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Tammy and the T-Rex

1994 · 91 min

A gleefully silly, gory curiosity that plays like a fever dream of teen romance and rubber-dinosaur mayhem.

Directed by
Stewart Raffill
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Tagline
No pain. No gain.
Overview
An evil scientist implants the brain of a murdered high school student into an animatronic Tyrannosaurus, who later wreaks vengeance on the bullies who killed him, and is reunited with his sweetheart.

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Directed by
Stewart Raffill
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • love
  • identity
  • violence
  • madness
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour7
Realism2
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
science fiction, comedy, horror
Directed by
Stewart Raffill
Written by
Gary Brockette, Stewart Raffill
Starring
Denise Richards, Paul Walker, George Pilgrim, John Franklin, Terry Kiser, Theo Forsett, Ellen Dubin, George Buck Flower
Music
Anthony Riparetti, Jack Conrad
Cinematography
Roger Olkowski
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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