Aztec Rex

Aztec Rex
Directed by	Brian Trenchard-Smith
Written by	Richard Manning
Starring	Ian Ziering Dichen Lachman Marc Antonio Allen Gumapac Kalani Queypo Shawn Lathrop
Budget	$900,000
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	Syfy
Release date	May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10)

Aztec Rex, also known as Tyrannosaurus Azteca, is a motion picture by director Brian Trenchard-Smith that stars Ian Ziering. The film debuted on the Syfy in 2008. The film was filmed largely on location at Kualoa Ranch on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Plot

Taking place in 1521 on the coast of Mexico, a group of Aztecs worships and makes sacrifices to a pair of living Tyrannosaurus rex. A group of conquistadores led by Hernán Cortés later arrive on the location and venture into the forest to make camp. One of the Tyrannosaurs crosses the path of one of the conquistadores and devours his horse. His fellow conquistadores do not believe his story and continue to venture through the dense forest. An Aztec who is not aware of the Tyrannosaur is eaten, while another witnesses the event with an expression of deep horror and surprise. Later, the conquistadores try to kill the tribe of Aztecs, but are put to sleep by a hidden Aztec with a tube of tranquilizer darts. Hernán Cortés surrenders and demands a truce, but realizes they cannot understand him. He murmurs to himself that they are savages, not realizing the chief can understand English, and is knocked out. Once he regains consciousness, he meets an English-speaking female Aztec. She tells him the Aztecs call the Tyrannosaurs "Thunder Lizards". Later, Hernán Cortés is offered up as a sacrifice, but is freed by his new friend, Gria. It is revealed that of Hernán's fault, the female, who was the chief's daughter, was consumed by one of the Tyrannosaurs. The chief becomes enraged, but he does not know that the female is actually alive. The chief orders a sacrifice of all the conquistadores, but his mind changes when his daughter returns. The daughter's marriage is postponed when a Tyrannosaur kills an Aztec girl. The conquistadores set out on a mission to kill the Tyrannosaurs with cannons and muskets. They succeed and return to Spain.

Cast

• Ian Ziering - Hernan Cortes
• Jack McGee - Gria
• Dichen Lachman - Ayacoatl
• Marco Sanchez - Rios
• Kalani Queypo - Xocozin
• William Snow - Mendoza
• Shawn Lathrop - Alvarado

External links

• Aztec Rex at the Internet Movie Database
• Fangoria article
• Fantasy Magazine Review
• Review