Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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 | |
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Tony T. Johnson | ... | Sebastian |
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Susie Coelho | ... | Dr. Armitraj |
Peter Kwong | ... | Toymaker | |
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Edith Diaz | ... | Ella |
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 dinosaur. Written by Volker Boehm
From the What Was She Thinking? file: Whoopi Goldberg plays a cop in the future who is teamed with a talking dinosaur (!) for a crime case involving a madman who wants to start another ice-age. Straight-to-tape oddity is embarrassing and ridiculous, a high-concept in search of itself. Apparently this was a labor of love for its writer-director, Jonathan Betuel (who also served as one of the producers); sadly, the end results are anemic, to be charitable. Goldberg's mere presence on-screen can often spark good will and laughter no matter how poor the script, but here she's drowning and you can see the unfunny results. NO STARS from ****