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| Directed by | Brett Piper |
| Written by | Brett Piper |
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| Production company | Troma Entertainment |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| 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
The last woman on Earth has to deal with lizard men, a giant, monstrous mutant creatures, and a love interest.
Production
A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell 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-like 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 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.
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".
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." 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 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." Author Mark F. Berry said that the film has "no quest, no goal, no story arc whatsoever".
References
- "A Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.