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Twister's Revenge

USA 1988
produced by
Larry Dreyfus, Bill Rebane, Tom Huset (executive), Barbara J. Rebane (executive)
directed by Bill Rebane
starring Dean West, Meredith Orr, David Alan Smith, R. Richardson Luka, Jay Gjernes, Tena Murray, William Dexter, J. Worthington KratzMarvin Berg, Mitzi Kress, Elizabeth Gray, Angailica (as Angel Rebane), Don Paul, Larry Dreyfus, Robert G. Gulloz, Jim Tabaka, Steve Knudson, Robert Figg, Julie J. Jackson, Jean Hickman, Tim Warash, Dean Kleinschmidt
written by William Arthur, Larry Dreyfus, Bill Rebane, music by M. Hans Liebert

review by
Mike Haberfelner


Dave (Dean West) is the proud owner of the monster truck Twister, which is actually almost entirely controlled by computer, something unheard of back in the day, with the control system of the truck having been developed by Dave's wife Sherry (Meredith Orr). Three bumbling hoodlums, Kelly (David Alan Smith), Bear (R. Richardson Luka) and Dutch (Jay Gjernes) want to get their hands on the control system, figuring that it must be worth millions, but somehow mess this totally up and end up kidnapping Sherry and holding her for ransom. Now Dave is in no mood to pay up and furthermore has a vague idea who his wife's kidnappers might be, so he teams up with his monster truck, which he only now finds out can talk and it quite an unsufferable know-it-all, and they track down Kelly, Bear and Dutch, and destroy pretty much in their way. But the trio of baddies still have an ace up their sleeve, a tank to employ against twister, while Sherry, quite literally, sits on a timebomb ...

 

A very typical child of its era, lifting key elements from the hit TV show Knight Rider and also exploiting the then blossoming popularity of monster trucks (a spirited combination, actually), while its approach to action borrows from Sunday morning kids' animated shows, as the film goes out of its way to show that despite quite some destruction nobody actually gets hurt, and all of this is then rolled into a goofy comedy. The result then ... well, I wouldn't say it's a "good" film according to the traditional meaning of the word, it's slightly vulgar, very shallow, and its comedy isn't exactly top-notch - but it sure is a lot of fun as it takes a very loving approach to sheer destruction that in consequence defies the rather limited budget and gives its receptive audience plenty of scenes to laugh and be happy about. A silly but fun ride for sure!

 

If this has gotten you interested, this movie can be obtained at https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AV355 as part of the Weird Wisdonsin: The Bill Rebane Collection. Films included are Monster A Go-Go, Invasion from Inner Earth, The Alpha Incident, The Demons of Ludlow, The Game, Twister's Revenge! + the documentary Who is Bill Rebane?

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