Bullet Points: Twister’s Revenge!
A word of advice for all you action filmmakers, put a monster truck in your movie and I am going to watch. Bill Rebane with his unique brand of Wisconsinploitation knew exactly what he was doing when he not only had a monster truck in Twister’s Revenge! he included a talking sentient monster truck! Not only am I going to watch your movie, I am going to doubly watch it.
- Smells Like Cabbage – Twister’s Revenge! doesn’t keep us waiting for long to see monster trucks as the opening credits feature the fun being had at a carnival to the tunes of late 80s rock and roll. There are ample shots of monster trucks plying their trade and while a monster truck named First Blood is pretty awesome, Mr. Twister, driven by Dave (Dean West) is the star of the show. Mr. Twister features over $200,000 in artificial intelligence computer technology that is designed by Dave’s fiancé and later wife Sherry (Meredith Orr). All that expensive technology catches the eye of three bumbling criminals, Kelly (David Allen Smith), Bear (R. Richardson Luka) and Dutch (Jay Gjernas). They are terrible at their illegal profession in the best possible way.
- Vandamonium – After a superb monster truck opening, Twister’s Revenge! goes real heavy into that van life. I’ve never seen so many maroon Ford Econoline vans with a silver stripe down the side. I am ok with all the vans because it leads to some hysterical mix up for the bad guys and a don’t come a knockin’ if that van is a rockin’ for the newlyweds.
- Worst Honeymoon Ever – As if spending her honeymoon in the back of a Ford Econoline wasn’t bad enough for Sherry, she gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Kelly and his goons. Dave is all set to become the hero, but he reluctantly gets a little help from Mr. Twister. With Sherry in trouble, Mr. Twister has kickstarted his AI and now has a voice. Dave doesn’t trust a machine, and for that Dave is stupid because there is not much I wouldn’t trust to a sentient monster truck. Luckily, Dave sees the error of his ways and Twister’s Revenge! has a great team up.
- Rules Are Rules – My confidence in Mr. Twister comes from when Dave and Mr. Twister go to a bar to get information on the bad guys the action movie rule of a fight needing to happen comes into play. Mr. Twister knows the rules and drives right over some late model cars parked out front. Dave gets thrown through the front door. Which of those two would you pick to be on your team?
- Revenge Tour – Dave and Mr. Twister start their revenge to get Sherry back. First off is Bear who happens to be at his lady friend’s house. It was a house, until Mr. Twister drove right over and through it. Kelly is next and he is funny because he thinks a shotgun is going to help him. Will the shotgun help rebuild his house that got blown up?
- Location, Location, Location – Dutch knows he will be next so the three bad guys try to set a trap… at a junk yard. Is there a more perfect location for an action set piece with a monster truck than a junkyard? Just rows and rows of cars waiting to be smashed. It also helps when the bad guys happen to have a tank stored at the junkyard. That is right, Twister’s Revenge! has a big finale that sees a monster truck and tank battle.
Twister’s Revenge! had me at monster truck, kept me going once the truck started to talk and finished me off with a tank at the end. I don’t want you to think the movie is high cinema or action gold. Twister’s Revenge! is a low budget movie featuring actors with limited range and in line with the other works of Bill Rebane. That is to say it is incredibly watchable not only because it has monster truck but Rebane manages to get the most of a limited production. You will get the most out of the Twister’s Revenge! Bullet Points by checking out the Twister’s Revenge! Bonus Bullet Points.
- Favorite Quote – “I want to watch the trucks.”
- No – That is the answer to the rhetorical question: does a bear shit in the woods. Bear has his own shit house. Or he did until Mr. Twister drove right through it.
- Worst Insult For a Sentient Monster Truck – “Lame brain breath.”
- Best Bartender – The one wearing a realistic bat mask.
