
Dinocroc(2004)
After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.


When a series of unexplained vicious animal attacks strikes his community, Sheriff Jim Tanner and his assistant Barbara trace them back to a Dr. Hyde, a former military researcher whose government funding for a dinosaur cloning project was cut. When the Pentagon discovers Hyde obtained foreign backing to continue his experiments, they send in a strike team to save Tanner and Barbara and stop Hyde.

Eric Roberts
Sheriff Jim Tanner

Corbin Bernsen
Dr. Hyde

Melissa Brasselle
Barbara Phillips

Tim Abell
Capt. Connelly
William Langlois
Captain York

Harrison Page
Deputy Ben Glover

Lorissa McComas
Lola Tanner

Frank Novak
Lyle Schell

Grant Cramer
Josh McCoy
Teresa DePriest
Karen
Raptor is a horror, thriller film released in 2001 exploring themes of sheriff, secret lab, dinosaur, police investigation, genetic engineering, raptor. Directed by Jim Wynorski, it stars Eric Roberts, Corbin Bernsen, Melissa Brasselle. When a series of unexplained vicious animal attacks strikes his community, Sheriff Jim Tanner and his assistant Barbara trace them back to a Dr. Hyde, a former military researcher whose government funding for a dinosaur cloning project was cut. When the Pentagon discovers Hyde obtained foreign backing to continue his experiments, they send in a strike team to save Tanner and Barbara and stop Hyde.
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