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A massive eruption in Japan reveals a huge cave
in the mountain side. Dr. Roy Carlyle, a American paleontologist,
along with his assistant Marge and a couple Japanese scientists,
explore the cave in hopes of finding some fossils. They stumble
upon a gigantic tryannosaurus rex and ankylosaurs encased in lava.
The two creatures appear to have been locked in combat before
they were trapped in the lava. The scientists presume that the
creatures are dead, and must have had there bodies preserved due
to the volcanic gases in the cave. However one of the Japanese
scientists warns them not to disturb the "monsters of Noshiro"
as danger will befall according to a prophecy. His warning falls
on deaf ears however as the creatures are readied to be shipped
off to San Francisco for further study.
Carlyle attends a conference in Tokyo were he hypothesis'
that the two creatures found in the mountain side are in fact
two giant cousins of the extinct tryannosaurus rex and ankylosaurs.
He also goes on to say that these two creatures were mortal enemies
and would often engage each other in combat whenever the opportunity
arises.
Meanwhile the gigantic tryannosaurus rex and ankylosaurs
are in mid transit too San Francisco, and it is discovered that
the creatures are infact very much alive. The scientists aboard
the ship are over joyed as they feel that with the discovery of
these creatures they have unlocked the secret to suspended animation.
McBain, a sailor who is currently in the middle of relationship
with Marge, does not share there excitement as he feels the creatures
should be thrown overboard as if the creatures wake up they could
cause untold horrors. His fears become reality when a violent
storm strikes the boat and causes the restraints on the tryannosaurus
rex to break which causes the creature to roll across the deck
and straight off the ship.
Fortunately the ankylosaurs does not meet the same
fate, and the boat arrives safely in the docks of San Francisco
with there prize. McBain and Marge both leave the boat to go out
on a date shortly after arriving. While they are away the tryannosaurus
rex surfaces in the bay, his presence awakens the ankylosaurs
who quickly breaks out of his constraints. The two behemoths fiercely
do battle by the bay. There fight startles a nearby truck driver
who in turn crashes into a nearby oil refinery which causes a
giant explosion. The creatures make there way to Chinatown where
they battle amongst the oriental structures.
Carlyle is given news of the creatures fighting
in San Francisco which causes him to suffer a stroke. McBain and
Marge visit him in the hospital where Carlyle asks them to please
destroy the creatures before they can do any more damage. Carlyle's
doctor however feels that this is not a wise idea as in Carlyle's
current state he could die of depression if he loses his chance
of getting a Nobel Prize, which will indeed happen if both dinosaurs
die.
Meanwhile the tryannosaurus rex kills the ankylosaurs
by biting it in the jugular. The tryannosaurus rex then heads
to a near by university where Marge and other scientists are working
to try and re-create a formula for the volcanic gases found in
the cave, which they hope will put the creature back into suspended
animation. McBain arrives to warn them that the tryannosaurus
rex is coming, the scientists pay no heed to his warning as they
explain that they are very close to discovering the formula. McBain
then punches Marge, knocking her out, and carries her out of the
building right before the tryannosaurus rex crushes the building
and kills the other scientists inside. The military let loose
with fire from tanks and rockets, but neither have any affect
on the creature as it returns out to sea.
The Navy chases after the creature with planes and
submarines, however neither have any sort of affect on it. McBain
and Marge follow the creature aboard a naval destroyer, however
the Navy looses track of the creature. Shortly afterwards they
are able to relocate the beast who is swimming toward a mysterious
tropical island in the polar regions. A scientist figures out
that the creature must indeed be female, and is no doubt going
there to lay its eggs. McBain considers that nuking the creature
might be there best solution for destroying the creature before
this happens. But killing the creature will no doubt in danger
Carlyle, so he comes up with another plan which he tells to the
Navy. The Navy surrounds a nearby ice cavern with oil drums, where
they know that the tryannosaurus rex is hiding. All does not go
to plan, as a Navy solider gets himself trapped beneath a oil
drum just as the tryannosaurus rex is approaching. McBain rushes
out and saves the man while throwing a grenade at the oil drums
which cause a chain reaction. The tryannosaurus rex is trapped
in the cavern as jets bomb the hill side causing it to collapse
on the creature, burying it in ice. Scientists predict that the
ice should put the tryannosaurus rex back in suspended animation,
which will allow Carlyle to study the creature whenever he pleases.
Meanwhile at Noshiro a claw reaches out of the cave
opening...
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