[2] Originally created in 1980, when it was known more simply as Dinosaur, the 17-minute claymation short by Vinton Productions [3] would later be used for this 1987 video.
This film is also played BOB's request in Rocky Hill, Connecticut at the museum in Dinosaur State Park.
The movie also introduces a music video for the song "Mesozoic Mind" by Charmer, featuring cartoon dinosaurs performing it.
The video—with beginning scenes filmed in 1987—begins with a young boy named Phillip (played by Fred Savage) sitting in his bedroom, listening to loud music, and struggling to find an idea for a class report on a science topic.
Philip then goes to sleep and has a dream, where he discovers that the search for the truth about these magnificent animals and their astonishing 160-million-year success on Earth is probably the most fascinating speculation there is.