''A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell'' is a 1990 low-budget science fiction film from

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and directed by Brett Piper. It premiered at the

1990 Cannes Film Festival The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 May 1990. The Palme d'Or went to '' Wild at Heart'' by David Lynch. The festival opened with '' Dreams'', directed by Akira Kurosawa and closed with ''The Comfort of Strangers'', directed by Pau ...

. Piper also worked on the special effects.

Plot

The last woman on Earth has to deal with lizard men, a giant, monsters, and a love interest.

Production

DVD Talk reviewer Adam Tyner said that the film has no nymphoid barbarian, no dinosaurs, and no dinosaur hell. It was originally titled ''Dark Fortress''. The film either cost US$40,000 or US$5,000. 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 creature that is based on the 1962 film '' Jack the Giant Killer''. Piper said that all of the scenes with animation were completed within a few days. The jaws of the Tromasaurus consisted of mostly

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and the teenaged daughter of co-producer Al Pirnie operated them in a few parts.

Release

Co-founder of Troma Entertainment

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said about its premiere at the

that "no one else was dumb enough to do a dinosaur movie". The film was released on the

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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.

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reviewer 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." It was the most viewed film on Hulu on the March 2, 2010 weekend which Kaufman attributed to its title.

Reception

Tyner of DVD Talk said, "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." Author Mark F. Berry said that the film has "no quest, no goal, no story arc whatsoever".

References

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