
When a sudden shortage of water threatens all life in the great valley, The gang of young dinosaur must cooperate with a group of bullies to make a risky journey outside the valley and find the cause.

“Dinosaurs, awakened from the past, terrorize earth.”
A huge mysterious comet is on a collision course with earth. A crash is averted, but the near miss causes tidal waves, exploding mountains and huge earthquakes. The earth cracks apart and up from the depths come creatures from the past. Huge dinosaurs begin to roam the planet, a planet now covered with swamps and jungles. Then, as suddenly as they came to life, the dinosaurs begin to die. Only the DINOSAUR PATROL can restore order on earth. Or can they?
Ed Stoddard
Narration
Charles Bergman
(various voices)
Errol Horne
(various voices)
Dale Jergenson
(various voices)
Sandra Williams
(various voices)
Stefan Zema
(various voices)
Return of the Dinosaurs is a animation, adventure, science fiction film released in 1984 exploring themes of comet, dinosaur. Directed by Larry Smith, it stars Ed Stoddard, Charles Bergman, Errol Horne. A huge mysterious comet is on a collision course with earth. A crash is averted, but the near miss causes tidal waves, exploding mountains and huge earthquakes. The earth cracks apart and up from the depths come creatures from the past. Huge dinosaurs begin to roam the planet, a planet now covered with swamps and jungles. Then, as suddenly as they came to life, the dinosaurs begin to die. Only the DINOSAUR PATROL can restore order on earth. Or can they?
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