''Raptor Island'' is a

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original film about an island in the

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. The film debuted on the Sci Fi Channel on August 21, 2004.

Plot

A team of

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chases a group of

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onto the island after destroying a weapons

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and rescuing a hostage special agent. While tracking the terrorists, mutated dinosaurs appear and the mission changes into simple survival. The dinosaurs use their skilled sense of smell and ability to swim to hunt down the SEALs and terrorists. After losing several men to the raptors and killing some of the terrorists, the SEALs manage to rescue the female agent, Jamie, captured by the terrorists. She and the remaining SEALs discover a crash site of a Chinese airplane. Around the site are broken containers that had contained

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. The team figures the spilled waste caused the local animals to

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into dinosaurs. The dinosaurs kill all the terrorists and SEALs except Azir, Jamie and the SEAL's leader. After encountering more mutant raptors, the last three SEALs and Jamie find refuge in a cave, which turns out to be the nest of the dinosaurs. In the end, Azir is killed by a mutated ''

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'' and the island is destroyed as a result of

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. The last scene is of three raptors escaping the carnage, swimming after the rescue helicopter.

Cast

Lorenzo Lamas Lorenzo Fernando Lamas (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor and producer. He is widely known for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible grandson of Angela Channing—played by Jane Wyman—in the soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' (1981� ...

as Hacket *

Steven Bauer Steven Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson; December 2, 1956) is a Cuban American actor. Bauer began his career on PBS, portraying Joe Peña, the son of Cuban immigrants on '' ¿Qué Pasa, USA?'' (1977–1979). He played Manolo "Ma ...

as Azir * Hayley DuMond as Jamie Cole * Michael Cory Davis as Marcus *

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as Captain *

Hristo Shopov Hristo Naumov Shopov (, ; born 4 January 1964) is a Bulgarian actor. Shopov's father, Naum Shopov, was a famous Bulgarian actor as well. He is most noted for his 2004 portrayal of Pontius Pilate in Mel Gibson's ''The Passion of the Christ''. S ...

as Quinn * Atanas Srebrev as Simon * Ivo Tonchev as Rico * Michail Elenov as Kalif *

Yulian Vergov Julian Emilianov Vergov (; born 15 July 1970) is a Bulgarian actor. He is best known for starring in the drama series '' Glass Home'' (2010–2012), and the medical drama '' Stolen Life'' (2017–2019). Vergov made his acting debut in theatre, ...

as Rashid * Pavil Gavrilov as Yusef * Velislav Pavlov as Hassan * Dejan Angelov as Diaz

Sequel

''Raptor Island'' was followed by the loosely related 2007 sequel '' Planet Raptor''. ''Planet Raptor'' is set in the year 2066, when Earth's only occupants are raptors and marines. ''Planet Raptor'' is directed by Gary Jones and was filmed entirely in

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Home media

Raptor Island was released on

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on November 14, 2006 by

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Internet mobisodes

Mobisodes can be found on

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in twenty parts.

References

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