DINOSAURUS! (1960) – Episode 217 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

“How are you farin’, my fine, strapping babes? A-teethin’, are ya? Well, you’re very sweet and quiet, babes, not to be shriekin’ about it.” All toothy critters gotta teethe. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in another dose of stop-motion animation with Dinosaurus! (1960).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 217 – Dinosaurus! (1960)

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Synopsis: After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the population. A boy teams up with a Neanderthal and an alienated dinosaur to fight the threat.

• Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
• Writers: Jack H. Harris (original idea) Dan E. Weisburd, Jean Yeaworth
• Producers: Jack H. Harris (producer); Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. (co-producer)
• Visual Effects:
  • Dinosaur Model Constructor: Marcel Delgado (uncredited)
  • Dinosaur Model Maker: Victor Delgado (uncredited)
  • Special Photographic Effects: Tim Baar, Wah Chang, Gene Warren
  • Stop-Motion Animators: Tom Holland, Phil Kellison, David Pal, Don Sahlin, Ralph Rodine
  • Stop-Motion Consultant: Willis O’Brien (consultant) (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Ward Ramsey as Bart Thompson
  • Kristina Hanson as Betty Piper
  • Paul Lukather as Chuck
  • Alan Roberts as Julio
  • Fred Engelberg as Mike Hacker
  • Wayne C. Treadway as Dumpy (credited as Wayne Treadway)
  • Lucita Blain as Chica (credited as Luci Blain)
  • Howard Dayton as Mousey
  • Jack Younger as Jasper
  • James Logan as T.J. O’Leary
  • Wilhelm Samuel as Townsman
  • Gregg Martell as The Neanderthal
  • Jack H. Harris as Tourist on Boat (uncredited)

Dinosaurus! (1960)! Does anything else need to be said? To be honest, the Grue-Crew was dreading this one a bit, but it turned out to be a bad case of “condemnation prior to investigation.” This movie is so much fun! The crew comes up with a long list of scenes they’ve never seen before and can’t figure out why. After first creating The Blob (1958) and 4D Man (1959), Jack Harris and Irvin Yeaworth Jr. collaborate for the third and final time on Dinosaurus!.

The great Willis O’Brien provides uncredited consulting on how best to shoot scenes that include stop-motion animation. The equally great Marcel Delgado provides uncredited model construction, and the effects crew is rounded out with Gene Warren, Tim Baar, and Wah Chang. Forget the absence of anything resembling science and dive wholeheartedly into this surprisingly fun flick with a relatively inexperienced, but likable, cast.

At the time of this writing, Dinosaurus! (1960) is available to stream from Tubi and Roku. The film is available on a Blu-ray disc from KL Studio Classics.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Chad – is X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963). Time for some Roger Corman shenanigans! Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

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