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Wednesday
29Apr2009

How Did I Not Know About 'Theodore Rex'?

DateWednesday, April 29, 2009 at 1:01PM
Many thanks to Big Picture reader Sophia, who sent this video over to me. I swear I have no memory of this film, perhaps because it went straight to DVD here in the states. Plus, to say I closely followed Whoopi Goldberg's acting career would be, at best, inaccurate.

But I think I must have seen the name of this movie in her bio at some point. Still, I wasn't interested enough to discover that Theodore Rex was a futuristic Turner & Hooch, replacing Tom Hanks with Whoopi and instead of a big slobbering dog, Goldberg's partner was a wisecracking dinosaur. No, not Jerry Orbach, but a real dinosaur.

Theodore Rex came out in 1995, which is truly astonishing. It looks like a 1985 movie in the trailer, like some kind of misguided reaction to Howard the Duck. Even worse, the film cost $33 million! What the hell? Who approved that?

So please, enjoy one of the very worst movie trailers I've ever seen for a studio film:

In case you're wondering, writer-director Jonathan Betuel hasn't worked since, all of the production companies have stopped making movies, and only two of the film's producers are still active. So, you know, justice prevailed.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment4 Comments |

Reader Comments (4)

Can't say that I remember the movie, but the song brings back great memories. ;)

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRick

Oh god how is it I remember this, why would you force me to remember what my mind clearly blocked for a purpose.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterorinn

AVclub reminded me of this recently. Would you believe I actually liked it and watched it multiple times as a kid.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterknives

Not given some (or many) of your previous comments, no.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | Registered CommenterColin Boyd

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