Hey Folks! This is not Lloyd Kaufman speaking,

but here you have the complete list (in chronological order) of all Troma Releases since day 1… Have Fun!!!

UTOPIA (1952)

GREEN EYED ELEPHANT, THE (1960)

BALBOA, CONQUISTADOR OF THE PACIFIC (1963)

HAWK OF CASTILLE (1964)

PYRO (1964)

DRUMS OF TABU (1965)

FATA MORGANA (1965)

FINGER ON THE TRIGGER (1965)

PRINCESS AND THE MAGIC FROG, THE (1965)

TREASURE OF MAKUBA (1965)

A WITCH WITHOUT A BROOM (1966)

FAT SPY, THE (1966)

SWEET SOUND OF DEATH (1966)

THE TALL WOMEN (1966)

BANG BANG KID (1967)

CHRISTMAS KID, THE (1967)

EMERALD OF ARTAMA (1967)

FICKLE FINGER OF FATE (1967)

FLAME OVER VIETNAM (1967)

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF TIME (1967)

OPERATION DELILAH (1967)

TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM (1967)

VENGEANCE OF PONCHO VILLA (1967)

COMMANDOS (1968)

MADIGAN’S MILLIONS (1968)

RAGAN (1968)

UP! THE CHASTITY BELT (1968)

WEDDING PARTY, THE (1969)

BATTLE OF NERETVA, THE (1969)

BATTLE OF THE LAST PANZER, THE (1969)

FEMALE BUNCH, THE (1969)

SCREAM BABY SCREAM (1969)

SHARK (1969)

THE MAN FROM O.R.G.Y. (1969)

BUTCHERS, THE (1970)

MISTER SCARFACE (1970)

SEDUCTION OF A NERD (1970)

THE MCMASTERS (1970)

TIS A PITY SHE’S A WHORE (1970)

BATTLE OF LOVE’S RETURN, THE (1971)

CRY UNCLE (1971)

DEMENTED DEATH FARM MASSACRE (1971)

G.I. EXECUTIONER (1971)

LEGACY OF BLOOD (1971)

PREACHERMAN (1971)

THE BOXER (1971)

CHEERLEADERS, THE (1972)

GARDEN OF THE DEAD (1972)

GREY MATTER (1972)

NIGHT OF A THOUSAND CATS (1972)

OPERATION FRED (1972)

PIGS (1972)

BAD CHARLESTON CHARLIE (1973)

BEVERLY HILLS BROAD (1973)

DAN CANDY’S LAW (1973)

FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E WHILER (1973)

GINGER IN THE MORNING (1973)

HANDS UP, AMIGO (1973)

HANGING WOMAN (1973)

JOHNNY IN THE VALLEY OF GIANTS (1973)

LINDA (1973)

SAVAGE ABDUCTION (1973)

SUGAR COOKIES (1973)

SUZANNE (1973)

THE MAD BOMBER (1973)

ALBINO (1974)

CALIFORNIA FEVER (1974)

CENTERFOLD GIRLS (1974)

CHILD UNDER A LEAF (1974)

HOT SUMMER IN BAREFOOT COUNTY (1974)

REDNECK COUNTY (1974)

BET TO KILL (1975)

CROAKED: FROG MONSTER FROM HELL (1975)

FOREPLAY (1975)

GOD’S GUN (1975)

GREAT WHITE DEATH (1975)

PAPER TIGER (1975)

VIDEO VIXENS (1975)

BLACK COBRA (1976)

BLACK FIST (1976)

BLOODSUCKING FREAKS (1976)

BROTHER, CRY FOR ME (1976)

EAST END HUSTLE (1976)

MAD DOG MORGAN (1976)

HARD KNOCKS (1977)

LOVE TRAP (1977)

PROJECT KILL (1977)

SECRET FANTASY (1977)

SHE CAME TO THE VALLEY (1977)

CRAZED (1978)

INNOCENTS FROM HELL (1978)

THE COMEBACK (1978)

BORDER COP (1979)

CAPTURE OF BIGFOOT, THE (1979)

MISSION TO GLORY (1979)

SQUEEZE PLAY (1979)

THE GLOVE (1979)

MOTHER’S DAY (1980)

ACTING OUT (1980)

BEYOND EVIL (1980)

CHILDREN, THE (1980)

CUBA CROSSING (1980)

DEVOURED: THE LEGEND OF ALFERD PACKER (1980)

SCORING (1980)

GRADUATION DAY (1981)

PLAY DEAD (1981)

SIZZLE BEACH U.S.A. (1981)

WAITRESS! (1981)

BLACKOUT (1982)

BLOOD SONG (1982)

CIRCLE OF TWO (1982)

CURSE OF THE CANNIBAL CONFEDERATES (1982)

DEADLY DRIFTER (1982)

DREAMS COME TRUE (1982)

FEELIN’UP (1982)

FEROCIOUS FEMALE FREEDOM FIGHTERS (1982)

FEROCIOUS FEMALE FREEDOM FIGHTERS 2 (1982)

KNEE DANCING (1982)

LAST HORROR FILM, THE (AKA FANATIC) (1982)

NIGHTBEAST (1982)

STUCK ON YOU! (1982)

CARNAGE (1983)

FIRST TURN-ON!,THE (1983)

FRIGHTMARE (1983)

HELL BEHIND BARS (1983)

I MARRIED A VAMPIRE (1983)

TRUCKER’S WOMAN (1983)

CREATURE (1984)

ELLIE (1984)

NEW GLADIATORS (1984)

THE MANHUNT (1984)

THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984)

ZOMBIE ISLAND MASSACRE (1984)

END GAME (1985)

I WAS A TEENAGE TV TERRORIST (1985)

IGOR AND THE LUNATICS (1985)

OCEAN DRIVE WEEKEND (1985)

REEL HORROR (1985)

RIP OFF (1985)

SCREAMPLAY (1985)

STAR WORMS 2: ATTACK OF THE PLEASURE PODS (1985)

WHEN NATURE CALLS (1985)

BLOOD HOOK (1986)

CLASS OF NUKE’EM HIGH (1986)

COMBAT SHOCK (1986)

DARK SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (1986)

DEATH TO THE PEE WEE SQUAD (1986)

FAT GUY GOES NUTZOID (1986)

HOLLYWOOD ZAP (1986)

HUNTED TO DEATH (1986)

MAYHEM (1986)

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET (1986)

NIGHTMARE WEEKEND (1986)

REBEL LOVE (1986)

SHADOWS RUN BLACK (1986)

THE STABILIZER (1986)

ADVENTURE OF THE ACTION HUNTERS (1987)

BLOODSPELL (1987)

CHILLERS (1987)

DANCE OR DIE (1987)

DEADLY DAPHNE’S REVENGE (1987)

FRESH KILL (1987)

HEAT STREET (1987)

KICKFIGHTER (1987)

L.A. CRACKDOWN (1987)

LUST FOR FREEDOM (1987)

MIRROR OF DEATH (1987)

MISSION TERMINATE (1987)

MOMMY’S EPITAPH (1987)

NOT ANOTHER MISTAKE (1987)

PLUTONIUM BABY (1987)

REDNECK ZOMBIES (1987)

SILENT BUT DEADLY (1987)

SKELETON COAST (1987)

STORY OF A JUNKIE (1987)

STUDENT CONFIDENTIAL (1987)

STUFF STEPHANIE IN THE INCINERATOR (1987)

SURF NAZIES MUST DIE! (1987)

THE NEWLYDEADS (1987)

CONTRA CONSPIRACY (1988)

DEATH BY DIALOGUE (1988)

DR. HACKENSTEIN (1988)

EMPEROR OF THE BRONX (1988)

ESCAPE FROM HELL (1988)

EVIL CLUTCH (1988)

GLASS JUNGLE, THE (1988)

HOLLOW GATE (1988)

MERCHANTS OF DEATH (1988)

RABID GRANNIES (1988)

TROMA’S WAR (1988)

WITCHCRAFT (1988)

A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (1989)

BEWARE! CHILDREN AT PLAY (1989)

BLADES (1989)

DIALING FOR DINGBATS (1989)

FORTRESS OF AMERIKKKA (1989)

L.A. CRACKDOWN 2 (1989)

NERDS OF A FEATHER (1989)

PAYBACK (1989)

THE KILLING GAME (1989)

THE TOXIC AVENGER PART 2 (1989)

THE TOXIC AVENGER PART 3: THE LAST TEMPTATION OF TOXIE (1989)

THEY CALL ME MACHO WOMAN (1989)

VIDEO DEMONS DO PSYCHOTOWN (1989)

WITCHCRAFT 2: THE TEMPTRESS (1989)

A NYMPHOID BARBARIAN IN DINOSAUR HELL (1990)

BEST SHOTS (1990)

FERTILIZE THE BLASPHEMING BOMBSHELL (1990)

DEF BY TEMPTATION (1990)

GETTING LUCKY (1990)

LUTHER THE GEEK (1990)

MANIAC NURSES FIND ECSTASY (1990)

NO WAY BACK (1990)

PERFUME (1990)

PRINCESS WARRIOR (1990)

SGT. KABUKIMAN N.Y.P.D. (1990)

STRANGEST DREAMS: INVASION OF THE SPACE PREACHERS (1990)

TIME BARBARIANS (1990)

TWISTED JUSTICE (1990)

CAUSE OF DEATH (1991)

CLASS OF NUKE’EM HIGH 2: SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN (1991)

CRYSTAL FORCE (1991)

CYBERNATOR (1991)

DEAD DUDES IN THE HOUSE (1991)

ELECTRA LOVE 2000 (1991)

HAUNTING FEAR (1991)

HORROR OF THE HUMUNGUS HUNGAN (1991)

KILLER NERD (1991)

PRIME TARGET (1991)

RAGIN’ CAJUN (1991)

TOMCAT ANGELS (1991)

TOXIC CRUSADERS: THE MOVIE (1991)

TOXIC CRUSADERS: THE SERIES, VOL 1 (1991)

WITCHCRAFT 3: THE KISS OF DEATH (1991)

WIZARDS OF THE DEMON SWORD (1991)

BRIDE OF THE KILLER NERD (1992)

DECAMPITATED (1992)

EYES OF THE SERPENT (1992)

FRATERNITY DEMON (1992)

MEDIA MADMAN (1992)

STATE OF MIND (1992)

VEGAS IN SPACE (1992)

WITCHCRAFT 4: THE VIRGIN HEART (1992)

WITCHCRAFT 5: DANCE WITH THE DEVIL (1992)

DEATH DANCERS (1993)

EYE OF THE STRANGER, THE (1993)

FINAL SHOWDOWN (1993)

SPACE ZOMBIE BINGO! (1993)

TAXI DANCERS (1993)

TUESDAY NEVER COMES (1993)

YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN (1993)

A TASTE FOR FLESH AND BLOOD 2 (1994)

BEG! (1994)

BODY PARTS (1994)

CLASS OF NUKE’EM HIGH 3: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE SUBHUMANOID (1994)

DRAGON FURY (1994)

HOUSE OF THE RISING (1994)

JET SEX (1994)

JURASSIC WOMEN (1994)

TIME WARS (1994)

WITCHCRAFT 666: THE DEVIL’S MISTRESS (1994)

WITCHCRAFT 8: SALEM’S GHOST (1994)

BEST OF CRAPSTON VILLAS, VOL. 1 (1995)

BLONDES HAVE MORE GUNS (1995)

EVE’S BEACH FANTASY (1995)

FROSTBITER (1995)

KICK OF DEATH (1995)

WITCHCRAFT 7: JUDGEMENT HOUR (1995)

CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL (1996)

DIGITAL PROPHET (1996)

DRAGON FURY, PART 2 (1996)

KILLER CONDOM (1996)

MACABRE PAIR OF SHORTS (1996)

OUT OF TIME (1996)

ROCKABILLY VAMPIRE (1996)

THE IMITATORS (1996)

TORTURED HEARTS (1996)

TROMEO AND JULIET (1996)

VENDETTA (1996)

WITCHCRAFT 9: THE BITTER FLESH (1996)

ADVISING MICHAEL (1997)

BUGGED! (1997)

BUTCH CAMP (1997)

DOG YEARS (1997)

HOTEL MANOR INN, THE (1997)

SOUTHERN BELLES (1997)

TEENAGE CATGIRLS IN HEAT (1997)

THE LAST WAY OUT (1997)

TIGHT SPOT (1997)

BLANK PAGE (1998)

BUTTCRACK (1998)

CHOSEN ONE: THE LEGEND OF THE RAVEN (THE) (1998)

CONNECT 5 (1998)

FAG HAG (1998)

FLESH EATERS FROM OUTER SPACE (1998)

IMITATORS, THE (1998)

JEFFTOWNE (1998)

LEFT OVERS (1998)

NIGHTFALL (1998)

PEP SQUAD (1998)

SUCKER THE VAMPIRE (1998)

TAINTED (1998)

TERROR FIRMER (1998)

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED (1998)

A MID-SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1999)

ALIEN BLOOD (1999)

BACK ROAD DINER (1999)

CREEP (1999)

DRAWING BLOOD (1999)

FATTY DRIVES THE BUS (1999)

GO TO HELL (1999)

HALL MONITOR, THE (1999)

HELLBLOCK 13 (1999)

LEGEND OF THE CHUPACABRA (1999)

SHAKESPEARE IN… AND OUT (1999)

SO YOU SHALL REAP (1999)

THE SUBURBINATORS (1999)

TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING (1999)

ANGEL NEGRO (2000)

CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER PART IV (2000)

DUMPSTER BABY (2000)

FARTS OF DARKNESS: THE MAKING OF TERROR FIRMER (2000)

MEDLEY (2000)

PURE BLOOD (2000)

ROWDY GIRLS (2000)

SOUR APPLE FREEZE POP (2000)

SUPERSTARLET A.D. (2000)

TROMA’S EDGE TV (2000-2001)

UNSPEAKABLE (2000)

VIRAL ASSASSINS (2000)

BACONHEAD (2001)

BEST OF TROMADANCE, THE – VOLUME 1 (2001)

OUTLAW PROPHET (2001)

REAL TIME: SIEGE AT LUCAS STREET MARKET (2001)

SUICIDE (2001)

APOCALYPSE SOON: THE MAKING OF CITIZEN TOXIE (2002)

BEST OF TROMADANCE, THE – VOLUME 2 (2002)

DOGGIE TAILS (2003)

IN OUR GARDEN (2003)

PARTS OF THE FAMILY (2003)

TRAILER TOWN (2003)

WISEGUYS VS. ZOMBIES (2003)

WOUNDED, THE (2003)

ZOMBIEGEDDON (2003)

BEST OF TROMADANCE, THE – VOLUME 3 (2004)

BAZAAR BIZARRE (2004)

COMING DISTRACTIONS (2004)

DAD’S CHICKEN (2004)

EXPLOSIVE GOLF (2004)

LOLLILOVE (2004)

MEAT FOR SATAN’S ICEBOX (2004)

OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR (2004)

TALES FROM THE CRAPPER (2004)

THE RUINING (2004)

ACTIUM MAXIMUS (2005)

ALL THE LOVE YOU CANNES! (2005)

BELCEBU: DIABOLOS LESBOS (2005)

BEST OF TROMADANCE, THE – VOLUME 4 (2005)

COONS (2005)

HICK TREK 2 (2005)

MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE (2005)

POT ZOMBIES (2005)

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SPACE PATROL ACTION IS GO! (2005)

SLAUGHTER PARTY (2005)

SPACE DAZE (2005)

VEGAS HIGH STAKES (2005)

VIRGIN BEASTS (2005)

WASABI TUNA (2005)

CYXORK 7 (2006)

DEMONS AMONG US, THE (2006)

EVOLVED: PART ONE, THE (2006)

GIUSEPPE ANDREWS’ PERIOD PIECE (2006)

GONE THE WAY OF THE FLESH (2006)

I NEED TO LOSE 10 POUNDS (2006)

LUMBERJACK OF ALL TRADES (2006)

MEAT WEED MADNESS! (2006)

POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD (2006)

SCARLET MOON (2006)

SPECIAL NEEDS (2006)

YETI: A LOVE STORY (2006)

A NOCTURNE: NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE (2007)

BLOOD, BOOBS AND BEAST (2007)

CRAZY ANIMAL (2007)

DR. FUGAZZI (2007)

EYES OF THE CHAMELEON (2007)

MEAT WEED AMERICA (2007)

BEST OF TROMADANCE, THE – VOLUME 5 (2008)

BLOODSPIT (2008)

DEAD EYES OPEN (2008)

SPLENDOR AND WISDOM (2008)

BIGFOOT (2009)

DARK NATURE (2009)

DIRECT YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE (2009)

HEAVY MENTAL (2009)

SHAMELESS, TASTELESS (2009)

THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC MUSHROOMS (2009)

THE SEDUCTION OF DR. FUGAZZI (2009)

BLOOD JUNKIE (2010)

CHAINSAW SALLY SHOW: SEASON ONE (2010)

GRIM (2010)

HOMELESS JOE (2010)

KILLER YACHT PARTY (2010)

KLOWN KAMP MASSACRE (2010)

NOT ANOTHER B MOVIE (2010)

OPEN 24/7 (2010)

PRODUCE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE (2010)

PSYCHO SLEEPOVER (2010)

PURGE (2010)

THE TAINT (2010)

ASTRON-6 (2011)

BLOOD OATH (2011)

DEBBIE ROCHON CONFIDENTIAL MY YEARS IN TROMAVILLE EXPOSED (2011)

DENNIS WOODRUFF COLLECTION VOL.1 (2011)

JESSICKA RABID (2011)

KILL (2011)

FATHER’S DAY (2011)

OBSESSION, LETTERS TO DAVID LYNCH

SPACEMAN

THERE’S NOTHING OUT THERE!

WHERE EVIL LIVES

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Writers: Casey Bowker (story), Chris Seaver (story)

Cast: Jesse Ames, Nicola Fiore, Billy Garberina, Meredith Host, Kurt Indovina, Debbie Rochon, Lauren Seavage, Chris Seaver, A.J. Stabone, Josh Suire

Synopsis: In 1945, the members of P.I.A. (Paranormal Investigation Agency) landed in Nazi Germany and defeated Hitler and his evil scheme to unleash genetically engineered man-monsters on the world. What they didn’t know was that Hitler’s right-hand assistant, retained a vial of his DNA! Now she plans to bring him and his creatures back and start the Fourth Reich. Only Teen Ape and his new team can save the world from doom!

Get involved and support Occupy Cannes HERE!
Return to Nuke ‘Em High Vol. 1 & II is a  satirical sci-fi comedy event film with themes ripped straight from today’s  headlines: the contamination and degradation of the world’s food supply,  rampant bullying, and love triumphing over prejudice. The film is in  the same vein as other classics such as Class of 1984, Rock ‘n’ Roll  High School, and Carrie, but seen through the unique vision of Lloyd  Kaufman and the Troma Team.
Welcome to Tromaville High School where,  unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a vicious gang of Cretins.  Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lovers-bloggers, must fight not only  the Cretins, mutants and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic  Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Will they save Tromaville High School and the  world?

SOURCE: TROMA

Occupy Cannes will explore the Cannes Film Festival from the inside out. The documentary will use Troma’s latest production, Return to Nuke ‘Em High Vol. I & II, as its centerpiece as cameras follow the Troma Team at Cannes as they try to sell and promote the film. Occupy Cannes will be a follow-up to Troma’s acclaimed 2002 documentary All the Love You Cannes, and a “poke in the eye to media elites who have hijacked Cannes.”

Visit the campaign page and contribute HERE!

“Troma is unique in many ways,” says Troma president Lloyd Kaufman. “We are the only film studio that has been in the industry for this long and is using crowd-sourcing and social networking in this manner. All the other studios want to be Spielberg, Jackson or Michael Bay and make a lot of money. We make ‘movies of the future’ and that’s why our fans and the public have helped us in so many ways for almost 40 years.”

SOURCE: TROMA

To order these brand-new Troma DVD’s please visit the Troma Shop or Amazon.com! As Troma Entertainment approaches its 40th year as an independent film studio, it will continue its time honored tradition of producing “movies of the future” and follow with such releases as and Bobby Hacker’s Cars 3 and Dan Nelson and Drew Bolduc’s The Taint.

Wann das sein wird ist noch nicht bekannt, aber dafür gibt es schon mal den deutschen Trailer um die Wartezeit zu überbrücken.

UND ANSCHNALLEN, BITTE!

FATHER’S DAY UPDATE FÜR DEUTSCHLAND

Director: Astron-6

Cast: Mackenzie Murdock, Adam Brooks, Connor Sweeney, Matthew Kennedy, Brent Neale, Amy Groening

(Troma Entertainment; US DVD: 14 Aug 2012 (General release);UK DVD: 14 Aug 2012 (General release))

Troma in Terrific Transition: ‘Father’s Day’ (Blu-ray)

For a while, we were worried. Troma, those titans of pure independent cinematic art, looked to be in trouble. After spending untold millions trying to make Poultrygeist a mainstream success (and getting screwed by the Establishment distribution bureaucracy in the process), it looked like Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz’s dream of an ongoing outlet for envelope pushing entertainment was slowly disappearing. Sure, for nearly 40 years, the company has championed some of the most amazing works of weirdness ever to grace the supposedly silver (and eventually, small) screen. They introduced us to some highly original moviemakers, as well as bringing us their own iconic entries, like The Toxic Avenger, The Class of Nuke ‘Em High, and Terror Firmer. Yet, as the new millennium rolled around, the company seemed incapable of keeping up. The titanic failure of Tales from the Crapper didn’t help.

Thus began an unusual business strategy. Kaufman took to college campuses around the world, offering Master Classes (and companion DVD and book releases) on how to Make Your Own Damn Movie and Produce/Direct/Distribute same. He made himself available for cameos and/or mentorship for other filmmaking wannabes. He opened up the Troma vaults and championed file sharing and other “alternative” means of getting his movies seen. He’s even started to license titles (Mother’s Day, Toxic) for…perish the thought…Hollywood remakes. Yet what fans really want is more of the madman’s method insanity, those twisted take on the terror/titillation tropes we’ve come to expect from the label. Luckily, Kaufman stumbled upon the brilliant Canadian creative conglomerate, Astron-6. One look at their mind-blowing major release, Father’s Day, confirms its place in the movie studio’s mythology…and future.

The narrative centers around Chris Fuchman (Mackenzie Murdock) a serial rapist/murderer who targets dads. His crimes are particularly vicious and brutal and have had a major impact on our three main “heroes.” Ahab (Adam Brooks) saw his pop pilloried by the fiend, and he’s spent a lifetime eager for revenge. Twink (Conor Sweeney) just recently lost his dad to the diabolical fiend, and the teen prostitute is now angry and confused. Father Sullivan (Matthew Kennedy) has been helping his mentor, Fr. O’Flynn (Kevin Anderson) track the monster, while Detective Stegel (Brent Neale) can’t catch a break in the case. After the situation with Twink, Fr. Sullivan locates Ahab in an isolated cabin and brings him back home, hoping he can stop the terror. Hooking up with his stripper sister Chelsea (Amy Groening), the gang heads out to hunt some Fuchman. Little do they know that their plan will involve homemade maple syrup, Satanism, and a guided tour through Hell itself.

It would be easy to say that Father’s Day is the film Grindhouse wanted to be. Of course, that would be assuming that Mr. Tarantino and his pal Mr. Rodriguez had the first clue about what an actual exploitation film truly is. Their attempted recapture of the “glory days” of the drive-in was nothing more than a pair of amplified genre efforts, each one pushing the limits of the premise by throwing as much blood and bombast at the screen as possible. Now, Father’s Day GETS the concept of full blown cinematic sleaze. It doesn’t merely wallow in excess, it redefines it. Where else can you find a film which flawlessly mimics the steady stream of outsider outrage that used to permeate the passion pits from 1955 until 1975. We get blood, guts, gore, death, defilement, sex, splatter, nudity, jokes (both obvious and far inside) and enough jaw dropping invention to make those aforementioned auteurs ashamed of their meager attempt.

When you consider that this is a collective effort, that Astron-6 is actually five people – Brooks, Kennedy, Sweeney, Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski (both who have minor roles here) – functioning together to craft their mutual vision, it’s amazing it works at all. You can see the influences throughout. There are nods to previous greats, references to Lewis, Raimi, Carpenter, Argento, Fulci, Buttgereit, Romero, Bava, and Troma itself. We even get homages to the imaginative direct to video titles of the ‘80s, a time when Kaufman and the gang were king. This is especially true of the ending, which finds Ahab, Twink, and Fr. Sullivan traversing a sensational stop motion underworld in hopes of ending the Fuchman’s reign of terror. The whole sequence reminds one of the value in practical effects and their ability to make even the most far flung idea seem cinematically viable.

All is not 100% perfect, however. Towards the end, the cast seems a bit too enamored of their own jokes, and you find the previous seriousness slipping into a decidedly tongue in cheek vibe. Nothing destroys a homage quicker than reminders that everyone should be wholly in on the joke. Additionally, there’s not enough time spent in the strip club. If you got characters who are willing to be naked (and in one case, wield a massive chainsaw), you really need to showcase them, not simply have them pass through the narrative. On the other hand, the fake UHF level TV bookend presentation conceit used is brilliant. We even get a mid-act break for something called Space Raiders. It looks so tantalizing that we actually miss it once Father’s Day starts up again.

Naturally, as part of their packaging, Troma goes overboard with the added content. There is a third disc in this Blu-ray/DVD set that contains several featurettes, some of which actually supplement the film. There’s making-ofs, make-up demonstrations, a couple of deleted scenes, and an interview with Matt Stone of South Park fame (?!?). There’s also an added CD containing selections from the score, and it too is a hoot. As a matter of fact, taken together, the soundtrack and film are like a precise overview of the entire Something Weird catalog…and if anyone today is worthy of the ‘40 Thieves’ moniker given to said exploitation giants, it would be Lloyd Kaufman. Father’s Day proves that, when he’s not making masterworks, he’s quite capable of finding fresh examples of same. As a result, Troma’s future seems fairly bright, indeed.

SOURCE: POPMATTERS

FATHER’S DAY

FATHER’S DAY UPDATE FÜR DEUTSCHLAND

REVIEW OF FATHER’S DAY + TRAILER

TROMA’s Poster für Father’s Day erhält den Titel “AFM’S 20 most outrageous Posters” !