The year was 1993. It was early summer, and there was one dinosaur movie on the minds and in the hearts of every American moviegoer: Carnosaur. That’s right, Carnosaur. Wait, you were thinking I was referring to that other film centered around prehistoric predators? The one with groundbreaking special effects, directed by the guy who made Duel and starring Newman and the Brundlefly? Come on, now. That movie is lost to history, while the mighty Carnosaur remains a touchstone of American culture.
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Why am I continuing to ramble on about the greatest killer chicken dinosaur film of the last 100 years you ask? Simple: I’m sitting here looking at one of the T-Rex puppet props from the film, and it’s just too cool to not get excited over it.
Designed by esteemed effects artist John Carl Buechler and sculpted by Jeff Farley, the terrifying tyrant lizard is roughly three feet in height and is largely crafted of foam rubber. Missing an eye and showing some wear, this dastardly dino may have seen better days, but it still retains so much beastly beauty. It’s hard not to get worked up handling this low-budget movie monster magic piece. Staring this rubber T-Rex in the face brought me right back to perusing the shelves of my local mom-and-pop video store when I was a kid, which is a type of magic in itself.
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