THE REVIEWS ARE IN FOR TAMMY AND THE T-REX (HXFF Retro Grade)

At our November 16th Retro Grade screening of Tammy and the T-Rex, audience members were asked to fill out HXFF Retro Grade Report Cards to rank and review the film. We've collected the reviews and our fans have spoken.

Our fans give Tammy and the T-Rex an average grade of A (89%). Obviously, this restored cut of Stewart Raffill's tale of a murdered teenager's brain implanted into the body of a robot dinosaur and the girl who loved him hit the sweet spot with fans of cult cinema. 

Here are a few of our favorite audience comments:

WHAT FANS HAD TO SAY

• "Epitome of WTF??? A bizarre 90s fever dream that needs to be seen to be believed!!" - Adam V.

• "What Jurassic World should have been. Testicular Teenage T-Rex FUN!" - Ajay R.

• "A decade defining tour-de-force" - Angelo B.

• "Beautiful. Romantic. Sinfully Satisfying. Exciting. Realistic (could happen to any of us)" - Natasha C.

Thanks to everyone who came out. Also, congratulations to Jess A. on being randomly selected to win two 3-Day Festival Passes to Hexploitation Film Festival 2020.

Stay tuned: in a few weeks we'll be making some big announcements about the 2020 Hexploitation Film Festival. 

HXFF Retro Grade presents TAMMY AND THE T-REX (1994) * 25th Anniversary - Restored Gore Cut

TAMMY AND THE T-REX (1994)
*25th Anniversary - Restored Gore and Uncut*
|| RETRO GRADE ||

DIR. STEWART RAFFILL, 90 MIN. USA

SHOW TIMES: Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:30pm (Main Theatre)

SHORT SUMMARY

An evil scientist implants the brain of a murdered high school student into a robotic Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors, and seeks to reunite with his sweetheart Tammy.

FULL DESCRIPTION

It’s the 25th Anniversary of 2019’s most unbelievable repertory film discovery. Directed by Stewart Raffill (MAC AND ME, THE ICE PIRATES), TAMMY AND THE T-REX is a love story as old as time.

This post-JURASSIC jam stars Denise Richards (STARSHIP TROOPERS, WILD THINGS) and the late Paul Walker (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS) in an unprecedented mishmash of rom-com tropes and R-rated horror thrills. When Paul's mauled by the local zoo’s toothier residents, his love affair with Denise doesn’t cease — even after his brain is transplanted into an ancient animatronic predator. Oh, and did we mention “Bernie” from WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S is the villain?

Originally filmed as a gorefest w/ impressive splatter by SFX guru John Carl Buechler, TAMMY’s only minimal release back in the day was cut to PG-13, funneled straight-to-video and inexplicably marketed as a “kids’ film.” Thanks to the intrepid efforts of top-notch archival pals Vinegar Syndrome, this gonzo gem is fully restored and ready to scorch your audience's ganglia into dust!

(American Genre Film Archive)

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