History Film / Prehysteria

Continuing in Prehysteria! 2 Mr. Cranston is a friend of the Taylors and he watches the mini dinosaurs while they are on vacation. The five miniature dinosaurs break out of the Taylors' farm and accidentally get shipped into a crate of raisins. The crate is found in a box car by Naomi, a girl whose father works at the train station and a rich kid named Brendan Wellington who she helped hide in the box car because he was being chased by [[KidsAreCruel bullies]] who were about to attack him. When the two discover the raisin crate, they get into an argument on who should keep the dinosaurs, Brendan claiming that he saw them first and Naomi claimed them on the fact that it's her box car. Brendan pays a worker for the crate knowing that the dinosaurs are inside. Brendan is unhappy because he has no friends and is desperate for attention because his father doesn't spend much time with him. Naomi and Brendan later become friends and the miniature dinosaurs help the boy get the attention he needs, and try to save him from his abusive Mistress, Mrs. Winters who is allergic to animals. When she finds out about Brendan having pets (not knowing they are dinosaurs) she hires [[PunchClockVillain two exterminators]].

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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Brendan's relationship with his father in the second movie.

A trilogy of family-friendly fantasy movies made by Charles Band for Moonbeam Entertainment, a subsidiary of the DirectToVideo BMovie studio [[FullMoonFeatures Full Moon]], which is better known for producing R-rated horror movies.

''Prehysteria!'' involves a young boy named Jerry and his family embark on a series of adventures when Jerry finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs. The five baby dinosaurs are named after famous pop musicians. Including Elvis, a male Tyrannosaurus Rex, Paula, a female Brachiosaurus, Jagger, a male Stegosaurus, Hammer, a male Chasmosaurus, and Madonna, the female Pteranodon.

* StupidScientist: Rico Sarno

* ScienceMarchesOn

* HerbivoresAreFriendly: All the babies are heroic herbivores (except for Elvis and Madona — Madona being a pterosaurs, and fish eater. And Elvis, for obvious reasons...though he seems to like dog food).

* Really700YearsOld: The babies are technically over 20 million years old. It's justified as there eggs where in some form of stasis before they hatched.

* StarringSpecialEffects

* TyrannosaurusRex: Elvis, the unofficial leader of the babies.

* BigBad[=/=]DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Mrs. Winters in ''Prehysteris 2'', who is much more competent, threatening and ''cruel'' than the other villains in the series.

Continuing in Prehysteria! 2 Mr. Cranston is a friend of the Taylors and he watches the mini dinosaurs while they are on vacation. The five miniature dinosaurs break out of the Taylors' farm and accidentally get shipped into a crate of raisins. The crate is found in a box car by Naomi, a girl whose father works at the train station and a rich kid named Brendan Wellington who she helped hide in the box car because he was being chased by [[KidsAreCruel bullies]] who were about to attack him. When the two discover the raisin crate, they get into an argument on who should keep the dinosaurs, Brendan claiming that he saw them first and Naomi claimed them on the fact that it's her box car. Brendan pays a worker for the crate knowing that the dinosaurs are inside. Brendan is unhappy because he has no friends and is desperate for attention because his father doesn't spend much time with him. Naomi and Brendan later become friends and the miniature dinosaurs help the boy get the attention he needs, and try to save him from his abusive Mistress who is allergic to animals. When she finds out about Brendan having pets (not knowing they are dinosaurs) she hires [[PunchClockVillain two exterminators]].

* AssholeVictim: in the first film, Rico Sarno. The Mistress in the second. Hal [=MacGregor=] in the third movie.

* CuttingTheElectronicLeash: The father of Naomi in ''Prehysteria 2'' violently throws his ringing phone against the wall, breaking it.

* PirateParrotPosition: In the first film, Madonna's favorite thing to do was sit on Monica's shoulder.
* PollyWantAMicrophone: Madonna can mimic human speech like a parrot.

* PrehistoricMonster: Totally and utterly averted. All the dinosaurs are adorable and gentle.

''Prehysteria'' involves a young boy named Jerry and his family embark on a series of adventures when Jerry finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs. The five baby dinosaurs are named after famous pop musicians. Including Elvis, a male Tyrannosaurus Rex, Paula, a female Brachiosaurus, Jagger, a male Stegosaurus, Hammer, a male Chasmosaurus, and Madonna, the female Pteranodon.

A family-friendly fantasy movie made by Charles Band for Moonbeam Entertainment, a subsidiary of the DirectToVideo BMovie studio [[FullMoonFeatures Full Moon]], which is better known for producing R-rated horror movies.

A young boy named Jerry and his family embark on a series of adventures when Jerry finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs. The five baby dinosaurs are named after famous pop musicians. Including Elvis, a male Tyrannosaurus Rex, Paula, a female Brachiosaurus, Jagger, a male Stegosaurus, Hammer, a male Chasmosaurus, and Madonna, the female Pteranodon.

The first movie in the series, Prehysteria! is about [[OnlyInItForTheMoney Rico Sarno]], a museum curator, who enters a forbidden temple in South America, and discovers a nest of five eggs. He steals them and brings them back to his museum. Frank Taylor, a farmer, sells fossils to Rico and in a mix up, the Taylor's dog takes a cooler, which has the eggs. The kids, Monica and Jerry discover the dinosaurs when they hatch and try to keep it a secret, until their father finds out. Vicki, a woman who works for Rico, sees the dinosaurs, she tells the Taylors not to give them back to Rico because he will expose them. Rico finds out the Taylors have them and hires two robbers to help him get the dinosaurs back.

This follows straigth into Prehysteria! 3. This time, the five dinosaurs fall out of the back of Mr. Cranston's truck, and they make their way to another family's home. The dinosaurs help the [=MacGregor=] family, who is struggling with their mini-putt golf course. Ella [=MacGregor=], is in love with her Scottish ancestry, but is dispondant that the mini golf course is going under. She finds the dinosaurs, and with her family's help, they re-build the golf course with a dinosaur theme, which helps them a lot. But Ella's evil uncle Hal [=MacGregor=] is determined to take over the course by all means, and Ella and her parents must hide the mini dinosaurs.

'''''Prehysteria!'''''

'''''Prehysteria! 2'''''

The the second film. Mr. Cranston is a friend of the Taylors and he watches the mini dinosaurs while they are on vacation. The five miniature dinosaurs break out of the Taylors' farm and accidentally get shipped into a crate of raisins. The crate is found in a box car by Naomi, a girl whose father works at the train station and a rich kid named Brendan Wellington who she helped hide in the box car because he was being chased by [[KidsAreCruel bullies]] who were about to attack him. When the two discover the raisin crate, they get into an argument on who should keep the dinosaurs, Brendan claiming that he saw them first and Naomi claimed them on the fact that it's her box car. Brendan pays a worker for the crate knowing that the dinosaurs are inside. Brendan is unhappy because he has no friends and is desperate for attention because his father doesn't spend much time with him. Naomi and Brendan later become friends and the miniature dinosaurs help the boy get the attention he needs, and try to save him from his abusive Mistress who is allergic to animals. When she finds out about Brendan having pets (not knowing they are dinosaurs) she hires [[PunchClockVillain two exterminators]].

'''''Prehysteria! 3'''''

In the third film. This time, the five dinosaurs fall out of the back of Mr. Cranston's truck, and they make their way to another family's home. The dinosaurs help the [=MacGregor=] family, who is struggling with their mini-putt golf course. Ella [=MacGregor=], is in love with her Scottish ancestry, but is dispondant that the mini golf course is going under. She finds the dinosaurs, and with her family's help, they re-build the golf course with a dinosaur theme, which helps them a lot. But Ella's evil uncle Hal [=MacGregor=] is determined to take over the course by all means, and Ella and her parents must hide the mini dinosaurs.

The the second film. Mr. Cranston is a friend of the Taylors and he watches the mini dinosaurs while they are on vacation. The five miniature dinosaurs break out of the Taylors' farm and accidentally get shipped into a crate of raisins. The crate is found in a box car by Naomi, a girl whose father works at the train station and a rich kid named Brendan Wellington who she helped hide in the box car because he was being chased by [[KidsAreCruel bullies]] who were about to attack him. When the two discover the raisin crate, they get into an argument on who should keep the dinosaurs, Brendan claiming that he saw them first and Naomi claimed them on the fact that it's her box car. Brendan pays a worker for the crate knowing that the dinosaurs are inside. Brendan is unhappy because he has no friends and is desperate for attention because his father doesn't spend much time with him. Naomi and Brendan later become friends and the miniature dinosaurs help the boy get the attention he needs, and try to save him from his abusive Mistress who is allergic to animals. When she finds out about Brendan having pets (not knowing they are dinosaurs) she hires [[PunchClockVillain two exterminators]]. She also views Brendan as a child with a lot of problems and wants to send him to a disciplinary school.

In the third film. This time, the five dinosaurs fall out of the back of Mr. Cranston's truck, and they make their way to another family's home. The dinosaurs help the [=MacGregor=] family, who is struggling with their mini-putt golf course. Ella [=MacGregor=], is in love with her Scottish ancestry, but is dispondant that the mini golf course is going under. She finds the dinosaurs, and with her family's help, they re-build the golf course with a dinosaur theme, which helps them a lot. But Ella's evil uncle Hal [=MacGregor=] is determined to take over the course by all means, and Ella and her parents must hide the mini dinosaurs to protect them from danger.

The first film in the series, Prehysteria! tells the story of [[OnlyInItForTheMoney Rico Sarno]], a museum curator, who enters a forbidden temple in South America, and discovers a nest of five eggs. He steals them and brings them back to his museum. Frank Taylor, a farmer, sells fossils to Rico and in a mix up, the Taylor's dog takes a cooler, which has the eggs. The kids, Monica and Jerry discover the dinosaurs when they hatch and try to keep it a secret, until their father finds out. Vicki, a woman who works for Rico, sees the dinosaurs, she tells the Taylors not to give them back to Rico because he will expose them. Rico finds out the Taylors have them and hires two robbers to help him get the dinosaurs back.

The first sequel. Mr. Cranston is a friend of the Taylors and he watches the mini dinosaurs while they are on vacation. The five miniature dinosaurs break out of the Taylors' farm and accidentally get shipped into a crate of raisins. The crate is found in a box car by Naomi, a girl whose father works at the train station and a rich kid named Brendan Wellington who she helped hide in the box car because he was being chased by [[KidsAreCruel bullies]] who were about to attack him. When the two discover the raisin crate, they get into an argument on who should keep the dinosaurs, Brendan claiming that he saw them first and Naomi claimed them on the fact that it's her box car. Brendan pays a worker for the crate knowing that the dinosaurs are inside. Brendan is unhappy because he has no friends and is desperate for attention because his father doesn't spend much time with him. Naomi and Brendan later become friends and the miniature dinosaurs help the boy get the attention he needs, and try to save him from his abusive Mistress who is allergic to animals. When she finds out about Brendan having pets (not knowing they are dinosaurs) she hires [[PunchClockVillain two exterminators]]. She also views Brendan as a child with a lot of problems and wants to send him to a disciplinary school.

The third and final film of the series. This time, the five dinosaurs fall out of the back of Mr. Cranston's truck, and they make their way to another family's home. The dinosaurs help the [=MacGregor=] family, who is struggling with their mini-putt golf course. Ella [=MacGregor=], is in love with her Scottish ancestry, but is dispondant that the mini-putt golf course is going under. She finds the dinosaurs, and with her family's help, they re-build the golf course with a dinosaur theme, which helps them a lot. But Ella's evil uncle Hal [=MacGregor=] is determined to take over the course by all means, and Ella and her parents must hide the mini dinosaurs to protect them from danger.

* BigDamnHeroes: The most famous moment would be Madonna swooping in for the save being the most obvious.

* HarmlessVillain: Rico Sarno and ole uncle Hal [=MacGregor=] in the third.

* Really700YearsOld: The babies are technically over 200 million years old. It's justified as there eggs where in some form of stasis before they hatched.

* BigDamnHeroes: The most famous moment would be Madonna swooping in for the save in the first film.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Despite being a TyrannosaurusRex, Elvis is mostly vegetarian, with one his favorite snacks being, rasins.

* StockDinosaurs: ''TyrannosaurusRex'', ''Triceratops'', and ''Brachiosaurus'' all appear as leads. They were all no doubt chosen specifically to appeal to young people.