Camp Cretaceous
| "Camp Cretaceous" | |
|---|---|
| Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Lane Lueras |
| Written by | Zack Stentz Scott Kreamer |
Camp Cretaceous is the first episode of Season One of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. It debuted on Netflix on September 18th, 2020.
Synopsis
After waiting his whole life to see dinosaurs, lucky Darius wins the chance to join five other campers on Isla Nublar for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Plot
A radar scans over Isla Sorna picking up two signals on the island. Over a radio, Isla Nublar Base alert Jurassic One that there are two friendlies in need of extraction, but there are hostiles in pursuit. On the island, Dr. Meriwether leads an unseen partner through the jungle, running from a pack of Velociraptors. Hiding beneath a fallen tree, the pair are ambushed from above by the raptors and forced back out into the jungle. With Meriwether in the lead, the man behind him trips over a pile of Raptor bones. Catching up with Meriwether at a river, he calls out to Meriwether to follow the river to mask their scent, but it's already too late. Meriwether is climbing the bank the other side when the raptors pounce on him. The man below watches in horror as a large shadow suddenly falls over him. Looking up he sees a Tyrannosaurus Rex. The Rex growls before lunging at him. A glowing red 'Game Over' reveals that this whole sequence was in fact a video game. Sitting in his bedroom, Darius Bowman stares in disappointed at the game he just lost through VR Goggles. He is suddenly surprised by Brandon Bowman who teases him for his obsession with the game which no-one has been able to win. Revealing that whoever beats the game would win a trip to Jurassic World, a dream that Darius shared with his deceased Father. Darius asserts that even if winning is dumb and hopeless, he has to try to which his brother agrees.
During the night, Darius suddenly awakes with an epiphany. He turns the light on starts searching through his bookshelf, pulling out Alan Grant's Lost World of the Dinosaurs. Quickly reading a passage, he sits back down at his computer and plays the game again. This time, he runs from the T-Rex at the river, back to the pile of raptor bones. Hurriedly searching through them, he finds a Velociraptor Resonating Chamber. With the T-Rex almost upon him, he blows into the resonating chamber, attracting the Velociraptor that subdue the T-Rex. With the predators all occupied he runs for Jurassic One, finally obtaining rescue and winning the game. Darius is congratulated by Mr. D.N.A. who tell him that he is the first person to beat the game and has won a place at Camp Cretaceous, the park's new adventure camp.
Later, Darius arrives on Isla Nublar along with Brooklynn, Yasmina Fadoula, Sammy Gutierrez and Ben Pincus.
Cast
Starring
- Paul-Mikél Williams as Darius Bowman
- Jenna Ortega as Brooklynn
- Ryan Potter as Kenji Kon
- Raini Rodriguez as Sammy Gutierrez
- Sean Giambrone as Ben Pincus
- Kausar Mohammed as Yasmina Fadoula
Recurring
- Jameela Jamil as Roxie
- Glen Powell as Dave
Guest
Production
Appearances
People
Dinosaurs
- Brachiosaurus
- Compsognathus
- Parasaurolophus
- Pteranodon (Referenced)
- Sinoceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Tyrannosaurus Rex (Referenced)
- Velociraptor
Locations
Vehicles
- Jurassic World Motorpool
- Camp Cretaceous
- Staff Vehicles
- Jurassic One (Referenced)
Companies
Events
Production Notes
Trivia and Goofs
- The sequence where Darius uses the Velociraptor Resonating Chamber to call the Velociraptors is a direct callback to Jurassic Park III where Alan Grant does the same thing. He the inspiration for doing this after reading Grant's book.
