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And it just gets weirder from there.

— Theodore "Did anything weird happen tonight?"

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Say, would you like to see a direct-to video sci-fi movie that is a loose ripoff of Blade Runner, except it stars Whoopi Goldberg and Barney? You wouldn't? Oh... well, TOO BAD, they made one!

Goldberg only completed the movie because New Line Cinema threatened to sue her if she walked off the film (after seeing Kim Basinger get sued into bankruptcy after the fiasco that was Boxing Helena, she decided she could live with the shame if it meant keeping the lights on). Theodore Rex was initially intended as a theatrical release but went straight to home video instead, making it the most expensive direct-to-video picture before the advent of Netflix. That's certainly something to keep in mind if you dare to watch it.

You know that Super Mario Bros. movie? Theodore Rex is very similar, and arguably even stranger.

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According to an Opening Scroll, the story is set in a Dark and Edgy Cyberpunk city "A long time ago in the future" (really), where humans coexist with anthropomorphic dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals that have been resurrected and genetically modified by well-known billionaire and scientist Elizar Kane. It's esentially a buddy cop movie with dinosaurs. Theodore is an anthro Tyrannosaurus rex who wants to be a cop. He gets his chance when he is partnered with Katie Coltrane (Goldberg) to solve another the murder of another anthro T.rex named Oliver.

Then things get weirder.

An extensive review, with links to other reviews, can be found here . While the film isn't the best quality, the confusion and sheer randomness of the onscreen action is actually kind of impressive. Just when you think the movie can't get any more insane... it does. It really does. That helps it stand alongside Santa Claus (1959), Manos: The Hands of Fate, Birdemic and The Room on the very thin border between So Bad, It's Good and So Bad It's Horrible.

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Compare Howard the Duck. Not to be confused with a notable biography of Theodore Roosevelt. Not to be confused with Anonymous Rex, which is a book series that, coincidentally, is about a dinosaur detective solving crimes amongst humans.

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