Triassic Attack

Triassic Attack

Year: 2010

Runtime: 84 mins

Language: English

Director: Colin Ferguson

FantasyHorror

When a Native American proprietor of a whimsical roadside museum accidentally reanimates three dinosaur fossils, the colossal creatures quickly become enraged, rampaging through the sleepy town and rattling the nearby university, leaving chaos and panic in their wake.

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1

Keller launches a roadside museum in Mill City

Richmond Keller arrives in Mill City and unveils a roadside museum/college that promises progress for the town. His project begins tearing down existing structures and stirring tension among residents. The move sets the stage for the conflict to come.

Day Mill City
2

Dakota vandalizes the museum and summons dinosaurs

Dakota sneaks into the museum, vandalizes it, and conducts a ritual that summons three dinosaurs: a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Velociraptor, and a Pteranodon. He escapes as chaos erupts and the dinosaurs head toward the town. The ritual marks the moment the threat becomes immediate.

Night Museum
3

Dinosaurs rampage toward Mill City; Wyatt attacked

The escaped dinosaurs begin their rampage through Mill City, wreaking havoc on the town. Wyatt is knocked aside by the creatures but manages to escape, revealing the danger looming over the community.

Night Mill City
4

Morning aftermath and Wyatt missing

The next morning, Wyatt's trailer is found destroyed and the man himself is missing, deepening the town's fear. Sheriff Jake Roundtree and Deputy Savage begin their search and brace for what comes next.

Morning Mill City outskirts
5

Savannah camping trip and Emma's class vanishes

Savannah heads out on a camping trip with her college boyfriend Matt Page and friends. Meanwhile, Emma Neil teaches an archaeology field trip and confronts the escalating danger when two students vanish and a severed hand is found in a tree. The day grows increasingly perilous for all involved.

Day Woods / Campground
6

Jake and Savage discover Melissa's body; evacuations begin

Jake and Deputy Savage discover Melissa's bloodied body and halt the class to evacuate Emma's students. Jake and Emma set out to find Savannah as the threat of the dinosaurs becomes personal for them and the town. The search underlines the widening danger.

Morning Mill City
7

The lake attack and Savannah's escape

At a lakeside, the largest dinosaur skeleton attacks, killing several people. Savannah and Matt manage to escape, though Savannah leaves behind her phone, illustrating how close they are to being cut off from help.

Afternoon Lake
8

Dakota's vision on the road; Savannah and Matt encounter him

Jake and Emma arrive to help with the ongoing crisis and encounter Dakota on the road, who appears to be having visions as the ritual's energies war within him. He hints at a deeper plan to control the fossils, signaling that the danger may be manipulated rather than merely chaotic.

Late Afternoon Road
9

Raptor skeleton on the road; it reforms

The group confronts a raptor skeleton on the road, which Jake runs over, only for the bones to reform almost instantly. They retreat into the woods to avoid a renewed attack and regroup for a counter-strategy.

Evening Road / Woods
10

Water tower trap and evacuation order

Jake, Emma, and Wyatt flee to a water tower and manage to trap the raptor skeleton in the lower half. Jake calls Savage to send him to find Savannah as they escape by car, hoping for a safer plan later.

Evening Water tower
11

Savannah and Dakota plan a counter spell

Savannah convinces a frightened Dakota to help kill the dinosaurs, and they head to the museum to perform a counter spell. They also discover Wyatt's dog and realize they must act quickly to halt the spreading chaos.

Night Museum
12

Keller's campus evacuation and the pteranodon attack

Emma calls Keller to evacuate the college campus as the danger escalates. The pteranodon crashes Keller's presentation, killing several people, and the T. rex arrives, forcing Keller to hide. The campus erupts into chaos as the dinosaurs press their assault.

Night Campus
13

Rescue and alliance against the dinos

Keller is rescued by Jake, Emma, and Wyatt when they join with other survivors and a military unit to fight the dinosaurs. They manage to destroy the T. rex and the pteranodon, though the fossils begin reforming into a more dangerous hybrid.

Night College Campus
14

Final assault: electric station and fossils destroyed

The group lures the remaining fossils to a nearby electrical station and uses electricity to destroy the hybrid, capping their deadly resurgence. They also kill the surviving raptor fossil with exposed cables, ending the immediate threat.

Night Electrical station
15

Keller opens a Native American heritage museum

Sometime later, Keller inaugurates a new museum focused on the town's Native American heritage, bringing relief and pride to Mill City. The community celebrates the restoration of order and a new, culturally conscious landmark. The town closes the chapter on the crisis with a hopeful tone.

Aftermath Mill City

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