Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It’s been a while but I’ve recently come across even more examples of dinosaur movies that were never made. Since the list continues to grow, I figured it was time to make another installment to this series.
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Chapter Selection
0:00 Introduction
0:32 King of Geniis
2:33 Dinosaurs For Hire
8:38 Monstrosaurus!
12:10 Five Billion BC
13:51 Dinotopia
19:41 Outro
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CREDITS
Thank you to GambitVampyr for making the Monstrosaurus art! Check out her stuff here:
ko-fi.com/gambitvampyr
Videos Used
Dinosaurs For Hire Gameplay by World of Longplays
youtu.be/MxL0MR-ltjI?si=r7Y2L_l_UGIpvtUo
Articles/Posts Used
Scoop’s interview with Tom Mason
web.archive.org/web/20211223155654/https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?articleID=256340
Monstrosaurus screenplay on Kinetic Image site
web.archive.org/web/19990507055209/http://www.kineticimage.com/monster.html
Gurney's response to controversy:
web.archive.org/web/19991009150603/http://www.dinotopia.com/parade.html
Gurney Journey - Why isn’t there a good Dinotopia movie?
gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2024/01/why-isnt-there-good-dinotopia-movie.html
Why Can't They Make a Movie Out of Dinotopia?
jamesgurney.substack.com/p/why-cant-they-make-a-movie-out-of?r=n4b58&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
Books Used
Harryhausen: The Lost Movies
https://a.co/d/3azZVsx
The Dinosaur Filmography
https://a.co/d/iagysj3
Lost Films of the Lost World & the Movies That Time Forgot (Vol. 1)
https://a.co/d/8rP4WLa
Imaginative Realism
archive.org/details/imaginative-realism
Music Used
“Hanging Out” by Bruno E.
youtu.be/fIz1GeQ6yBc?si=DPHx0CJzuM2CxgVU
“Together With You” by JR Tundra
youtu.be/MSmpjKJW9HA?si=IsAj15nG0hkiWM-P
“Chill Day” by Lakey Inspired
youtu.be/3HjG1Y4QpVA?si=nL0lh8GL8V3kOvhx
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Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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#paleomedia
#dinosaur
#dinodiego
It’s been a while but I’ve recently come across even more examples of dinosaur movies that were never made. Since the list continues to grow, I figured it was time to make another installment to this series.
----------------------------------------
Chapter Selection
0:00 Introduction
0:32 King of Geniis
2:33 Dinosaurs For Hire
8:38 Monstrosaurus!
12:10 Five Billion BC
13:51 Dinotopia
19:41 Outro
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CREDITS
Thank you to GambitVampyr for making the Monstrosaurus art! Check out her stuff here:
ko-fi.com/gambitvampyr
Videos Used
Dinosaurs For Hire Gameplay by World of Longplays
youtu.be/MxL0MR-ltjI?si=r7Y2L_l_UGIpvtUo
Articles/Posts Used
Scoop’s interview with Tom Mason
web.archive.org/web/20211223155654/https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?articleID=256340
Monstrosaurus screenplay on Kinetic Image site
web.archive.org/web/19990507055209/http://www.kineticimage.com/monster.html
Gurney's response to controversy:
web.archive.org/web/19991009150603/http://www.dinotopia.com/parade.html
Gurney Journey - Why isn’t there a good Dinotopia movie?
gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2024/01/why-isnt-there-good-dinotopia-movie.html
Why Can't They Make a Movie Out of Dinotopia?
jamesgurney.substack.com/p/why-cant-they-make-a-movie-out-of?r=n4b58&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
Books Used
Harryhausen: The Lost Movies
https://a.co/d/3azZVsx
The Dinosaur Filmography
https://a.co/d/iagysj3
Lost Films of the Lost World & the Movies That Time Forgot (Vol. 1)
https://a.co/d/8rP4WLa
Imaginative Realism
archive.org/details/imaginative-realism
Music Used
“Hanging Out” by Bruno E.
youtu.be/fIz1GeQ6yBc?si=DPHx0CJzuM2CxgVU
“Together With You” by JR Tundra
youtu.be/MSmpjKJW9HA?si=IsAj15nG0hkiWM-P
“Chill Day” by Lakey Inspired
youtu.be/3HjG1Y4QpVA?si=nL0lh8GL8V3kOvhx
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Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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#paleomedia
#dinosaur
#dinodiego
