A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell
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| Directed by | Brett Piper |
| Written by | Brett Piper |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell is a 1990 American science fiction film written and directed by Brett Piper and produced by Troma Entertainment. It premiered at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
[edit]The last woman on Earth has to deal with lizard men, a giant, monstrous mutant creatures, and a love interest.[2]
Production
[edit]A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell was originally titled Dark Fortress.[2] The film either cost US$40,000 or US$5,000.[2][3] Director Brett Piper, who was also responsible for the special effects, used puppets that were about ten inches (25 cm) long. One of the puppets created by Piper is a bat-like creature that is based on the 1962 film Jack the Giant Killer.[4] Piper said that all of the scenes with animation were completed within a few days. The jaws of a snake-like monster called the "Tromasaurus" consisted of mostly Styrofoam and the teenaged daughter of co-producer Al Pirnie operated them in a few parts.[5]
Release
[edit]Co-founder of Troma Entertainment Lloyd Kaufman said about its premiere at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival that "no one else was dumb enough to do a dinosaur movie".[6]
Home media
[edit]The film aired on the USA Network in the early 1990s. The DVD release has film trailers, an interview with Kaufman, two Troma PSAs, Troma film clips, a dance titled Radiation March, and advertisements for Troma-related material. DVD Talk's Adam Tyner said of the DVD, "The video is full-frame, grainy, and poorly authored, with nasty artifacts throughout. The print used is awful, even warranting a complaint in the commentary, and it looks about the same as the version I saw on the USA Network around '92."[2] It was the most viewed film on Hulu on the March 2, 2010, weekend which Kaufman attributed to its title.[7]
Reception
[edit]Tyner of DVD Talk wrote, "Although A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell isn't really a Troma movie in the usual sense and the movie itself is so boring that it borders on unwatchable, the commentary really is worth paying full retail for."[2] Author Mark F. Berry said that the film has "no quest, no goal, no story arc whatsoever".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Tyner, Adam (November 21, 2000). "Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell, A". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Parkinson, David. "A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell". Radio Times. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Berry, Mark F. (2015). The Dinosaur Filmography. McFarland. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-4766-0674-3. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Mutants, Dinosaurs and Nymphomaniacs". Film Extremes. 1992. p. 24. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Film "Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell? It's all in a day's hype for the folks at Troma, Inc., producers of unashamedly bad movies Schlocky horror picture show". Globe & Mail. Toronto, Canada. 1990-07-06. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ Kaufman, Lloyd (2012). Sell Your Own Damn Movie!. Taylor & Francis. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-136-04034-4. Retrieved May 17, 2022.