ABOUT ANONYMOUS REXBased on the acclaimed series of novels by Eric Garcia, the SCI FI Channel Original Movie Anonymous Rex offers a deadpan twist on the mystery genre. Directed by Julian Jarrold (Touching Evil, White Teeth, BBC/PBS' Great Expectations), Anonymous Rex goes underground to chronicle a secret society of the dinosaurs' descendants — adapted through evolution to human size and dimensions — living, loving and working today in disguise. A shape-shifting technology enables these modern day dinos to mask their true identities and co-exist with humans as "everyday people."
Comprising a small percentage of the world's population, the dinosaurs' descendants have infiltrated every sector of life: They are doctors and lawyers, housewives and actors. In fact, keen private eye Vincent Rubio (Daniel Baldwin, Homicide: Life on the Street) is an evolved Velociraptor. Deeply affected by the "accidental" death of his detective partner and addicted to the herb basil, he's drawn into conspiracies that may provide an answer to his partner's untimely demise. Ultimately, Rex is a reflection of our own culture — our foibles and addictions, our dreams and loves — as illustrated by the experiences of a dinosaur living among us.
Screenwriter Joe Menosky (Star Trek: Voyager, The Dead Zone) adapted the second novel, Casual Rex (Villard, 2001), the prequel to Anonymous Rex (Villard, 1999). The third novel in the series, Hot and Sweaty Rex: A Dinosaur Mafia Mystery, was published by Villard in March of 2004.
Eric Garcia, originally from Miami, attended Cornell University and the University of Southern California, where he majored in film and creative writing. His novels include Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues (Villard 2002), the film version of which was directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator) and starred Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell. Garcia's latest novel is Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys, published by ReganBooks/HarperCollins. Garcia lives outside Los Angeles with his wife Sabrina, his daughter Bailey and his chubby dachshund Oliver.
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