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* BrainInAJar: Michael after being removed from the animatronic T-Rex.

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* BrainInAJar: Michael after being removed from the animatronic T-Rex. And that's how he is at the end of the film.



* GenreBusting: It starts out as a RomanticComedy, then slides into SciFiHorror and a side helping of BlackComedy (Tammy and Byron going to the morgue and showing T-Rex Michael various corpses to see if he likes them).

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* GenreBusting: It starts out as a RomanticComedy, then slides into SciFiHorror (of the UnwillingRobotisation type) and a side helping of BlackComedy (Tammy and Byron going to the morgue and showing T-Rex Michael various corpses to see if he likes them).them), without dropping any of the love story.
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* GenreBusting: It starts out as a RomanticComedy with a healthy dose of SciFiHorror and a side helping of BlackComedy (Tammy and Byron going to the morgue and showing T-Rex Michael various corpses to see if he likes them).

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* GenreBusting: It starts out as a RomanticComedy with a healthy dose of RomanticComedy, then slides into SciFiHorror and a side helping of BlackComedy (Tammy and Byron going to the morgue and showing T-Rex Michael various corpses to see if he likes them).
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* GenreBusting: It starts out as a RomanticComedy with a healthy dose of SciFiHorror and a side helping of BlackComedy (Tammy and Byron going to the morgue and showing T-Rex Michael various corpses to see if he likes them).


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* RiddleForTheAges: Why exactly does Dr. Wachenstein have a T-Rex animatronic?
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* GuttedLikeAFish: The fate of the first person killed at the party when T-Rex!Michael cuts him open with his foot. And later [[spoiler:Dr. Wachenstein]].


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* NoKillLikeOverkill: The T-Rex robot is destroyed when the cops empty their guns into it.

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* GroinAttack: During their fight at the beginning of the film, Michael and Billy grab each other’s balls.



* OffWithHisHead: Michael bites off [[spoiler:Billy’s]] head.



%%* SquashedFlat: A mook and some bullies. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: Who or what squashes them?'''

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%%* * SquashedFlat: A mook and some bullies. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: Who or what squashes them?'''bullies get stepped on by T-Rex Michael, completely flattening them.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistant in a white nurse's outfit, complete with [[StockUnderwear Black Bra]].

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistant in a white nurse's outfit, complete with [[StockUnderwear [[BlackBraAndPanties Black Bra]].
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* VoodooShark: It seems fairly clear that at one point in the production, the animatronic prop was supposed to be an ''actual'' T-Rex before they realized that [[SpecialEffectsFailure it was clearly not up to the task.]] Fair enough, at least that explains why the dinosaur looks so goofy. It does ''not'', however, explain why Dr. Wachenstein owns an animatronic T-rex in the first place.

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* VoodooShark: It seems fairly clear that at one point in the production, the animatronic prop was supposed to be an ''actual'' T-Rex before they realized that [[SpecialEffectsFailure it was clearly not up to the task.]] task]] and changed it to be so that Dr. Wachenstein owns an actual InUniverse animatronic prop. Fair enough, at least that explains why the dinosaur looks so goofy. It does ''not'', however, explain why Dr. Wachenstein owns an animatronic T-rex in the first place.
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* VoodooShark: It seems fairly clear that at one point in the production, the animatronic prop was supposed to be an ''actual'' T-Rex before they realized that [[SpecialEffectsFailure it was clearly not up to the task.]] Fair enough, at least that explains why the dinosaur looks so goofy. It does ''not'', however, explain why Dr. Wachenstein owns an animatronic T-rex in the first place.

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* SquashedFlat: A mook and some bullies.

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* %%* SquashedFlat: A mook and some bullies. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: Who or what squashes them?'''
* TestesTest: Tammy and Byron go to look for a new body for Michael's brain after it was put into the body of a robot T-Rex and his original body is starting to decompose. They go to the morgue to look for a fresh body and comically take down sheets to waist level. WebVideo/ObscurusLupa comments in her review, "Yes folks, our heroes are judging a dead man's penis."
-->'''Tammy:''' No way.\\
'''Byron:''' Oh, c'mon, he's perfect!\\
'''Tammy:''' Not to me he isn't.
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This 1994 sci-fi/comedy film is notable for its early appearances of Denise Richards and Creator/PaulWalker as the main characters. Terry Kiser, better known as [[Film/WeekendAtBernies Bernie]], appears as Dr. Wachenstein.

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This 1994 sci-fi/comedy film is notable for its early appearances of Denise Richards Creator/DeniseRichards and Creator/PaulWalker as the main characters. Terry Kiser, better known as [[Film/WeekendAtBernies Bernie]], appears as Dr. Wachenstein.
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Renamed to Head Turning Beauty per TRS


* HelloNurse: Dr. Wachenstein's nurse.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Wachentein's assistant Helga proves to be much smarter than her boss by running away from a pissed-off T-Rex!Michael at the end, escaping unharmed ([[ClothingDamage her skirt didn't quite make it, though]]).

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Wachentein's Wachenstein's assistant Helga proves to be much smarter than her boss by running away from a pissed-off T-Rex!Michael at the end, escaping unharmed ([[ClothingDamage her skirt didn't quite make it, though]]).

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** After gruesomely murdering a henchman and scaring off an old lady, T-Rex!Michael goes to a pay phone and tries to call Tammy about his situation.

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** After gruesomely murdering a henchman and scaring off an old lady, T-Rex!Michael goes to a pay phone and tries to call Tammy about his situation.situation, comically checking the coin return for change with his little dino-arm.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Wachentein's assistant Helga proves to be much smarter than her boss by running away from a pissed-off T-Rex!Michael at the end, escaping unharmed ([[ClothingDamage her skirt didn't quite make it, though]]).
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* ManInTheMachine: Micheal

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* ManInTheMachine: MichealMichael



* UnwillingRoboticisation: Micheal was killed to make Dr. Wachenstein's cyborg [[MakesJustasMuchSenseinContext dinosaur]].

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* UnwillingRoboticisation: Micheal Michael was killed to make Dr. Wachenstein's cyborg [[MakesJustasMuchSenseinContext dinosaur]].
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The film marks the early appearances of Denise Richards and Creator/PaulWalker as the main characters. Terry Kiser, better known as [[Film/WeekendAtBernies Bernie]], appears as Dr. Wachenstein.

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The This 1994 sci-fi/comedy film marks the is notable for its early appearances of Denise Richards and Creator/PaulWalker as the main characters. Terry Kiser, better known as [[Film/WeekendAtBernies Bernie]], appears as Dr. Wachenstein.
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The film marks the early appearances of Denise Richards and Creator/PaulWalker as the main characters.

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The film marks the early appearances of Denise Richards and Creator/PaulWalker as the main characters.
characters. Terry Kiser, better known as [[Film/WeekendAtBernies Bernie]], appears as Dr. Wachenstein.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistance in a white nurse's outfit, complete with [[StockUnderwear Black Bra]].

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistance assistant in a white nurse's outfit, complete with [[StockUnderwear Black Bra]].

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'''''Tammy and the T-Rex''''' -- an evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, in an animatronic ''Tyrannosaurus''. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy. Together, the couple try to elude the mad scientist and the police and find a more appropriate vessel for Michael's brain.

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'''''Tammy ''Tammy and the T-Rex''''' T-Rex'' -- an evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, in an animatronic ''Tyrannosaurus''. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy. Together, the couple try to elude the mad scientist and the police and find a more appropriate vessel for Michael's brain.



!!''Tammy and the T-Rex'' provides examples of the following tropes:

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!!''Tammy and the T-Rex'' provides examples of the following tropes:of:



* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Now that Paul Walker has tragically passed away, you will never be able to look again at the scene where the coffin of Tammy's boyfriend is opened, revealing his rotten and maggot-infested corpse.



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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Now that Paul Walker has tragically passed away, you will never be able to look again at the scene where the coffin of Tammy's boyfriend is opened, revealing his rotten and maggot-infested corpse.
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** Really, the '''entire movie.'''


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* MindScrew: Good luck making ''any'' sense of this thing.
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The film marks the early appearances of Denise Richards and Paul Walker Creator/PaulWalker as the main characters.
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** Right after Tammy mourns the destruction of Michael's T-Rex body, there's a scene which involves Tammy giving Michael an alcoholic drink and a striptease.

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** Right after Tammy mourns the destruction of Michael's T-Rex body, there's a scene which involves Tammy giving Michael Michael's brain an alcoholic drink and a striptease.
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** During his rampage at the party Tammy was at, T-Rex!Michael picks up Tammy's black friend and comically dusts him off before putting him down.

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** During his rampage at the party Tammy was at, T-Rex!Michael picks up Tammy's black friend Byron and comically dusts him off before putting him down.



* TwoferTokenMinority: Tammy's black [[AmbiguouslyGay effeminate]] friend.

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* TwoferTokenMinority: Byron, Tammy's black [[AmbiguouslyGay effeminate]] friend.

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* CrazyJealousGuy: Billy, Tammy's boyfriend who beats up Michael for hanging out with her, barges into her house when he suspects Michael is sneaking into there, and leaves him at the animal park to be mauled by lions.

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* CrazyJealousGuy: Billy, Tammy's boyfriend ex-boyfriend who beats up Michael for hanging out with her, barges into her house when he suspects Michael is sneaking into there, and leaves him at the animal park to be mauled by lions.



* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: There's no explanation as to why Dr. Wachenstein even has an animatronic T-Rex in the first place and there's no good reason given for putting a human brain in it when it can clearly think and move on its own.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Michael after becoming a cyborg.

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* MoodWhiplash: All over the place.
** After gruesomely murdering a henchman and scaring off an old lady, T-Rex!Michael goes to a pay phone and tries to call Tammy about his situation.
** During his rampage at the party Tammy was at, T-Rex!Michael picks up Tammy's black friend and comically dusts him off before putting him down.
** Right after Tammy mourns the destruction of Michael's T-Rex body, there's a scene which involves Tammy giving Michael an alcoholic drink and a striptease.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Michael kills a henchman and the bullies that put him in a coma after becoming a cyborg.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistance in a white nurse's outfit, complete with [[BlackBraAndPanties Black Bra]].

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistance in a white nurse's outfit, complete with [[BlackBraAndPanties [[StockUnderwear Black Bra]].
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistance in a white nurse's outfit, complete with BlackBra.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Wachenstein's assistance in a white nurse's outfit, complete with BlackBra.[[BlackBraAndPanties Black Bra]].
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* BrainInAJar: Michael after being removed from the animatronic T-Rex.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The plot should have failed entirely the moment Dr. Wachenstein took Michael's brain out of his body.
* BrainInAJar: Michael after being removed from the animatronic T-Rex. T-Rex.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Billy, Tammy's boyfriend who beats up Michael for hanging out with her, barges into her house when he suspects Michael is sneaking into there, and leaves him at the animal park to be mauled by lions.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Michael after becoming a cyborg.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Michael after becoming a cyborg. cyborg.
* SmartBall: Tammy somehow comes up with the idea of putting Michael's brain in a cadaver without much foreshadowing.
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'''''Tammy and the T-Rex''''' -- an evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, in an animatronic ''Tyrannosaurus''. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy. Together, the couple try to elude the mad scientist and the police and find a more appropriate vessel for Michael's brain.

The film marks the early appearances of Denise Richards and Paul Walker as the main characters.

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!!''Tammy and the T-Rex'' provides examples of the following tropes:

* BrainInAJar: Michael after being removed from the animatronic T-Rex.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The animatronic T-Rex.
* HelloNurse: Dr. Wachenstein's nurse.
* MadScientist: Dr. Wachenstein.
* ManInTheMachine: Micheal
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Michael after becoming a cyborg.
* SquashedFlat: A mook and some bullies.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Tammy's black [[AmbiguouslyGay effeminate]] friend.
* UnwillingRoboticisation: Micheal was killed to make Dr. Wachenstein's cyborg [[MakesJustasMuchSenseinContext dinosaur]].

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