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Pterodactyl

Pterodactyl

Evil is in the air

20044.31h 29m

Overview

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...

Directed by Mark L. Lester
Written by Mark Sevi
Produced by Dana Dubovsky, Mark L. Lester
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Top Cast

Cameron Daddo

Cameron Daddo

Prof. Michael Lovecraft

Coolio

Coolio

Capt. Bergen

Amy Sloan

Amy Sloan

Kate Heinlein

G

George Calil

Serling

Ivo Cutzarida

Ivo Cutzarida

Yolen

Steve Braun

Steve Braun

Willis Bradbury

Mircea Monroe

Mircea Monroe

Angie Lem

J

Jessica Ferrarone

Zelazny

D

Danna Lee

Gwen Kemper

H

Howie Lotker

Jason Donaldson

Themes & Keywords

volcanocovert operationprehistoric creaturedinosaurpterodactyl

About Pterodactyl

Pterodactyl is a action, adventure, horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2004 exploring themes of volcano, covert operation, prehistoric creature, dinosaur, pterodactyl. Directed by Mark L. Lester, it stars Cameron Daddo, Coolio, Amy Sloan. 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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