Theodore Rex (1995) (V)

Director:

Jonathan R. Betuel

Writer (WGA):

Jonathan R. Betuel (written by)

Release Date:

14 December 1995 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The world's toughest cop is getting a brand new partner. He's a real blast from the past.

Plot:

In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.

Plot Keywords:

Bizarre | Ark | Dinosaur | Kids And Family | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Katie Coltrane
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Elizar Kane
Juliet Landau	...	Dr. Veronica Shade
Bud Cort	...	Spinner
Stephen McHattie	...	Edge
George Newbern	...	Theodore Rex (voice)
Carol Kane	...	Molly Rex (voice)
Richard Roundtree	...	Commissioner Lynch
Jack Riley	...	Alaric
Peter Mackenzie	...	Alex Summers
Joe Dallesandro	...	Rogan
Tony T. Johnson	...	Sebastian
Susie Coelho	...	Dr. Armitraj
Peter Kwong	...	Toymaker
Edith Diaz	...	Ella

Also Known As:

T. Rex

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi violence and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:6 | Iceland:LH | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | USA:PG

Company:

J&M Entertainment

Trivia:

William Boyett's final film.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Ted is shot in his left arm, Katie tries to convince him he doesn't need a gun. As she does, the position of the gun changes between front and rear shots. She sways slightly in rear shots, but is motionless in front shots.

Movie Connections:

References Citizen Kane (1941)

an Abomination

Ever since I started visiting this site, and voting for movies, I have never given any movie a rating of 1. Even the disturbing "Dance! Workout with Barbie" got a 2. There is a reason for this.

Any time I find myself watching what I think is a really bad movie, I have to stop and ask myself the following question: "Is this movie really as bad as the horrific soul-sucking beast that is 'Theodore Rex'?" And I've never been able to answer "yes".

I would give anything within reason to know what crackhead said "Hey! Let's remake 'Blade Runner' with Barney in the Harrison Ford Role!" and decided it was a good idea to actually spend the time and money to commit it to film. Furthermore, I want to know what the hell kind of market they were going to sell this towards if it hadn't gone strait to video. This is that rare monster: a movie that is way too violent for kids and way too insanely stupid for adults. I'd ask "what were they THINKING?" but in this case, it might actually be redundant.

Anyhow, all you need to know is that you should only expose yourself to this monstrosity if you're one of the five or six rabid fans of "Howard the Duck", or if you are curious to see the most Evil Insane movie of all time, or you want to REALLY punish yourself.