John Goodman

We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story (1993)

Film and Plot Synopsis Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and nonviolent. They agree to go to the Middle Future (this era) in order to grant the wishes of children in New York City. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get side-tracked with their new friends and run into the Captain’s evil brother, Professor Screw Eyes, who has other plans for the dinosaurs. ‘We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story’ Movie Summary The summary below contains spoilers. In 1990’s New York City, a bluebird named Buster (Blaze Berdahl) runs away from his family and meets an extremely intelligent Tyrannosaurus named Rex (John Goodman). Rex is playing golf, as dinosaurs are apt to do. Rex explains that he was once a ferocious dinosaur, and then proceeds to tell his story of how he changed. In a prehistoric jungle, Rex terrorizes the other dinosaurs until a spaceship lands on Earth. The ship is piloted by an alien named Vorb (Jay Leno). Vorb captures Rex and several other dinosaurs. He gives them Brain Grain, a breakfast cereal that increases the dinosaurs’ intelligence. The other dinosaurs are …