Troma's War (1988)

Directors:

Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Mitchell Dana (writer)
Eric Hattler (writer)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

NOT a true story but who cares!

Plot:

A small group of typical Tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite...

Plot Keywords:

Terror | Violence | Box Office Flop | Death | Rape

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Carolyn Beauchamp	...	Lydia
Sean Bowen	...	Taylor
Rick Washburn	...	Parker (as Michael Ryder)
Patrick Weathers	...	Kirkland
Jessica Dublin	...	Dottie
Steven Crossley	...	Marshall
Lorayn Lane Deluca	...	Maria
Charles Kay-Hune	...	Hardwick
Ara Romanoff	...	Cooney
Brenda Brock	...	Kim
Lisbeth Kaufman	...	Jingoistic baby
Lisa Petruno	...	Jennifer (as Lisa Patruno)
Alex Cserhart	...	Sean
Aleida Harris	...	Nancy
Mary Yorio	...	Laurie

Also Known As:

1,000 Ways to Die (USA)

Runtime:

Germany:91 min | USA:105 min (director's cut) | USA:87 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | West Germany:18 (heavily cut) | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Trivia:

Film debut of Joe Fleishaker, Troma's 500 pound action hero. He was originally cast as an extra, but Lloyd Kaufman took a liking to him and gave him a bigger role.

Quotes:

Taylor: [about Parker] I don't know whether he's a psycho or just crazy.
Hardwick: He may be a psycho but he's definately not crazy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie' (2002) (V)

Troma's Best!!

Thank God for troma! This is the epitome of low budget classic film making. Lloyd Kaufmen delivers the goods with TROMA'S WAR. GORE! GORE! GORE! NUDITY! AND it's funny to!

Troma is not known for it's big budgets but this one appears to have the biggest budget of any of their previous works. And you can tell that every dime went into the production.

Lloyd put together an impressive cast for this one, and introduced us to the great Joe Fleshieker (who returned in other Troma classics). The action is great. This is what we have coem to expect from Troma.

This is troma at it's best. I also recommend Toxic Avenger 1-3, Citizen Toxie, and Bloodsucking Freaks.

Jesse