Tammy and the T-Rex story
Tammy and the T-Rex is a 1994 American science fiction Horror comedy film directed by Stewart Raffill and written by Raffill and Gary Brockette. Synopsis: The brain of a high school girl's boyfriend is implanted into the body of a robotic Tyrannosaurus rex by a mad scientist.
26 total · 6 major · 20 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | The story centered around the high school sweethearts Tammy and Michael remaining true to one another even after Michael's brain had been transplanted into the body of a robotic T Rex. |
| brain transplant | major | The story is premised on the idea of Michael's brain being transplanted into the body of a robotic T Rex. |
| friendship | major | Tammy had a gay best friend who was always by her side. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Dr. Gunther Wachenstein, the film's primary antagonist, was a textbook mad scientist who was obsessed with transplanting peoples' brains into robot bodies. |
| romantic love | major | Central to the story was Tammy and Michael not letting the fact that Michael's brain had been transplanted into the body of a robotic T Rex be an obstacle to their love for one another. |
| teen romance | major | The high school sweethearts Tammy and Michael didn't let Michael's brain being transplanted into the body of a robotic T Rex be an obstacle to their relationship. |
| alcohol abuse | minor | A whiskey bottle holding Uncle Bob admitted to everyone at the funeral that he was "just a drunk". |
| beating one's self up | minor | A tearful Tammy thought it was "all her fault" that Michael was mauled nearly to death by the lion, but her best friend Byron comforted her, saying that she can't "blame herself for love's passion". |
| brain disembodiment technology | minor | In the end, Tammy took Michael's brain home to her bedroom and hooked it up to her computer, speakers, and video camera, allowing Michael to speak and see. |
| coping with the death of a lover | minor | Tammy was visibly down in the dumps over her boyfriend Michael's death while attending a wild party. |