This is a world in which big business sees itself as beyond the power of the state, and reporters are threatened by politicians who want to. Your results click the show my results button above to calculate your results. In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new armageddon. Once again, i found the reading, in teddys favorite expression, a deelight. Theodore rex is possibly the greatest cinematic experience of all time, and is certainly a milestone in human culture, civilization and artistic expression in this compelling intellectual masterpiece, jonathan r. But looking back, i strongly suspect that preinternet audiences were expecting a regular action movie, then lashed out accordingly. It is based on the 1993 childrens book of essentially the same name, by croatian illustrator milan trenc. His companion is a smart wood worm whos on a quest of his own.
In a baffling move that defies common sense, the jungle book 2 and return to never land were deemed deserving of a theatrical run. Band of misfits is a 2012 britishamerican 3d stopmotion animated swashbuckler comedy film produced by aardman animations and sony pictures animation as their second and final collaborative project. Theodore rex, whoopi goldberg whoopi goldberg isnt just an academy award winner for ghost in 1991. The legacy of babys day out, the only comedy movie ive. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Theodore rex is very similar, and arguably even stranger.
Theodore rex is the second volume in edmund morriss three volume biography of theodore roosevelt and covers his presidential years. Worst movies oscar winners have been in according to. Mostly singing, partially dancing casefileandahalf. While theodore rex is certainly not one the worst movies ever made, it comes pretty. A hitman gets thrown off his killing game by the nostalgia he feels when he remembers its his birthday. After some more consideration, i think freddy got fingered should be readded. Alternating between bigbudget movies, independent movies, tributes, documentaries, and even television movies including theodore rex. The 1996 abomination theodore rex belongs in this second category. Shes an egot winner, having earned an emmy, a grammy, an oscar, and a tony. Its rotten tomatoes rating is 21%, and a planned video game adaptation was scrapped.
Five years later, she appeared in theodore rex, as a. Last action hero, arnold schwarzeneggers 1993 meta action movie about action movies, was an easy punchline. Here are 30 crazy bad disney movies with almost 0% on rotten tomatoes. Nov 14, 2014 theodore rex by edmund morris my rating. But i do think gods not dead has a good chance of being up there with the most grating and frustrating movies youve watched. Whoopi goldberg plays a detective who teams up with dinosaur teddy rex, who is also a detective, to investigate the death of another dinosaur. Five years later, she appeared in theodore rex, as a detective.
Down with love is a 2003 american romantic comedy film directed by peyton reed and written by eve ahlert and dennis drake. Theodore rex s instagram profile has 149 photos and videos. And yet, the movie has an oddly huge following at least for a shitty movie about a baby. Theodore rex is a 1995 buddy cop sciencefiction family film written and directed by jonathan betuel and starring whoopi goldberg the film was panned by critics, and saw whoopi goldberg being nominated for worst actress at the 1996 golden raspberry awards. Worst movies oscar winners have been in according to rotten. George newbern, whoopi goldberg, carol kane, armin muellerstahl, juliet landau, bud cort, richard roundtree, joe. Hillarious adventures follow as this unlikely duo tries to save the planet earth from extinction. It is the first, and so far only, directtovideo movie to receive any sort of razzie nomination. She was also nominated for the same joint award at the 1996 stinkers bad movie awards but lost to whoopi goldberg for theodore rex, eddie, and bogus. Whoopi goldberg, george newborn, carol kane, juliet landau, richard roundtree. Oscar winners have been in movies with a 0% rating on rotten tomatoes. In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police. The film stars ben stiller as larry daley, a divorced father who.
The book opens with vicepresident roosevelt being summoned to buffalo, new york after the assassination attempt and imminent. While there, he visits an antique shop and, hoping to impress gwen evelyn ankers, the attractive shopkeeper, buys a silver walking cane. While these movies may be awful, some of them arent really considered the worst and do indeed have some redeeming qualities. Directed by peter lord, the film is loosely based on the pirates. Mar 01, 2015 theodore rex is the second volume in edmund morriss highly acclaimed threevolume biography of theodore roosevelt. Christopher columbus decides to go on a journey to prove that the earth is not flat. Morris spent much of that time working on his nowinfamous memoir of ronald reagan. Club nathan rabin the unknown movies keith bailey this mortal coil tesla tofu nerdpunk andy giese german your stupid minds nick nobel and chris dobson. List of films considered the worstarchive 6 wikipedia. Review of theodore rex by edmund morris my journey. George newbern was born on the 30th december 1964 in little rock, arkansas, usa. Sporting an unsightly 36% on rotten tomatoes, it also got ripped on in both the simpsons and the critic.
Rex, is a 1995 buddy cop sciencefiction family film written and directed by. That same night he kills a wolf with it, only to later learn that he actually killed a man bela lugosi. The most eagerly awaited presidential biography in years, theodore rex is a sequel to edmund morriss classic bestseller the rise of theodore roosevelt. Night at the museum is a 2006 fantasycomedy film directed by shawn levy and written by robert ben garant and thomas lennon. For the analysis, weve built an index the stacker score that combines imdb ratings and rotten tomatoes audience scores. Apr 05, 2002 theodore rex edmund morris 782pp, harpercollins. An oral history with kevin smith and jason mewes rotten tomatoes duration. In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading.
This article discusses how cnn called it one of the worst films ever released, and ebert all but says it as well. Feb 15, 2018 six years ago, in the same space theodore rex now occupies, yu and his thenwife karen man opened oxheart, a handsomely scruffy, 31seat tasting menu restaurant whose vegetablefocused brilliance. With a 7% rating on rotten tomatoes, the film was criticized for being cliche, maudlin, and heroically bad. President theodore roosevelt written by author edmund morris disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title theodore rex. It begins by following the new president still the youngest in american history as he comes down from mount marcy, new york, to take his emergency oath of office in buffalo, one hundred years ago. It is a wellwritten, informative and detailed work outlining the effect that roosevelt had upon both the office of the president and the united states. Betuel dare daniel podcast episode 10 this is where the nightmare reaches its horrifying crescendo. He began his acting career in short films, before appearing in the television drama series homeland in 2012. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. Theodore rex 1995 bad movie recommendations earwolf.
According to an opening scroll, the story is set in a dark and edgy cyberpunk city a long time ago in the future really, where humans coexist with anthropomorphic dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals that have been resurrected and genetically modified by wellknown. A staggering number of oscar winners have been in movies with a 0% rating on rotten tomatoes, including george clooney and leonardo dicaprio. Theodore rex by edmund morris is a very good book detailing the presidency of theodore roosevelt. Another thing that i feel pushes it over the edge is that it not only won the worst picture razzie, but was nominated for worst of the decade, a particularly rare dishonor. Theodore rex is movie is a weirdly imaginative mess that truly does makes you wonder how this ever got made. Theodore rex american restaurant houston, texas 57. Betuel aligns himself with the great film makers of the 20th century, such as francis ford copola, martin scorcese, orson welles. William thomas of empire magazine gave the film a one out of five stars and said. Spotlight is a 2015 american biographical drama film directed by tom mccarthy and written by mccarthy and josh singer. Goldberg contributes her voice to many cartoons, including the pagemaster 1994 and captain planet and the planeteers 1990, as gaia, the voice of the earth. Dec 09, 2001 on the morning after mckinleys interment, friday, 20 september 1901, a stocky figure in a frock coat sprang up the front steps of the white house. Beteuls disastrous 1995 buddycopmystery theodore rex, starring whoopi goldberg and a.
Theodore rex dvd a wisecracking police officer is forced to team up with her new partner, a sixtyfive million yearold talking tyrannosaurus rex. With whoopi goldberg, armin muellerstahl, juliet landau, bud cort. The series inaugural volume debuted in 1979 but more than two decades elapsed before this second volume was published in 2001. Theodore rex 1995 a buddy cop flick with whoopi in a skin tight, fake leather suit. The 30 most embarrassing celebrity movie roles collider. The film follows the boston globe s spotlight team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the united states, and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the boston area by numerous roman catholic priests. Impossible list of movies joe the millennial has seen. That darn cat is only saved from being the worst offender due to the existence of theodore rex. Moore won a joint razzie award for worst actress for both her performance in this film and in striptease.