Twister's Revenge! (1987)

Twister's Revenge! (1987)
Director: Bill Rebane
Cast: Dean West, Meredith Orr, David Alan Smith, R. Richardson Luka, Jay Gjernes
Three bumbling criminals have been trying to get their hands on the computerized control system of Mr. Twister, a talking monster truck with a mind of its own. Our three hilarious hoodlums have tried one scheme after another, only to be foiled and embarrassed by Mr. Twister. Our trio decides to take one last shot at the truck, this time with a M60 Army tank!

Rednecks mechanics Kelly, Dutch and Bear hatch a cunning plan to steal a 250.000 dollar AI computer navigated big foot truck named Twister, from local racer Dave and his soon to be wife Sherry. Things go wrong for the hapless trio, instead of getting the prize winning monster truck, they end up kidnapping Shelly and holding her hostage, in the hope of getting ransom from her rich father. It's up to Dave and Twister to rescue the girl and settle the score with the criminals.

Side splitting funny b-movie gem, that you can't help but feel if it had been released 10 years earlier, before the VHS gore period, when drive-in's were in their heyday, it would have been regarded as cult classic. Twister sits someplace between between Knight Rider and Dukes of Hazard, say a backwards cousin if you like. The three villains are hilarious especially Bear who makes Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber look like Einstein. The chats with Dave and the kitt like Mr Twister are also comedy gold. Low budget Estonian born b-movie guru Bill Rebane must have friends in demolishing and car breaking because what Twister's Revenge lacks in budget it makes up for in vehicle and building crushing. If you take Twister's for what it is, pure childish and none offensive entertainment, you'll have a blast. It even contains a truly bizarre bar scene, which I've made a link to below, its packed with loads of classic movie homage's like 'Star Wars' legendary Mos Eisley Cantina bar scene, Jack Nicholson's 'Hell's Angels on Wheels' the 'She's Lost That Loving Feeling' segment from 'Top Gun'. The singer even looks like Divine so could be a nod to John Waters.So much fun, highly recommended.

Cultdb Totals
[Rated 7 out of 10]
[Deathcount N/A]
[Laughquota 8/10]

Themes Included: Multiple Car Crushing ● House Crushing ● Rednecks
Movie Homages ● Tank Driving ● Talking Monster Truck