A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
- Self
- (as Peter Larson)
- Self
- (as Phil Manning)
- Self
- (as Carson Murdy)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Wikipedia, copies were made of Sue. One set of the casts was sent to Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida to be presented for public display. Two other mounted casts were placed into a traveling tour that was sponsored by the McDonald's Corporation. Money talks and BS walks.
- GoofsNo mention is made of whether or not the Black Hills Institute ever got a refund of the $5000 paid to Williams.
- Quotes
Terry Wentz: You go out in the field, and you look up in the sky, and you see the stars, and some of that light that's coming down to your eye has been traveling for millions of years. So you look up, and you're looking at the past, and then you look down, and you are looking at the past. You know, those dinosaur bones are like millions of years old, and that light left there maybe at the same time that you are looking... it's just you are kind of sandwiched in that world, and it's really a wonderful place being out in the field.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Dinosaurs Never Existed! (2016)
Unlike most documentaries, it has hero and villain excitement that makes everything you learn, including about the law, taxes, prison, and government appointments, that much more interesting and easily enjoyed by those without a strong interest in paleontology or who were looking for visuals, scares, and dinosaur chases.
In sum, we have an educational documentary worthy of even college courses and PhDs that also provides the intrigue of a legal or political drama. It won't be surprising to see some closely-based fictional movies popping up trying to capture this with more action, music, and sex appeal. You can't, however, count on them to deliver the depth of what you already have here.
- in1984
- Nov 7, 2014
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1