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.
I was already way on board for Tammy and the T-Rex, but when I realised that Paul Walker's brain wasn't going to be put in to a T-Rex, but specifically a T-Rex animatronic, forget about it, this instantly became must-watch material.
I wasn't disappointed. I don't think I'm comfortable telling people that this movie is, "good", exactly, but boy did it deliver on what I wanted.
Final rating: - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
Teen angst plus camp horror with black humor equals fun nonsense
The boyfriend of a teen girl in the Los Angeles area (Paul Walker & Denise Richards) is seriously injured whereupon a dubious doctor (Terry Kiser) places his brain in a 3-ton mechanical tyrannosaurus rex, which creates serious problems when the dinosaur crashes a party.
"Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) is similar to the contemporaneous Leprechaun 2 and Leprechaun 3, albeit even sillier. It fills the bill when you want to turn off your brain for some goofy entertainment with horror trappings.
Besides Denise in her prime, Shevonne Durkin stands out on the female front as Wendy. Then theres the doctors statuesque assistant, Helga, played by Ellen Dubin. Michele Maika ...