Ebola Rex

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Ebola Rex
Directed by Dustin Ferguson
Written byDustin Ferguson
Produced byJoseph Kelbie Williamson
Starring
CinematographyDustin Ferguson
Edited byDustin Ferguson
Music byMatthew Festle, Jermey Ashley Pair
Production
company
SCS Entertainment
Release date
  • September 1, 2020 (2020-09-01)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ebola Rex is a 2020 American horror film written and directed by Dustin Ferguson, starring Mel Novak, Mike Ferguson, and Shawn C. Phillips. [1] [2] [3] The film is available on VOD and DVD on SCS Entertainment. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Plot

A dangerous, captive Tyrannosaurus Rex is injected with the Ebola Virus and escapes a secret government lab to wreak bloody havoc in Southern California. A brave General, Davis, and Dick Steel, an obsessed, renegade soldier, try to stop it. [8]

Cast

Release

Ebola Rex premiered on September 1, 2020 and was made available on VOD and DVD on SCS Entertainment. [4] [5] [6] The film was later re-released on June 8, 2021. [9]

Reception

Horror Society was critical of the film while also stating that "Ferguson and company took a time where people are panicking and turned it into a way to express himself. I would have chose a different approach but at least he spent his time making movies and not bitching about politics on the internet." [10] Another review, at Reel Reviews, was more appreciative of the funny aspects of the film, as did other reviews [11] [12] including one at CBR, calling it a mockbuster. [9]

Legacy

Sequel

In 2021 Ferguson released a sequel, Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets. The film had a premiere on YouTube on March 1, 2021 and was released as a limited edition DVD the following day. [13] Mel Novak returned for the sequel. [14] [15]

Video games

In 2021 SoCal Cinema (SCS) Studios released video game adaptations of Ebola Rex and Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets. [16]

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  2. ↑ "Ebola Rex Clip Has a Diseased Dinosaur Tearing Apart Los Angeles". movieweb.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  3. ↑ "Dustin Ferguson's EBOLA REX – New JurasSick Clip Released". horrorsociety.com. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  4. 1 2 "TRAILERS EMERGE FOR "ALONE," "THE OWNERS" AND… "NOTZILLA" AND "EBOLA REX"!". rue-morgue.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. 1 2 "Dustin Ferguson new dinosaur film Ebola Rex starring Mel Novak now available on VOD & DVD". horrornews.net. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  6. 1 2 "An Infected Dinosaur Rampages Through LA In New Trailer For EBOLA REX". dreadcentral.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  7. ↑ "EBOLA REX – Terror is Contagious! Coming to DVD and Digital June 8, 2021". Horror News | HNN. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  8. ↑ "Dustin Ferguson's New Dinosaur Flick 'Ebola Rex' with Mel Novak Now Available on VOD & DVD". horror-asylum.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  9. 1 2 "Ebola Rex Trailer Has Dinos, Disease... but No Chris Pratt". CBR. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  10. ↑ "Ebola Rex (Review)". Horror Society. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  11. ↑ "Ebola Rex (2021) | FilmTotaal". www.filmtotaal.nl. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  12. ↑ "Ebola Rex - Movie Review". reelreviews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  13. ↑ "😍 El tráiler de Ébola Rex Vs. Murder Hornets está aquí, olvídate de Godzilla Vs. Kong 👍". Noticias RTV (in Spanish). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  14. ↑ "EBOLA REX vs. MURDER HORNETS – Free Premiere March 1st Only + Limited Edition Disc". Horror Society. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  15. ↑ Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets (2021) , retrieved 2023-12-04
  16. ↑ "You can now own our "Ebola Rex" and "Ebola Rex V.S. Murder Hornets" games for the PC as part of the "Mega Disc" collection for only $9.99 each! Follow the link below!". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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