Puppet Arms
We bounced all over the place in May, starting with Fred Dekker’s genre mash-up Night of the Creeps before getting deadly serious with Gus Van Sant’s pseudo-Columbine film Elephant, trippy with Alex Garland’s surreal Annihilation. Now we’re back in ultra campy territory with the silly and heartfelt Tammy and the T-Rex (1994).
In writer/director Stewart Raffill‘s low-budget horror comedy, high schooler Tammy (Denise Richards) is in love with Michael (Paul Walker) but her jealous ex Billy (George Pilgrim) won’t let her go. After a near-deadly prank, Michael’s comatose body is stolen by mad scientists Dr. Wachenstein (Terry Kiser) and his assistant Helga (Ellen Dubin) who want to use the boy’s brain to pilot an animatronic dinosaur.
But true love can’t be denied! Tammy, Michael and her gay best friend, Byron (Theo Forsett) will stop at nothing to find a way to ensure they get their happily ever after…even if it means they leave a dino-sized body count in their wake.
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Episode 232 – Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
Prepare your tiny little puppet hands because we’re discussing Stewart Raffill’s cult classic Tammy and the T-Rex (1994). Along for the ride is director Erick Lorinc, who is such a super fan of the film that he’s cried watching it!
This is a very funny, silly, and surprisingly heartfelt film with a genuinely good performance from Denise Richards.
Plus: gay best friend Byron and homophobic cops, ejaculating brains, worshipping Helga and Wendy, the Gore Cut vs the PG-13 cut, and sequels/spin-offs we would watch in a heartbeat.
Cross out Tammy and the T-Rex!
Coming up on Wednesday: Our two week dinosaur extravaganza wraps up with a gushing episode dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Stephen Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993)!
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