Troll 2
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| Troll 2 | |
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| File:Troll 2dvd.jpg Troll 2 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Drake Floyd |
| Written by | Drake Floyd Rossella Drudi |
| Produced by | Brenda Norris Joe D'Amato |
| Starring | Michael Stephenson George Hardy Darren Ewing Jason Steadman Jason Wright |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
| Edited by | Vania Friends |
| Music by | Carlo Maria Cordio |
| Distributed by | Epic Productions, Inc. |
Release date | 1990 |
Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
Troll 2 is a 1990 horror film by Claudio Fragasso under the pseudonym Drake Floyd. The main plot is about a family trip in which a young boy named Joshua is chased by man-eating goblins in a town called Nilbog. The cast includes Michael Stephenson, George Hardy and Margo Prey and Connie Young (in the film's credits she is credited with her maiden name, Connie McFarland). The film has no direct connection to the Empire Pictures film Troll. Indeed, despite the title, there are no trolls in Troll 2. Its original title was Goblin, and some foreign releases of the movie were labeled as such. The film's "Troll" name was forced upon it by the distributors of the movie.
Reception
The noticeably low-budget Troll 2 (the goblins' costumes, designed by cult erotic actress Laura Gemser, consist of plastic masks) is considered to be of poor quality. As of 20 December, 2007, it is ranked at 34th place on IMDb's bottom 100 movies of all time.
The film's cult status is comparable to The Rocky Horror Picture Show in that showings of the film have been subject to many fan rituals, including: throwing of popcorn and bologna sandwiches, counting out loud during the "30 second" scene, sing alongs, dressing up, and shouting and mimicking of lines.
Troll 2 was recently given Rifftrax treatment by Michael J. Nelson (of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame) and special guest Richard Kyanka from Something Awful. The movie was filmed in Morgan, Utah.
Plot
The Waits family goes on a vacation to a town called Nilbog, (which is "goblin" spelled backwards) and are savagely attacked by goblins.
One infamous scene in the film involves an incident in which Joshua sees his family about to dine upon a feast prepared for them by the goblins. Joshua is informed by the ghost of his grandfather that this food will turn his family into a plant-like material for the vegetarian goblins to eat. The ghost inexplicably freezes time to help prevent this tragedy, and Joshua now has a short time before they become unfrozen to find a way to prevent them from consuming the food. Joshua stands upon the table and proceeds to urinate on the food, mere seconds before his family are unfrozen. They look upon the table with disgust, shocked at what he has done. Joshua's father takes him into a back room and reprimands him for his action. The father shows his son handwritten signs from the owners of the house they are staying at, and says: "Do you see this writing? Do you know what it means? Hospitality! And you can't piss on hospitality! I won't allow it!" The father then proceeds to tighten his belt one notch so that he won't feel hunger pains.
In the end, the family escapes the domain of the goblins and returns home. Joshua, upon entering his own house, discovers that the goblins are waiting for them and sees his mother being devoured by them. The goblin looks at Joshua, smiles, and asks, out of sync, "Do you want some, Joshua?" Joshua then screams.
Best Worst Movie
A feature length documentary about Troll 2 is in production. The film, titled Best Worst Movie is being directed by the child star of Troll 2 - Michael Stephenson and is scheduled for completion in 2008.
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