Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, made by Ptereo Pictures Inc. and Troma Entertainment in 1995, is a live-action farcical horror film, written and directed by Philippe Mora. The film stars Beverly D'Angelo, Aron Eisenberg and Brion James. Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has a cameo, playing three parts in the same scene: a grocery store clerk, the store manager and a "lady shopper" who is clearly his stage character Dame Edna Everage. The film had a limited cinematic release in January 1996 and was released on video by Troma in 1997. Plot Paleontologist Dick Chandler (Brad Wilson) discovers a dinosaur egg, prompting an eccentric witchdoctor named Salvador Dalí (Brion James) to put a curse on Chandler's wife, Pixie (Beverly D'Angelo), causing her to slowly and intermittently transform into a pterodactyl. After Pixie lays an egg, Dick tracks down Salvador Dalí and apologizes, and the curse is lifted. Cast Beverly D'Angelo as Pixie Chandler Aron Eisenberg as Tommy Chandler Barry Humphries as Bert / Lady Shopper / Manager Brion James as Salvador Dalí / Sam Sharon Martin as Jenny Chandler Stephen McHattie as Dr. Egbert Drum Ruta Lee as Mrs. Poole Aleks Shaklin as Dr. Zavenbrot Ron Soble as Pablo Picasso Eddie Wilde as Janensch Brad Wilson as Dick Chandler Moon Zappa as Susie Carmine Zozzora as Dr. Harold Harold Jonathan Ball as Officer Othello Cabiria Cardinale as Karen / Mrs. Goldberg Holley Chant as Mrs. Hoffman Francesca Hilton as Helene