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Prehistoric Beast (1985)

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November 1985

November 1985

Prehistoric Beast is a ten-minute-long experimental animated feature film conceived, supervised and directed by Phil Tippett in 1984. This sequence is the first film produced by the Tippett Studio, founded by Tippett. Made with the go motion animation technique, scenes from Prehistoric Beast were included in the 1985 full-length documentary Dinosaur!, first aired on CBS in the United States on November 5, 1985.

Skywalker Sound (also known as Sprocket Systems) provided Post-Production Sound Services.

Storyline[]

In a dense forest, a monoceratops-type plant-eating dinosaur is stalked by a carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex.

Synopsis[]

Set 65 million years ago in what is now the Canadian province of Alberta, this short film depicts the chase and predation of a Monoclonius (sometimes synonymous with Centrosaurus) by a Tyrannosaurus rex (or a closely related genus like Albertosaurus/Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus).

The short opens with a tracking shot in the middle of a forest at night. The Tyrannosaurus rex is busy eating and finishing an Edmontosaurus carcass. The next morning, a herd (and family) of Monoclonius is seen grazing. One member wanders into the forest to find more food. It finds a field of flowers and begins grazing. It wanders in further and starts to be hunted by the same Tyrannosaurus rex.

The Tyrannosaurus rex steps on a twig, which makes the Monoclonius wary. The Monoclonius lets out a trumpet to signal the herd, then keeps walking deeper into the forest. It soon stumbles upon the remains of the Edmontosaurus killed by the Tyrannosaurus rex. While the Monoclonius ponders over the carcass, the Tyrannosaurus rex sneaks up from behind.

The Tyrannosaurus rex begins the battle by attacking the Monoclonius and biting hard on its back. The Monoclonius manages to break free from its enemy's jaws and gores the Tyrannosaurus rex in its shin with its nasal horn. This enrages the Tyrannosaurus which then corners it near some trees. The Monoclonius lets out one last cry before it is presumably killed. The Monoclonius herd start to call out for their missing family member (not knowing at first that it is killed). The Tyrannosaurus rex is last seen trying to find a place to sleep and digest its meal.

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