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Encyclopedia > Troll 2
Troll 2

Troll 2 DVD cover (Region 2)
Directed by Drake Floyd
Produced by Brenda Norris
Joe D'Amato
Written by Rossella Drudi and
Drake Floyd (story)
Drake Floyd (screenplay)
Starring Michael Stephenson
George Hardy
Darren Ewing
Jason Steadman
Jason F. Wright
Music by Carlo Maria Cordio
Cinematography Giancarlo Ferrando
Editing by Vania Friends
Distributed by Epic Productions
Release date(s) July 22, 1992 (USA) (video premiere)
Running time 95 min
Country Italy
Language English
Budget Unknown
Gross revenue Unknown
Followed by Troll 3
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

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, Margo Prey, Connie Young (in the film's credits she is credited with her maiden name, Connie McFarland) and Jason F. Wright. 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. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Claudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is an Italian screenwriter and film director of mostly exploitation films. ... Laura Gemser in Joe dAmatos Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals ( 1977) Joe DAmato, byname of Aristide Massaccesi (December 15, 1936 - January 23, 1999) was an Italian director of numerous horror and hardcore pornography titles. ... Claudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is an Italian screenwriter and film director of mostly exploitation films. ... Claudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is an Italian screenwriter and film director of mostly exploitation films. ... Michael Paul Stephenson (born February 28, 1978, in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American actor, writer, and director. ... Troll 2 is a 1990 horror film by Claudio Fragasso under the pseudonym Drake Floyd. ... Troll 2 is a 1990 horror film by Claudio Fragasso under the pseudonym Drake Floyd. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Troll 3 is a 1990 horror film directed by Joe DAmato and Fabrizio Laurenti. ... “Horror Movie” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Goblin (disambiguation). ... Michael Paul Stephenson (born February 28, 1978, in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American actor, writer, and director. ... Connie Young is an American actress. ... Troll is a 1986 horror film. ...

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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 16 April, 2008, it is ranked at 42nd place on IMDb's bottom 100 movies of all time. Laura Gemser in Nackte Eva / Eva Nera / Black Cobra starring Jack Palance, in (1976) Laura Gemser (born October 5, 1950, Java, Indonesia) is a Dutch erotic actress of Indo descent and is generally accepted as one of the 1970s most famous erotic icons. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...


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. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies horror films. ...


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. RiffTrax main page, March 1, 2007. ... Michael J. Nelson. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000 (often abbreviated MST3K, sometimes MST 3000 or MST 3K or just MST) is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... Richard Charles Lowtax Kyanka (pronounced ) (born May 11, 1976[1]) is an Internet personality, and owner and operator of the humor website Something Awful. ... Something Awful, often abbreviated to SA, is a comedy website housing a variety of content, including blog entries, forums, feature articles, digitally edited pictures, and humorous media reviews. ...


The movie was filmed in Morgan, Utah. On June 27 - 29, 2008, there will be a MAJOR Troll 2 event taking place in Morgan called NILBOG INVASION (http://www.bestworstmovie.com/invasion), where the entire cast as well as the writers and directors of the film will be on hand to screen several movies and take part in games, activities and a TROLL 2-based feast. Morgan is a city located in Morgan County, 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. For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ...


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.
More info about the Troll 2 Documentary:

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The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

  Results from FactBites:
 
Troll 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (481 words)
Troll 2 is a 1990 horror film by Claudio Fragasso under the pseudonym Drake Floyd.
The noticeably low-budget Troll 2 (the goblins' costumes, designed by cult erotic actress Laura Gemser, consist of plastic masks) is not considered to be high-quality in general.
More information about the screening can be found at the Troll 2 website.
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