Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
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| Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills | |
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| Directed by | Philippe Mora |
| Written by | Philippe Mora |
| Produced by | Bruce Critchley |
| Starring | Beverly D'Angelo Aron Eisenberg Barry Humphries Brion James |
| Cinematography | Walter Bal |
| Edited by | Ross Guidici |
| Music by | Roy Hay |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Troma Team Video |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, made by Ptereo Pictures Inc. and Troma Entertainment in 1995, is a live-action farcical horror film, written and directed by Philippe Mora. The film stars Beverly D'Angelo, Aron Eisenberg and Brion James. Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has a cameo, playing three parts in the same scene: a grocery store clerk, the store manager and a "lady shopper" who is clearly his stage character Dame Edna Everage.[1] The film had a limited cinematic release in January 1996 and was released on video by Troma in 1997.
Paleontologist Dick Chandler (Brad Wilson) discovers a dinosaur egg, prompting an eccentric witchdoctor named Salvador Dalí (Brion James) to put a curse on Chandler's wife, Pixie (Beverly D'Angelo), causing her to slowly and intermittently transform into a pterodactyl. After Pixie lays an egg, Dick tracks down Salvador Dalí and apologizes, and the curse is lifted.[2]
Cast
- Beverly D'Angelo as Pixie Chandler
- Aron Eisenberg as Tommy Chandler
- Barry Humphries as Bert / Lady Shopper / Manager
- Brion James as Salvador Dalí / Sam
- Sharon Martin as Jenny Chandler
- Stephen McHattie as Dr. Egbert Drum
- Ruta Lee as Mrs. Poole
- Aleks Shaklin as Dr. Zavenbrot
- Ron Soble as Pablo Picasso
- Eddie Wilde as Janensch
- Brad Wilson as Dick Chandler
- Moon Zappa as Susie
- Carmine Zozzora as Dr. Harold Harold
- Jonathan Ball as Officer Othello
- Cabiria Cardinale as Karen / Mrs. Goldberg
- Holley Chant as Mrs. Hoffman
- Francesca Hilton as Helene
Music
The film's music was composed by Roy Hay, the guitarist/keyboardist of British band Culture Club.