Dinosaur Cove (film)

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Dinosaur Cove
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Promotional film poster
Directed by Daniel Knudsen
Written byDerrick Steele
Produced byMark A. Knudsen
Michelle Knudsen
StarringBrayden Eaton
Jared Withrow
Holly Houk
James Pilachowski
Music bySean Anthony Kisch
Production
company
Distributed byCrystal Creek Media
Release date
  • June 1, 2022 (2022-06-01)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dinosaur Cove is a 2022 family adventure film about a boy who discovers dinosaur eggs and must protect them from a crazy scientist. It was written by Derrick Steele and directed by Daniel Knudsen. The movie was produced and distributed by Crystal Creek Media.

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Plot

Riley Harrison is a young boy who stumbled across the unlikely discovery of dinosaur eggs near his grandfather’s oceanfront home. The eggs were laid by a pterodactyl that escaped from a secret genetics and animal cloning laboratory. A crazy scientist, who mistakenly released the dinosaur, must retrieve the specimen and the eggs that she has laid. He plans on using the animals as living targets for an exotic hunting preserve. Riley must protect the animals from the crazy scientist and look after the dinosaurs. [1]

Cast

Production

Young social media sensation Brayden Eaton was cast in the lead role of Riley Harrison. [2] The film was directed by Daniel Knudsen who previously directed Courageous Love and ‘’SKYDOG’’. [3] Dinosaur Cove wrapped up post-production in early 2022.

Release

A trailer for ’’Dinosaur Cove’’ was released on January 28, 2022. [4] The movie was released on June 1, 2022, after some limited theatrical and targeted promotional screenings. [5] The Dove seal of family approval was awarded to Dinosaur Cove by the Dove Foundation. [6]

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References

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