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Raptor

Raptor

20013.81h 22m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jim Wynorski
Written by Jim Wynorski, Michael B. Druxman, Frances Doel
Produced by Roger Corman
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Top Cast

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Sheriff Jim Tanner

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Dr. Hyde

Melissa Brasselle

Melissa Brasselle

Barbara Phillips

Tim Abell

Tim Abell

Capt. Connelly

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William Langlois

Captain York

Harrison Page

Harrison Page

Deputy Ben Glover

Lorissa McComas

Lorissa McComas

Lola Tanner

Frank Novak

Frank Novak

Lyle Schell

Grant Cramer

Grant Cramer

Josh McCoy

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Teresa DePriest

Karen

Themes & Keywords

sheriffsecret labdinosaurpolice investigationgenetic engineeringraptorgenetically modified organismevil scientist

About Raptor

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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