By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 0 cats
Director: Claudio Fragasso
Starring: Connie Young | George Hardy | Margo Prey | Michael Paul Stephenson
Country: italy
Year: 1990
Running time: 95
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105643/reference
Scot says: “While I can’t say that TROLL 2 is the worst film I’ve ever seen (see PLANET 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, LET ME DIE A WOMAN, and INDEPENDENCE DAY), I could be convinced that it is the worst film ever made with a plot. (I’m catching up on my underground/
“What can I say? What dare I say? Here are a few bullet points.
- It’s not a sequel to TROLL (starring Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack, Sonny Bono, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Gary Sandy, and June Lockhart).
- In fact there are no trolls in the film, only goblins.
- This appears to be a joint production of Italy and the state of Utah.
- The mother should be played by Frances Conroy in the remake.
- The father should be played by Bill Clinton in the remake.
- Children should not eat “a large rich cake of a jolly thickness with green sugar on it.” (Peter Pan)
- Papier-mâché is not a costume.
- The whole film would have been better acted by the cast of The Housekeeper (1996) which, arguably, sucked even worse. (Ned, Ivy. If I ever win a programming the Brattle thing, that is the film I want on a double bill with SMASHING TIME.)
“That is all. Dead cat.”
Troll 2