Why Dinosaurs?
8.6
“A documentary about dinosaurs and the people who love them, created by a father and son.”
A dinosaur-obsessed teen and his filmmaker father travel the world interviewing paleontologists about the latest discoveries, tracking down the crew of Jurassic Park, digging up 150-million-year-old bones, and meeting dino fanatics of all walks of life.
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Cast
13 people
Colin Trevorrow
Self
Also in
Jurassic World
Taste the Revolution
Keegan Kuhn
Self
Dean R. Lomax
Self
Also in
Dinosaur Britain
Phil Tippett
Self
Also in
Return of the Jedi
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
Dean Cundey
Self
Known for
Jurassic Park
Jingmai O'Connor
Self
Jessica Lippincott
Self
Kallie Moore
Self
Also in
Eons: Life and Death on Pangea
Scott Sampson
Self
Phil Currie
Self
Tony Pinto
Self
James L. Pinto
Self
Tony Pinto Director · James L. Pinto Director
United States release October 18, 2025 · Produced in United States
Production
Pinto Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 18, 2025
TV · PBS
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