Troll 2 (1990)

User Rating:

2.0/10   

Director:

Claudio Fragasso

Writers:

Rossella Drudi (screenplay)
Claudio Fragasso (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 October 1990 (Germany)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

The original boogeyman is back

Plot:

A young child is terrified to discover that a planned family trip is to be haunted by vile man-eating monsters out of his worst nightmare...

Plot Keywords:

Goblin | Troll | House | Green | Monster

Cast

Michael Stephenson	...	Joshua Waits
George Hardy	...	Michael Waits
Margo Prey	...	Diana Waits
Connie Young	...	Holly Waits (as Connie McFarland)
Robert Ormsby	...	Grandpa Seth
Deborah Reed	...	Creedence Leonore Gielgud
Jason Wright	...	Elliott Cooper
Darren Ewing	...	Arnold
Jason Steadman	...	Drew
David McConnell	...	Brent
Gary Carlson	...	Sheriff Gene Freak
Mike Hamill	...	Bells
Don Packard	...	Drugstore Owner
Christina Reynolds	...	Cindy
Glenn Gerner	...	Peter

Also Known As:

Goblins (USA) (working title)
Troll II (USA) (video box title)
Trolli (Italy)
Trolls

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2004) | UK:18 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Porterville, Utah, USA

Company:

Filmirage

Trivia:

As the cast members testified during a special screening in New York (during the fall of 2007), most of the crew spoke only Italian, causing many doubts about how the movie would work. Furthermore, the director insisted that the lines in the script be recited verbatim.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Creedence grabs Joshua by the neck and hoists him up, he very obviously is stepping up on some kind of stool.

Quotes:

Joshua: Nilbog! It's goblin spelled backwards! This is their kingdom!

Movie Connections:

References Phantasm (1979)

Awful, but funniest thing ever.

Imagine....some really bored media students who have rented a motor-home and have loads of popcorn to be used. Then imagine a film where those are the most expensive things in it. This is that film. Troll 2 - yet has no troll. Just goblins. But hey. The first time I saw this, I wished I had been wearing a nappy or sitting on a very big sponge, it is that funny. Personally, I could not get up from rolling around on the floor, nor the people I was with, although they had it worse, as they kept falling off the bed. Unfortunately, it is funny without meaning to be, simply because it is that bad. It seems to just have people dragged in from the street in the leading roles, which could well be true. Maybe somebody was very drunk when they decided to make this film. Or when they made it. Or when they went ahead with all the stages of production. Just possibly. Anyway, it is hilarious. I got my DVD copy for £2. That says it all really I would say. Watch this film if you want to see: neon-coloured food, children in masks and dressed in sacks charging around a forest set to a dodgy 1990-theme, awful make up, worse acting, even worse dialogue, the funniest yokels ever (including Sheriff Freak - 'nuff said) and the mightiest weapon ever seen in any film ever. Go on, watch it. Best laugh of my life, could be yours too.