100 Million BC (2008) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A classified time-travel rescue mission becomes a struggle for survival when a prehistoric predator crosses into modern Los Angeles.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Paintings Beneath the Earth

A cave expedition uncovers formations and ancient paintings connected to a hidden temporal mystery. The discovery provides the information needed to identify a previous portal destination.

Key Events

• Cave Expedition Begins — Explorers descend into a cave searching for formations consistent with speliogenesis. Location: Cave
• Ancient Cave Discovery — The explorers find an astonishing discovery apparently connected to ancient cave paintings. Location: Cave
• Classified Team Assembled — A search-and-rescue team is assembled for an unusually classified mission. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Naval facility in Los Angeles
• Rainbow Device Explained — Frank explains how gravity and acceleration can create a time-space singularity. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Naval facility in Los Angeles

The Rainbow Mission

At a naval facility in Los Angeles, Dr. Frank Reno explains Project Rainbow and the failed expedition that vanished through the portal. The military team accepts the dangerous rescue mission and prepares for the low-oxygen prehistoric environment.

Key Events

• Failed Expedition Revealed — Frank reveals that an earlier Navy team entered the portal and disappeared. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Naval facility in Los Angeles
• Frank Joins Mission — Frank decides to accompany the team because he can reopen the portal from the far side. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Naval facility in Los Angeles
• Mission Risks Accepted — Despite the danger, the soldiers agree to proceed with the classified mission. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Naval facility in Los Angeles
• Cretaceous Medication Issued — The team receives medication and Diamox for the low-oxygen Cretaceous atmosphere. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Naval facility in Los Angeles

Six Years Lost

The travelers reach the Cretaceous wilderness and meet Chief Bud Stark's surviving expedition members. The survivors describe years of losses and warn the newcomers about the predator known as Big Red.

Key Events

• Portal Crossing — The new team travels through the portal toward the prehistoric destination. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Rainbow portal
• Prehistoric Arrival — The travelers arrive in a prehistoric wilderness and encounter survivors of the earlier expedition. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet, Chief 'Bud' Stark Location: Cretaceous wilderness
• Survivors Explain Six Years — Bud explains that only a few original expedition members remain after six years in the past. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno, Chief 'Bud' Stark Location: Cretaceous wilderness
• Big Red Warning — The survivors warn the newcomers about Big Red, a deadly dinosaur that hunts them. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno, Chief 'Bud' Stark Location: Cretaceous wilderness
• Dinosaur Attack — Big Red attacks the group, forcing the survivors into a desperate escape. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno, Chief 'Bud' Stark Location: Cretaceous wilderness

The Price of Escape

A dinosaur attack forces Bud to sacrifice his chance of escape while the remaining group searches for a way home. The portal is reactivated, but its expansion creates a new fatal condition.

Key Events

• Dinosaur Attack — Big Red attacks the group, forcing the survivors into a desperate escape. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno, Chief 'Bud' Stark Location: Cretaceous wilderness
• Bud Stays Behind — Bud orders the others to leave him behind so they can escape the dinosaur attack. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno, Chief 'Bud' Stark Location: Cretaceous wilderness
• Portal Reopening Attempt — Frank and the surviving members reactivate the portal using exotic matter. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno, Chief 'Bud' Stark Location: Cretaceous wilderness
• Wormhole Threat Expands — The group discovers that the wormhole will continue expanding unless someone closes it from behind. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno Location: Cretaceous wilderness
• Frank's Final Sacrifice — Frank remains behind to close the expanding wormhole and tells Erik he is restoring his lost sixty years. Characters: Dr. Frank Reno, Erik Reno Location: Rainbow portal

The Beast in Los Angeles

The survivors return to the present, unintentionally bringing Big Red with them. Ellis, Peet, and the authorities pursue the dinosaur toward the Third Street Tunnel, where incendiary weapons are prepared but the final outcome remains unresolved.

Key Events

• Survivors Return — The surviving travelers return to the present, but a dinosaur comes through with them. Characters: Erik Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Pursuit — Ellis, Peet, and others pursue Big Red through Los Angeles. Characters: Erik Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Los Angeles
• Tunnel Trap Prepared — Authorities block the exits and prepare incendiary weapons while Big Red remains loose. Characters: Erik Reno, LCDR Ellis Dorn, Lt. Robert Peet Location: Third Street Tunnel

Story Breakdown

• Cave Discovery — The opening expedition finds evidence that makes the forgotten time-travel destination calculable.
  • Speliogenesis Search — Explorers descend into a cave searching for formations consistent with speliogenesis.
  • Ancient Paintings — The explorers discover cave paintings connected to the temporal mystery.
• Rainbow Mission — Frank assembles and briefs a military team for a dangerous rescue through the Rainbow Device.
  • Device Mechanics — Gravity and acceleration create a singularity and a wormhole between times and places.
  • Mission Commitment — The soldiers accept the mission after learning about the previous team's disappearance.
• Cretaceous Arrival — The new team reaches a prehistoric wilderness and encounters survivors who have endured six years in the past.
  • Survivor Testimony — Bud explains the earlier expedition's deaths and the small number of remaining survivors.
  • Predator Warning — The survivors identify Big Red as the deadly dinosaur hunting them.
• Prehistoric Pursuit — Big Red attacks the group, forcing desperate escapes and a costly act of leadership.
  • Dinosaur Attack — The predator attacks the travelers and survivors in the wilderness.
  • Bud's Sacrifice — Bud orders the others to leave him behind so they can escape.
• Portal Sacrifice — The survivors reopen the portal, but its instability requires Frank to remain behind.
  • Exotic Matter — Frank and the remaining group use exotic matter to reactivate the portal.
  • Lost Years Returned — Frank closes the expanding wormhole and tells Erik he is restoring his lost sixty years.
• Los Angeles Hunt — The returning group discovers that Big Red has entered the present, creating an unresolved urban crisis.
  • Citywide Pursuit — Ellis, Peet, and others pursue the dinosaur through Los Angeles.
  • Tunnel Trap — Authorities block the Third Street Tunnel and prepare incendiary weapons for the final containment attempt.

Directed by

Griff Furst

Key Cast

• Michael Gross — Dr. Frank Reno
• Christopher Atkins — Erik Reno
• Greg Evigan — LCDR Ellis Dorn
• Marie Westbrook — Ruth
• Phil Burke — Stubbs