Terror Firmer (1999)

Director:

Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Patrick Cassidy (writer) and
Douglas Buck (writer) ...
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Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Let's Make Some Art!

Plot:

A homicidal maniac is on the loose in the city and the low budget film crew on a Troma movie have the power to stop them.

Plot Keywords:

Troma | Serial Killer | Severed Head | Tromaesque | Escalator

Cast

Will Keenan	...	Casey Kaufman
Alyce LaTourelle	...	Jennifer
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Larry Benjamin
Trent Haaga	...	Jerry
Sheri Wenden	...	Mysterious Woman / Waitress
Debbie Rochon	...	Christine
Yaniv Sharon	...	Naked P.A.
Charlotte Kaufman	...	Audrey Benjamin
Gary Hrbek	...	Toddster
Joe Fleishaker	...	Jacob Gelman
Ron Jeremy	...	Casey's Dad
Greg 'G-Spot' Siebel	...	Ward
Mario Díaz	...	DJ
Mo Fischer	...	Andy
Lyle Derek	...	Asshole P.A.
Trace Burroughs	...	Edgar Allan
Edouard Baer	...	French Cool Cat
Joseph Malerba	...	French Cool Cat
Roy David	...	Jeff / Toxie
Sean Pierce	...	Moose
Barry Brisco	...	Stephen
Darko Malesh	...	Nikolai
Carla Pivonski	...	Sarah - Toxie's Girl (as Carla Burden)
Reverend Jen Miller	...	Tina - Script Girl
Eve Crosby	...	Jennifer's Mom
Stefanie Imhoff	...	Assia
Theo Kogan	...	Theodora
Ariel Wizman	...	Guy Beaten by Leg
Michael Locascio	...	Old Man Phil
Wendy Adams	...	Toilet Plunger Police Gyno
Michael Levine	...	Police Detective
Gadi Harel	...	Cuntinuity Guy
Anthony Haden-Guest	...	Toxie's Father
Lemmy	...	Television Inteviewer
Paul Cohen	...	Television Interviewer
Oakley Stevenson	...	Pregnant Woman
Ali Grossman	...	Homecoming Queen
Rik Slave	...	Two-Sexed Freak - Man
Lindsey Anderson	...	Two-Sexed Freak - Woman
Maryse Pen	...	Escalator Screamer
Jacob Adams	...	Boy Who Plays with Severed Head
Haynes Thigpen	...	Randy, Drunk Frat Guy #1
Gabriel Friedman	...	Meathead Drunk Frat Guy #2
Ileana Romero	...	Naked P.A. Lover
Joe Franklin	...	Himself
Joey Crawford	...	Fire Extinguisher Boy
Sharon Middendorf	...	Frat Bartender
Bella Compagna	...	Nurse Anesthesia
Sarah Allan	...	Fraternity Lesbian
Denise Briody	...	Fraternity Lesbian
Don McGregor	...	Tony 'Be Reasonable' Rosen (as The Great Don McGregor)
Jim Salicrup	...	Tony's 'Blockbuster' Assistant (as James Salicrup)
Jerry Rudes	...	Vomiting Stretcher Bearer
John Jordan	...	Vomiting Stretcher Bearer (as Jon Jordan)
Kerri Kenney	...	Woman with Eyeball in Her Cleavage
Pedro Pizarro	...	Marco (Squib Guy)
Lisa Gaye	...	Casey's Mother
Holly Spencer	...	Gelman's Wife
Marina Morgan	...	Gelman's On-Set Gyno-American
Avery Misuraca	...	Gelman's On-Set Gyno-American (as Countess Vladimira)
Patrick Curry	...	Butcher
Becque Olson	...	Butcher's Wife
Vince Burger	...	Craft Service Guy
Richard Johnson	...	Cereal Killer's Victim
Greg Nolasco	...	Farting Boy (as Gregory John Nolasco)
Hetty Weering	...	Young Casey
Barbara Malinowski	...	Baby Toxie
Robert Samuels	...	Squib Death Victim
Bill Ryder	...	Actor Hanging Off Building
Ofir Engel	...	Toxic Crusader Songstress (as Ronit Angel)
Traci Mann	...	Cowgirl
Joe Lynch	...	Clothespin Boy
Dena Michnowwich	...	Safety Pin Girl
Theodora Chichi	...	Cop
Louise Parks	...	Cop
Ben Jones	...	Himself
Bob Starr	...	Melon Heavy Aerobics Instructor
Loca Miate	...	Screaming Transsexual Crew Member (as Loca Maite)
Odessa Mack	...	Friend of Transsexual Crew Member / Crew
Lauren Heather McMahon	...	Beautiful Crew Member with Aerosol Can / Crew (as Heather McMahon)
Sara Jean Barrett	...	Beautiful Crew Member / Crew (as Sara Barrett)
Patrick Cassidy	...	Donald
Edward McGurn	...	Demon Man
Dan Truman	...	Geek P.A.
Rachael Robbins	...	Rachael
Jerome Rudes	...	Director of Avignon Film Festival
Adriano Pintaldo	...	Director of Rome FantaFestival / Crew
Martin Cassidy	...	Shocked Onlooker
Nat X. Rosen	...	Shocked Onlooker
Valerie Bruce	...	Shocked Onlooker
Anthony Dipietro	...	Shocked Onlooker
Sean King	...	Shocked Onlooker
Peter Bune	...	Shocked Onlooker
Sara Bernstein	...	Shocked Onlooker
Laura Scoglio	...	Shocked Onlooker
Julie Sigter	...	Shocked Onlooker
Joe Cortese	...	Shocked Onlooker
Eli Roth	...	Shocked Onlooker
Tony Finn	...	Pushy Reporter (as Tony Maestrone)
Johnette Napolitano	...	Reporter with Endearing Speech Impediment
Kevin Casaletta	...	Confused Reporter
Roger Schachtel	...	Reporter
Bob Anthony	...	Reporter
Nick Stevens	...	Reporter
Stephen Buck	...	Reporter
Kyle Emma	...	Reporter
Jennifer Kennedy	...	Reporter
Paul Kyrmse	...	Reporter
Tiffany Shepis	...	Beautiful Headcrushing Witness
Robert O'Brien	...	Headcrushing Witness (as Robert O'Brian)
Helen-Louisa Bradshaw	...	Headcrushing Witness
Brendan Flynt	...	Headcrushing Witness
Adam Hammel	...	Headcrushing Witness
Sean McGrath	...	12 Year Old Retarded Boy
Lunachicks	...	Celebratory Band
George Gatter	...	Guy Knocked Over by Naked P.A.
Evan Meszaros	...	Guy Knocked Over by Naked P.A.
Rusty Nails	...	Frat Guy Who Offers Armpit (as Rusty Osgood)
Lauren Greilsheimer	...	Frat Girl Who Smells Armpit
Flipp	...	Fraternity Band
Jasi Cotton Lanier	...	Sexy Scream Queen (as Roxanne Michaels)
Alisa Christensen	...	Crew Catfighter
Dana Troy	...	Crew Catfighter
Pamela Whalen	...	Very Intelligent Hooker
David Hill	...	Tourist
Tom Cote	...	Transvestite Crewmember
Andrew Tendler	...	Crime Scene Photographer
Josh Piezas	...	Vomiting Boy
Tony Rosen	...	Waving Away Fart Boy
Lily Hayes Kaufman	...	Crew
Lisbeth Kaufman	...	Crew
Jack Noonan	...	Crew
Samuel Brullo	...	Crew
Eric Alan	...	Crew (as Eric Zork Alan)
Rob McGregor	...	Crew
Elisabeth Beier	...	Crew
Gregory Radin	...	Crew (as Greg Radin)
Adam Harriman	...	Crew
Brigida Costa	...	Crew
Roland Edger	...	Crew
John Bacchus	...	Crew (as Zachary Snygg)
Cradeaux Alexander	...	Crew
Ben Brock	...	Crew
Sherrie Fell	...	Crew
Jaysha Godschilde	...	Crew
Joey Coppa	...	Crew
Jack Silbert	...	Crew
Justin Maldanado	...	Crew
Justin Harriman	...	Crew
Tara Dunnavant	...	Crew (as Tara Dunn)
Lauren Meyrowitz	...	Crew
Steve Dwyer	...	Crew
Sarah Spitz	...	Crew
Brian McNulty	...	Crew
Chris Caggiano	...	Crew
Noah Fischel	...	Crew
Mark Stevens	...	Crew
Jim Martini	...	Crew
Neil Buchalter	...	Crew
Vinod Lande	...	Crew
Chad Damiani	...	Crew
Jennifer van der Kwast	...	Crew
Jim Knipfel	...	Cousin
Will Janowitz	...	Partier
Steven Rothenberg	...	Partier (as Steve Rothenberg)
Jennifer Sklaver	...	Partier
Jay Wilkins	...	Partier
Jesse Delaney	...	Partier
Jim Rubino	...	Partier
Dana Bove	...	Partier
Adeline Colangelo	...	Partier
Christopher Waldrep	...	Partier
Devin Hamilton	...	Bar Mitzvah Guy
Mark Waldrep	...	'Party On!' Guy
Barry Neville	...	Disgruntled Restaurant Patron
Pierre Reixach	...	Gruntled Restaurant Patron
Ted Magee	...	Gruntled Restaurant Patron
Scott Lauinger	...	Gruntled Restaurant Patron
Wayne Rubin	...	Amish Guy (scenes deleted)
Nives Spaleta	...	Gruntled Restaurant Patron
Jonny Spanish	...	Mad Cowboy (scenes deleted)
Amy Tagliamonti	...	Gruntled Restaurant Patron
Nick Zedd	...	Doctor Fershlugglner (scenes deleted)
Celia McGee	...	Maria (scenes deleted)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kitty Kowalski	...	Two-Sexed Freak (scenes deleted)
Scott Ennis	...	Shocked Pedestrian (uncredited)
Trey Parker	...	Hermaphrodite (uncredited)
Christopher Pearce	...	Stockbroker in front of Library (uncredited)
Matt Stone	...	Hermaphrodite (uncredited)

Directed by
Lloyd Kaufman

Writing credits
Patrick Cassidy		(writer) and
Douglas Buck		(writer)
Lloyd Kaufman		(book "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger") (inspiration) &
James Gunn		(book "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger") (inspiration)

Produced by
Charles Berry Hill	....	executive producer
Patrick Cassidy	....	associate producer
Zack Coutroulis	....	line producer: Los Angeles
Jonathan Foster	....	co-producer
Michael Herz	....	producer
David Hill	....	executive producer (as David Berry Hill)
Lloyd Kaufman	....	producer
Will Keenan	....	associate producer
Stephen Schmidt	....	line producer
Kenneth B. Squire	....	executive producer
Elizabeth van Merkensteijn	....	co-executive producer (as Elizabeth van Merkensteijn)
John H. van Merkensteijn	....	co-executive producer (as John H. van Merkensteijn III)

Original Music by
Nobuhiko Morino

Cinematography by
Brendan Flynt

Film Editing by
Gabriel Friedman

Casting by
Will Keenan

Production Design by
Jean Loscalzo

Art Direction by
Marc Turnage

Costume Design by
Stefanie Imhoff		(as Stephanie Imhoff)

Makeup Department
Timothy Considine	....	special makeup effects artist (as Tim Considine)
Katherine O'Donnell	....	makeup

Production Management
Yurgi Ganter	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Hammel	....	assistant director
Gadi Harel	....	second assistant director
Ted Magee	....	second second assistant director
Edward McGurn	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Antonio Canobbio	....	art department
Alyse Demaría	....	art department
Ali Grossman	....	set construction
Ali Grossman	....	set designer
Gadi Harel	....	chief graphic designer
Adam Harriman	....	prop designer
Morgan Henderson	....	graphic designer
Lucas Mancione	....	art department
Dena Michnowwich	....	assistant property master (as Dena Michnowich)
Dena Michnowwich	....	associate art director (as Dena Michnowich)
Grey Ibor Morris	....	graphic designer
Roman Pietrs	....	graphic designer
Mia Radysh	....	prop designer
Pierre Reixach	....	property master
Gardiner Sutton	....	art department
Amy Tagliamonti	....	associate art director

Sound Department
A. Boaz	....	sound mixer
Jason Candler	....	sound effects editor
Gabriel Friedman	....	adr editor
Gennadiy Giller	....	sound mixer
Bernard Hayden	....	sound effects editor
Bernard Hayden	....	sound mixer
Bernard Hayden	....	supervising sound effects editor: Sound Dimensions
Paul Kyrmse	....	foley artist
Alexander Markowski	....	sound mixer
Miguel Mateus	....	sound effects editor
Sean McGrath	....	adr recordist
Brian McNulty	....	foley artist
Millie Medina	....	foley artist
Evan Meszaros	....	boom operator (as Evan Messares)
Evan Meszaros	....	location sound (as Evan Messares)
Evan Meszaros	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Alex Attimonelli	....	associate special effects coordinator
David Bracci	....	special effects technician
Brigida Costa	....	special effects assistant
Joseph Dilud	....	special effects assistant
Drew Jiritano	....	pyrotechnician
Ruth Pongstaphone-Safer	....	special effects: Real FX
Mike Shapiro	....	special effects assistant (as Michael Shapiro)
Pam Siegel	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Mike Jones	....	stunts
Nam Kim	....	stunts
John L. Lewis	....	stunt rigger
Bobby Samuels	....	stunt coordinator (as Robert Samuels)
Bobby Samuels	....	stunts (as Robert Samuels)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Alan	....	videographer: DVD (as Erik Zork Alan)
Antarès Bassis	....	clapper loader
James Capria	....	key grip
Nyle Cavazos Garcia	....	second assistant camera (as Daniel 'Nyle' Garcia)
Brendan Flynt	....	camera operator
George Gatter	....	gaffer
Eric Gearity	....	first assistant camera
Nate Havens	....	first assistant camera (as Nathan Havens)
Lloyd Kaufman	....	camera operator
Tet Kay	....	first assistant camera (as Tet Kuyper)
Tet Kay	....	second assistant camera (as Tet Kuyper)
John Kramer	....	grip
Gus Lu	....	videographer: DVD
Joe Lynch	....	best boy
Greg Nolasco	....	videographer: DVD
Vesco Razpopov	....	camera operator: Los Angeles (as Vesco)
Jonah Torreano	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Hetty Weering	....	still photographer
Michael Weingrad	....	grip

Casting Department
Gadi Harel	....	additional casting
Edward McGurn	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stefanie Imhoff	....	wardrobe
Nives Spaleta	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Aaron Denenberg	....	negative cutter
Elliott Gamson	....	negative matcher: Immaculate Matching
Gadi Harel	....	title design
Sean McGrath	....	associate editor
Michael Yetter	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Aaron Conte	....	music supervisor
Carmine DeGennaro	....	composer: additional music
Gabriel Friedman	....	music editor
Kevin 'Cappy' Kern	....	vocal performance
Theo Kogan	....	music supervisor
Sean McGrath	....	composer: additional music
Sean McGrath	....	music editor
Gregory Ross	....	music supervisor (as Greg Ross)

Transportation Department
Joey Crawford	....	driver
Scott Lauinger	....	driver
Brandon Schultz	....	driver

Other crew
Jen Acomb	....	location manager: pre-production
Buck Berk	....	production assistant
Patrick Cassidy	....	executive in charge of production
Michael Chukerman	....	production assistant
Charles Cohen	....	production assistant
Chris Connolly	....	location manager (as Chris 'Tex' Connolly)
Rhys Daunic	....	production assistant
Sunking Davis	....	location assistant
Bridget DeClerk	....	production assistant
Jesse Delaney	....	production assistant
Katie Esposito	....	production assistant
Noah Fischel	....	marketing director
Maria Fridmanovich	....	production accountant
Gabriel Friedman	....	additional material
Jennifer Garcia	....	pre-production intern
Trent Haaga	....	additional material
Trent Haaga	....	marketing director
Brendan Hagan	....	pre-production intern
Maris Herz	....	director of computer operations
Will Keenan	....	additional material
Jaeson Kim	....	production assistant
Sarah Lashley	....	script supervisor
Andrew Lerner	....	creative consultant
Joe Lynch	....	creative assistant
Scott W. Mckinlay	....	production executive (as Scott McKinlay)
Andre Philip Mistier	....	location manager
Gary Moscowitz	....	production accountant
Angel L. Oliveras Jr.	....	production assistant
Peter Patrone	....	production assistant
Tristan Patterson	....	production assistant
Natalie Peiro	....	pre-production intern
Damien Picaniello	....	production assistant
Andrew Reale	....	production assistant
Chris Chan Roberson	....	production office coordinator
Daniel Safer	....	additional material
Yaniv Sharon	....	creative assistant
David Shultz	....	production executive
Zoe Terry	....	pre-production intern
Michael Zilberman	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Santa Monica Holdings
• Troma Entertainment

Distributors

• Filmmuseum Distributie (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cecchi Gori Home Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• Cultmovies (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Troma Entertainment
• Troma Team Video

Other Companies

• Victor Entertainment  soundtrack
• napalm FiLMS  soundtrack recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude sexuality, language, violence and gore

Runtime:

USA:114 min (unrated version) | USA:98 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Santa Monica Holdings

Trivia:

This movie is also known as "One giant Tribute to all Troma films" as this film has many similarity's to other Troma movies or actors with small parts in this movie who were the leading characters in other Troma movies.

Quotes:

Larry Benjamin:Hey, Andy are you there? Are we all ready to shoot the next scene?
Andy:Actually no, we're going to have to stop production. The sound guy just quit.
Larry Benjamin:Aw man, not the Toddster! He had good potential. Ah, what the heck, let's shoot the scene anyway. We don't need sound.
Andy:Larry, the next scene is Sergeant Kabukiman delivering the Gettysburg Address.
Larry Benjamin:Oh... well I guess we can just scratch that. Hey, let's go to that wild party scene. I can see it now... we do a nice slow disolve to the fraternity scene. The night scene...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Raising the Stakes (2005)

Soundtrack:

Riding the Fourth Wave

One of the most extreme films ever made. It's up there with EL TOPO, SALO, VISITOR Q, and BLUE VELVET in terms of shock

This is considered to be a Troma masterpiece. After seeing it, I suppose I can see why. A Troma film is usually cheap, bloody, and hilarious. This was all that and more. There is literally no limit to the blood, guts, excrement, vomit, explicit sex, death, female full frontal nudity, and male full frontal nudity herein. The film is graphic, horrific, shocking, brutal, and explicit from beginning to end. Is this pornography? Well, not quite. Sure, many may consider it to be, but to me, it's just another major milestone in gross-out cinema. However, can it be topped? I really don't know. I can't really think of many films that feature this much sex and gore in equal amounts. Still, this is entertaining! Sure, it's deeply depraved and shocking, but I enjoyed it. The film wasn't meant to be anything more than what it is. Overall, I'm happy I saw it and I'd happily watch this with my friends, provided that the friends I watch it with are prepared to bare witness to the endless grotesques on display herein. I recommend it, provided that you can handle it.