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 | Sci-Fi

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:

Dinosaur | Ark | Prehistoric Times | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

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
Robert Martin Robinson	...	Knife
Dee Booher	...	Meanest Woman Truck Driver (as Queen Kong)
William Boyett	...	Desk Sergent
Marius Mazmanian	...	Butler
Noon Orsatti	...	Adam
Hilary Shepard	...	Sarah Jiminez
Lisa Galasso	...	New Eden Secretary (as Elisabeth Galasso)
Michael Sharrett	...	New Eden Volunteer
Jan Rabson	...	Tina Rex (voice)
Charles Chiodo	...	Guy in the Bag (voice)
Lynne Larsen	...	Reporter #1
Patricia Healy	...	Reporter #2
Kristen Trucksess	...	Reporter #3
Gregory Alpert	...	Grid Police Officer #1 (as Gregory H. Alpert)
Al Eisenmann	...	Grid Police Officer #2 (as Al Eisenmann II)
Clyde Johnson	...	Grid Police Officer #3 (as Clyde 'C.K.' Johnson)
Brad Wilson	...	Grid Police Officer #4
Bobby McGee	...	Grid Police Rookie #1
Gregory Synstelien	...	Grid Police Rookie #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Todd Babcock
Bill Bowles	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Hawyard O. Coleman	...	Oliver Rex / Tina the Waitress
Jennifer Darling	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Denise Dowse	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Michael Earl	...	The Reverend
Bill Farmer	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Tom Fisher	...	Ankylosaurus
Bruce Lanoil	...	Theodore Rex Puppeteer
Anne Lockhart	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Pons Maar	...	Theodore Rex
Mickie McGowan	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Patrick Pinney	...	Voice Performer (voice)
Tony Sabin Prince	...	Molly
Phil Proctor	...	Voice Performer (voice)

Directed by
Jonathan R. Betuel		(as Jonathan Betuel)

Writing credits (WGA)
Jonathan R. Betuel		(written by) (as Jonathan Betuel)

Produced by
Richard Gilbert Abramson	....	producer (as Richard Abramson)
Sue Baden-Powell	....	producer
Jonathan R. Betuel	....	co-executive producer (as Jonathan Betuel)
Maria Dylan	....	line producer
Stefano Ferrari	....	executive producer
Cathy Mickel Gibson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
David Tattersall

Film Editing by
Steve Mirkovich
Rick Shaine

Casting by
Elisabeth Leustig

Production Design by
Walter P. Martishius

Art Direction by
Bo Johnson

Set Decoration by
Casey Hallenbeck		(as Casey C. Hallenbeck)

Costume Design by
Mary E. Vogt

Makeup Department
Michael Burnett	....	foam latex technician
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist
Joseph Yuss Simon	....	makeup effects painter
Julia L. Walker	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Cathy Mickel Gibson	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	second unit director (as Ernie Orsatti)
Douglas A. Raine	....	second assistant director
Barry K. Thomas	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jeff J. Davis	....	set dresser
Dragon Dronet	....	props
Steven Curtis Husch	....	leadman
Bill Iiams	....	construction coordinator
Lynn A. Johanson	....	scenic artist
Mark Sakamoto	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Ron Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ezra Dweck	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julia Evershade	....	supervising adr editor
Bruce M. Honda	....	foley engineer
Harrison D. Marsh	....	boom operator
James E. Webb	....	production sound mixer

Special Effects by
Marilee Canaga	....	key fabricator: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs, Inc.
Thomas R. Dickens	....	lead creature sculptor
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects foreman
Steve Fink	....	special effects makeup
Patrick M. Gerrety	....	creature effects crew
Doug Hudson	....	special effects makeup
Hans Metz	....	special effects supervisor
Joshua Pinney	....	special effects technician
William Stout	....	creature design
Robert Lindores	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Vincent Niebla	....	effects painter: John Criswell Effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Allen Blaisdell	....	visual effects photography
Robert Habros	....	visual effects supervisor
Jongwoo Heo	....	3D animator
Jesse Silver	....	matte artist
Jesse Silver	....	visual effects supervisor
Thomas Thill	....	digital effects supervisor

Stunts
Dee Booher	....	stunts (as Queen Kong)
Darryl Chan	....	stunt double
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double
Kym Washington	....	stunt double
Kym Washington	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Katherine M. Butler	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer
Scott C. Keys	....	electrician
Josh Levy	....	video utility
Wayne Marshall	....	electrician
William H. Marshall	....	grip
Heather Page	....	key first assistant camera
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip
Eric Wycoff	....	lighting technician

Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson	....	additional editor
Neil Greenberg	....	assistant editor
Cathy Rait	....	color timer

Music Department
Wayne Coster	....	orchestrator
Paul Golding	....	music scoring engineer
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor
John Zambetti	....	composer: song "It's Just Not Christmas Without You"

Transportation Department
Hal Lary	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Gregory Alpert	....	assistant location manager
Kevin Berman	....	consultant
Kevin Carlson	....	puppeteer: "AAnkylosaurus Dad"
Barbara Casner	....	assistant coordinator
Charles Chiodo	....	puppeteer: "Guy in the Bag"
Edward Chiodo	....	puppeteer: "Caterpillar"
Stephen Chiodo	....	puppeteer: "Guy in the Bag"
John Criswell	....	dinosaurs
Chris Finch	....	dinosaurs
Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine	....	script supervisor
Terri Hardin	....	puppeteer: "Molly Rex"
Bill Iiams	....	construction coordinator
Michael G. Kehoe	....	craft service company (as Michael Kehoe)
Bruce Lanoil	....	puppeteer: "Theodore Rex/Oliver Rex"
Pons Maar	....	character movement coordinator
Richard McQuilkin	....	personal assistant to Mr. Cort
James Murray	....	puppeteer: "Tina the Waitress"
Dwight Roberts	....	puppeteer: "Guy in the Bag"
Paul Salamoff	....	puppeteer
Judy Sharinger	....	completion bond representative
Michelan Sisti	....	puppeteer
Joanne Small	....	script supervisor
Jack Tate	....	puppeteer
Wes C. Caefer	....	dinosaurs (uncredited)

Production Companies

• J&M Entertainment
• New Line Cinema
• Shooting Star Entertainment

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Alliance Home Video (1996) (Canada) (video)
• Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• New Line Cinema
• Silvio Sardi Communications (1998) (Italy) (all media)
• Turner Home Video (video)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi violence and language

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Company:

J&M Entertainment

Trivia:

William Boyett's final film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Theodore Rex's shoes change from red to blue and back throughout the movie.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Nostalgia Critic: Theodore Rex (#3.31)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Too Cool

argh

This movie was astonishing. It is beyond atrocious. I often get together with a group of friends and go to the movie store to find awful movies to watch for their comedic value. My friend suggested this one, but as we watched it, people began to leave. I really wanted to finish it, just so that I could say that I had, but I was unable to. It's that bad. Horrible running gags, lame acting. The main characters are an annoying dinosaur klutz and Whoopi Goldberg. I would rather watch Costener's The Postman twelve times in a row than see a fraction of this movie again. I think they try to deal with some dinosaur discrimination issues, but the part of the movie that really stands out is the dinosaur constantly knocking things over with his tail, and then guffawing about it. It hurts. Watch it if you're an aspiring masochist, otherwise, leave this one alone.