''Raptor'' is a 2001 American

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directed by

Jim Wynorski Jim Wynorski is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is known for making B movies, softcore pornography, and exploitation films, such as '' The Witches of Breastwick''. In 2009, the documentary '' Popatopolis'', directed by C ...

, produced by

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he w ...

, and starring

Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. He has amassed more than 700 film and television credits since his debut in 1978, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking screen actors of all time. Roberts' career ...

, Melissa Brasselle, and

Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series ''L.A. Law'',

. It re-uses dinosaur footage from the Corman-produced ''Carnosaur'' film series, edited together with original footage shot by Wynorski. ''Raptor'' was produced by Corman's company

New Concorde New Concorde (NC) is an American film distribution company founded by Roger Corman. NC got its start in 1983 when Corman formed the production and distribution Concorde-New Horizons (CNH) as one of the first production companies to develop and t ...

, which had worked on the ''Carnosaur'' films.

Plot

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.

Cast

as Sheriff Jim Tanner * Melissa Brasselle as Barbara Phillips *

Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series ''L.A. Law'',

as Dr. Frank Hyde * Tim Abell as Captain Connelly * William Monroe as Captain York * Lorissa McComas as Lola Tanner, Sheriff Tanner's Daughter *

Frank Novak Frank Novak (born March 4, 1945) is an American character actor who has made dozens of film and television appearances in ''Independence Day'', ''Newsies'', '' Breast Men'', ''Seinfeld'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''B ...

as Lyle Shell * Bruce Nozick as FBI Agent *

Harrison Page Harrison Page is an American television and film actor who has appeared in many popular series, including ''Sledge Hammer!'', ''Cold Case'', '' JAG'', '' ER'', ''Ally McBeal'', '' Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Quantum Leap'' ...

as Deputy *

Grant Cramer Grant Cramer (born November 10, 1961) is an American actor and producer who has starred in films and on television. He is the son of actress Terry Moore and Stuart Warren Cramer III, and a great-grandson of engineer and inventor Stuart W. Crame ...

as McCoy, Hyde's Henchman * Brian Lynn Graham as The Coroner *

GiGi Erneta GiGi Erneta is an American actress, talk show host and writer known for her starring role in the film ''Flag of My Father'', as Captain Judith Rainier. Early life and education Erneta was born in New York City, to Argentinian parents. She stu ...

as Henderson

Reception

Psychotronic Video ''Psychotronic Video'' was an American film magazine founded by publisher/editor Michael J. Weldon in 1980 in New York City, covering what he dubbed "psychotronic movies", which he defined as "the ones traditionally ignored or ridiculed by mainst ...

'' wrote that the dinosaur effects "are as painfully awful" as the ''Carnosaur'' films. Riley Black, writing for '' Smithsonian'' in 2011, criticized the film's recycled footage for its lack of continuity.

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