They were astonished and stared in disbelief when they discovered that the toddler was holding up the rear bumper of the truck when the jack failed, to protect Jonathan." Responding "I know what I am," he ripped the main cortex chip from the back of his brain in a conscious choice to be human (and fight against the machines): "I""m better this way.The first scenes to be shot were on grainy 16 mm.in New Orleans (during Mardi Gras) on a budget of $12,000, afterwards followed by funds for a total budget of $360,000.The Rex then cracked the outer coating of the gyrosphere with one of its claws, and attempted to grip and pick it up and crush it in its massive mouth to reach the boys inside.