Dino-venture: A Comedy film

Dino-venture [or Dino-quest] is set in a world that looks like a scene during the days of the Dinosaurs, the film centers around six main characters - Bradley, a no-nonsense Brontosaurus; Cauli, a loudmouthed Corythosaurus; Deinas, a clever talking Deinosuchus, Patterson, a tough Pterodactylus, Trudy, a whispering Troodon and Rex-O, a sardonic juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex - who come across a human kid and work together to return it to its tribe. Additionally, the film occasionally follows Snoop, a fast-talking "Cronopio" who is always searching for a place in the ground to store his food supply.

   (not to be confused with Dino-quest)

* Based on Ice Age.

## Plot

A *Cronopio* known as Snoop attempts to find a place to store his food for the winter. Eventually, as he tries to stomp it into the ground, he inadvertently causes a large crack to form in the ice that extends for miles before setting off a large avalanche which nearly crushes him. He barely escapes but finds himself getting stepped on by a mixed herd of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other animals like crocodilians migrating south in order to escape the minor ice age. Cauli, a funny *Corythosaurus*, is left behind by his family and decides to move on by himself, but is attacked by two *Pachyrhinosaurus* after ruining their meal and making them angry. Cauli is soon rescued by Bradley, a gruff Brontosaurus heading north, who fights the Pachyrhinosaurus off and continues on his path. Cauli joins Bradley, Deinas, Patter, and Trudy, not wanting to be alone and unprotected. Bradley is annoyed by Cauli's outgoing demeanor and wishes to migrate on his own, but Cauli nonetheless continues to follow Bradley. Meanwhile, Snarl-on, the leader of a *Daspletosaurus* pack, wants revenge on a neanderthal tribe for driving off half of his pack by eating the chief's young son, Roshan, alive. Soto leads a raid on the neanderthal camp, during which Roshan's mother is separated from everyone else and jumps down a waterfall upon being cornered by Snarl-on's lieutenant, Rex-o. As punishment for his failure to retrieve Roshan, Rex-o is sent to find and retrieve the him while the rest of the pack waits for him at a mountain known as Half-jaws Peak.

Later, Cauli and Bradley save the mother who is saved from the lake, soon she get saved from dying after her plunge. The mother regains enough strength to entrust Roshan to Bradley before she rides a giant Sarcosuchus and disappears into the distant saying "good luck, dinosaurs!". After much persuasion by Cauli, they decide to return the baby, but when they reach the neanderthal settlement, they find it deserted. They meet up with Diego, who convinces the pair to let him help by tracking the neanderthals. The four travel on, with Diego secretly leading them to Half-Peak where his pack is waiting to ambush them.

After encountering several misadventures on their way [e.g. helping some Ichthyornis], the group reaches a cave with several cave paintings. There, Cauli and Rex-o learn about Bradley's past and his previous interactions with some Allosaurus, in which they separated his family, consisting of his mate and child, leaving Bradley a depressed loner. Later, the group almost reaches their destination, Half-jaws Peak, only to encounter a forming river of lava. Bradley and Cauli, along with Roshan, make it across safely, but Diego ends up hanging on a cliff, about to fall into the lava. Bradley saves him, narrowly missing certain death by falling into the lava himself. The herd takes a break for the night, and Roshan takes his first walking steps towards Rex-o, who starts to have a change of heart about his mission.

The next day, the herd approaches the ambush, causing Rex-o, now full of respect for Bradley for saving his life to change his mind and confess to Bradley and Cauli about the ambush. As the pair turn hostile towards him, Rex-o asks for their trust and tries to foil the attack. The herd battles Soto's pack, but despite their efforts, Soto and his associates manage to corner Bradley. As Snarl-o closes in for the kill on Bradley, Rex-o almost sacrifices himself by jumping in the way and is injured as a result. Bradley and his herd then knocks a distracted Snarl-o into a rock wall, causing some hungry Allosaurus and Deinosuchus to attack and eat Snarl-o, attacking and instantly eating him. Horrified, the rest of the pack repent and join Rex-o. Cauli and Bradley [as well as Bradley's herd, some T-rexes,] mourn for Rex-o's injury, which they believe is fatal, and continue their journey without him. The two manage to successfully return Roshan to his tribe, and to their surprise, Rex-o manages to rejoin them, in time to see Roshan leave. The group, including the recovered mommy say thanks, Flintstones-style, then begin to head off to warmer climates.

Meanwhile, Snoop finishes the story, ends up on the shores of a tropical island. As the ice slowly melts, an acorn that was also frozen in the same ice block is grabbed by a seagull, who takes it away. Snoop finishes the tale as then finds a coconut and cracks it, and then, a rock falls into the ground, only to accidentally trigger a volcanic eruption.