A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell

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A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell
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Directed byBrett Piper
Written byBrett Piper
Produced by
  • Brett Piper
  • Alex Pirnie
Starring
  • Linda Corwin
  • Paul Guzzi
  • Alex Pirnie
  • Mark Deshaies
  • K. Alan Hodder
  • Ryan Piper
  • Scott Ferro
  • Rick Stewart
  • Russ Greene
Production
company
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
90 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Plot

The last woman on Earth has to deal with lizard men, a giant, monstrous mutant creatures, and a love interest. [2]

Production

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

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

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

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]

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References

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