United States / Oct 18, 2025 / PG / PBS
A documentary about dinosaurs and the people who love them, created by a father and son.
1h 17min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kallie Moore | Self |
| Scott Sampson | Self |
| Phil Currie | Self |
| Tony Pinto | Self |
| James L. Pinto | Self |
| Nizar Ibrahim | Self |
Genres
DocumentaryFamily
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Why Dinosaurs? |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pinto Productions |
| Official site | whydinosaurs.com |
| Release date | 18 ottobre 2025 |
| Production | Tara Pinto, Tony Pinto, James L. Pinto |
| Writer | James L. Pinto, Tony Pinto |
| Editing | James L. Pinto, Tony Pinto, Tara Pinto, Keegan Kuhn |
| Cinematography | Tony Pinto |
| Assistant directors | Tony Pinto, James L. Pinto |
| Music | PHAR (Raphaël Dargent), Anna Cassady |
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