Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone is a 2005 American animated film directed by Davis Doi. Based on the Dinotopia series, this is the first related animated version. After the Hallmark Entertainment live-action television series adaptation ended, Hallmark made this animated adaptation. It is noted for hardly following elements from the original book series and for lack of character development, which is one of the main criticisms of the film.
Plot[]
The 12-year-old orphan Kex Bradley, escapes from an orphanage, hoping to see the world. He stows away on a lifeboat, but is later pushed overboard during a storm out at sea and later finds himself on an island called Dinotopia. Here, he befriends the beloved young dinosaur "26" (known from the miniseries) and a 12-year-old girl named Mara. They get in trouble fast as the evil Ogthar is released from his stone prison and recovers the Ruby Sunstone, whose dark power can endanger all of Dinotopia. They soon have to stop Ogthar in time to save Dinotopia. In the process, the Ruby Sunstone is destroyed. In the ending credits, Kex's dino partner is a Parasaurolophus.
Voice cast[]
- Alec Medlock as Kex Bradley
- Tara Strong as Mara
- Diedrich Bader as John
- Gregg Berger as Sky-bax Captain
- Kimberly Brooks as Female Sky-Bax Patrol
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Stinktooth the Tyrannosaurus
- Kathy Griffin as Rhoga the Parasaurolophus
- Wayne Knight as Thudd the Euoplocephalus
- Jamie Kennedy as Spazz the Dilophosaurus Hatchling
- Malcolm McDowell as Ogthar
- Alyssa Milano as 26 the Young Chasmosaurus
- Masasa Moyo as Shanise the Female Corythosaurus
- George Segal as Albagon the Elderly Dryosaurus
Music[]
- "I'll Take You There" by Windy Wagner