After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.
Practical Effects
The titular beast: a glorious animatronic disaster you can't look away from.
Acting
Charles Napier's sheriff gives 110% to material deserving maybe 12%.

Director
Kevin O'Neill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Produced by Roger Corman, the legendary B-movie king who basically invented the 'mockbuster' decades before The Asylum.
Spawned an even more unhinged sequel, Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010), proving mankind learns nothing.