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.
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In a future town a female police detective (Whoopi Goldberg) has to colaborate with Theodore Rex, a genetically generated Tyrannosaurus Rex, in order to investigate the murder of another dinosaure. Written by Volker Boehm
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dinosaur | prehistoric times | ark | independent film | character name in title |Taglines:
The world's toughest cop is getting a brand new partner. He's a real blast from the past.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 December 1995 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
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Written by Anthony Marinelli
Produced by Anthony Marinelli
Arranged by Anthony Marinelli
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Crew members left constantly during production. Whoopi Goldberg once said that on her final day of shooting, 99% of the crew was different from the first day. See more »Goofs
When Katie talks to Theodore about his breath, it's a very obvious voice-over that doesn't fit at all. See more »Soundtracks
PrimalWritten by Anthony Marinelli
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Movies about dinosaurs can be entertaining. So can Whoopi Goldberg movies. But Whoopi AND dinosaurs?
After the first 20 minutes of "Theodore Rex", I had come to one conclusion: this movie is evil. Evil, vile, wicked and reprehensible in its spite for the audience. Nothing this bad is made by accident; this is the visual equivalent of a torture chamber.
First of all, Whoopi does not make good action movies (watch "Fatal Beauty" if you think I'm lying), but the film makers don't care - she's a tough cop here, yet again.
Seen a million cop buddy flicks this week? Well, here's number one million and one, pal.
Don't like cute, humanistic animated dinosaurs since that Spielberg TV show about them? Too bad, here's another one and he's a cop, too!
You one of those people that hates car chases, shoot-outs, sloppy dialogue, boring futuristic FX and seeing talented people (Goldberg, Mueller-Stahl, Roundtree) stuck in a movie that looks like a tax write-off? A BIG tax write-off?
And you read this review all the way to the end. You DESERVE a sequel. Seriously.
No stars, not a one. And if they really make a sequel to "Theodore Rex", Hollywood deserves to be attacked a whole herd of wise-cracking foam rubber dinosaurs.
Now, I'd pay to see that.