcano. What more do you need?
TMDB
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Rotten Tomatoes
27
Audience Score
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Pterodactyl (2004)

So bad it's goodDirect-to-video chaosEarly 2000s cheese

Overview

AdventureActionHorrorScience FictionThriller

A dormant volcano deep with the Turkish forest holds within it a deadly secret. Perfectly preserved, a nest of pterodactyl eggs are ready to hatch...

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dinosaurvolcanoprehistoric creaturepterodactylcovert operation
Man vs. natureMilitary incompetenceScientific hubrisSurvival at any cost

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

The pterodactyl puppets have visible strings. Iconic.

Acting

Coolio delivers every line like he's in a different movie.

Best for:Friends: Drinking game mandatory. Every bad effect, take a shot.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry while occasionally looking up.·Rewatch: Cult classic status achieved through sheer incompetence.
Heads up:Violence: CGI blood splatter that looks like MS Paint.
Mark L. Lester

Director

Mark L. Lester

ReleasedOct 17, 2004
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
American World Pictures (AWP)

Top Cast

Cameron Daddo

Cameron Daddo

Prof. Michael Lovecraft

Coolio

Coolio

Capt. Bergen

Amy Sloan

Amy Sloan

Kate Heinlein

Ivo Cutzarida

Ivo Cutzarida

Yolen

Steve Braun

Steve Braun

Willis Bradbury

Mircea Monroe

Mircea Monroe

Angie Lem

Duke Faeger

Duke Faeger

Burroughs

David Nykl

David Nykl

Herbert

Petr Jákl

Petr Jákl

Tezo

Mikuláš Křen

Mikuláš Křen

Berk

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Mark L. Lester also made Commando and Firestarter—this was not his comeback.

Cultural

Part of the early 2000s Syfy Originals wave that gave us Sharktopus and Mega Piranha.

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Pterodactyl (2005)

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