Plot
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures.
Release Year: 2009
Rating: 5.2/10 (26,563 voted)
Critic's Score: 32/100
Director:
Brad Silberling
Stars: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel
Storyline Palaeontologist Rick Marshall takes Will and Holly into a new world of danger, dinosaurs and big bug-eyed lizard people while trying to find their way back home and, too, save the universe and in doing so saving his reputation. With the dinosaur with brains, brawn and personality and the adventure of scientific advancement and exotic beasts in a far away land, it all adds up to time traveling fun and frolics.
Writers: Chris Henchy, Dennis McNicholas
Cast: Will Ferrell
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Dr. Rick Marshall
Anna Friel
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Holly Cantrell
Danny McBride
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Will Stanton
Jorma Taccone
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Chaka
John Boylan
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Enik
Matt Lauer
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Himself
Bobb'e J. Thompson
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Tar Pits Kid
Sierra McCormick
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Tar Pits Kid
Shannon Lemke
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Tar Pits Kid
Stevie Wash Jr.
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Tar Pits Kid
(as Steven Wash Jr.)
Brian Huskey
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Teacher
Kevin Buitrago
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Teenager
Noah Crawford
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Teenager
Jon Kent Ethridge
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Teenager
(as Jon Kent Ethridge II)
Logan Manus
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Teenager
Taglines:
The world's greatest scientists agree: Dr. Rick Marshall is completely nuts. But he's about to show the world he's not as crazy as he looks.
Opening Weekend: $18,837,350
(USA)
(7 June 2009)
(3521 Screens)
Gross: $49,392,095
(USA)
(9 August 2009)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
At one point, Jack Black and Kirsten Dunst were in talks to play Will and Holly, but plans fell through.
Goofs:
Continuity:
When the T. rex roars at them in the cave, all three end up splattered with dino-spit. In the next close-up they only show a few token dabs of saurus-slobber.
Quotes:
[first lines]
Astronaut:
Mission Control, come in. Mission Control, do you read?
User Review
What did you expect??
Rating: 6/10
I could tell from the trailers that if you were not a committed Will
Ferrell fan, or stoned out of your mind, that this movie would probably
be trashed by the experts. You either find his absurd comedy funny or
find it a senseless insult to your intelligence. For me, there were a
couple times when I really laughed out loud (and I was sober as a
judge), most of the time I simply had a smile on my face as I watched
the master make a complete fool of himself - which is what Will Ferrell
does. I read some of these in-depth critiques in utter amazement. I
mean, really, what were you expecting to see? It is a very light
hearted spoof of one of the most ridiculous TV series in history.
Generally, I thought it was funny, we've been repeating some of the
funnier, albeit, totally ridiculous scenes all day. I do strongly
caution parents with children. When Will Ferrell says PG-13 he isn't
kidding. Sexual innuendo and drug references are going to be quite
uncomfortable for the prudish crowd.
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