Troll 2 (1990)

Director:

Claudio Fragasso

Writers:

Rossella Drudi (screenplay)
Claudio Fragasso (screenplay)
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Release Date:

12 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

One was not enough!

Plot:

A family vacationing in a small town discovers the entire town is inhabited by goblins in disguise as humans, who plan to eat them.

Plot Keywords:

Goblin | Troll | Monster | Sandwich | Green

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
Michele Abrams	...	Wood Tales Girl (as Michelle Abrams)
Lance C. Williams	...	Mr. Presents (as L. Williams)
Elli Case	...	Mrs. Presents
Gavin Reed	...	Presents Son
Melissa Bridge	...	Presents Daughter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Gibbs	...	Goblin (uncredited)
Paul Gibbs	...	Goblin (uncredited)
Hermann Weisskopf	...	Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Claudio Fragasso		(as Drake Floyd)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rossella Drudi		co-story (uncredited)
Rossella Drudi		screenplay
Claudio Fragasso		screenplay (as Drake Floyd)
Claudio Fragasso		story (as Drake Floyd)

Produced by
Joe D'Amato	....	associate producer (as David Hills)
Brenda Norris	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Carlo Maria Cordio

Cinematography by
Giancarlo Ferrando		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Vanio Amici		(as Vania Friends)

Art Direction by
Massimo Lentini		(as Max Slowing)

Costume Design by
Laura Gemser

Makeup Department
Lindey L. Crow	....	assistant makeup artist
Maurizio Trani	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alessandra Lenzi	....	first assistant director (as Alexandra Humbert)

Art Department
Kelly Osborn	....	property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Bell	....	sound
Jana Carroll Davidson	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Matsushita	....	foley walker
Jeff Timbs	....	sound transfer
Byron Wilson	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Tom Gleason	....	special effects makeup assistant
D. Christopher Salmon	....	special effects makeup assistant (as David C. Salmon)
Rocky Smith	....	special effects makeup assistant (as Rochy Smith)

Visual Effects by
Steve Poe	....	optical effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Belling	....	still photographer
Larry Julian	....	assistant camera
Tom MacDonald	....	grip
Arnold Morrison	....	electrician
Amanda Stanley	....	electrician
Jay Wood	....	grip
Tom Macdonald	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Curren	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Robert Colley	....	color timer
Robert Colley	....	negative cutter
Allan Goodwin	....	assistant editor
Todd O'Connell	....	assistant editor (as Todd A. O'Connell)
Garry Wallace	....	negative cutter
Gary Wallace	....	color timer
Karen Witte	....	negative cutter

Other crew
Michael Gelardi	....	production assistant
Cleo Lori	....	production coordinator
Leslie O'Neil	....	continuity
Kelly Osborn	....	location manager (as Kelly Osborne)
Steve Poe	....	titles

Production Companies

• Filmirage

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Epic Productions (1992) (USA) (all media)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD) (double feature with "Troll")
• MGM Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Allied/WBS Film & Video Services  post-production facilities (as Allied + WBS Film and Video Services)
• Allied/WBS Film & Video Services  processing (as Allied + WBS Film and Video Services)
• Dreamlight Images Inc.  stock footage (as Dream Light Images)
• Idra Music  music publisher (as Idramusic)

Also Known As:

"Troll II" - USA (video box title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | 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:

1680 East Center Court, Heber City, Utah, USA

Company:

Filmirage

Trivia:

Until this day, the director, Claudio Fragasso, is angry with the poor reception of the film. During a cast reunion Q&A, he crashed the session and had to be escorted out of the room where the session was taking place. As the actors responded to the people in the audience, Fragrasso was in the hallway heckling them, calling them "Liars" and "Dogs".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Shadows of cameras and camera operators appear throughout the movie, including guests in the party scene, Holly's back in the séance scene, and Joshua in the first scene.

Quotes:

Joshua:We NEED Grandpa Seth here!
Holly:But how do we get him to come? By having a seance maybe?
Joshua:You're genius big sister!

Movie Connections:

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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.