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EXCLUSIVE: 'Troll 2' Stars Reminisce About The Bad Old Times In This Clip From 'Best Worst Movie'

Posted 5/13/10 1:49 pm EST by in Video


In 1990, a movie was released called "Troll 2." It's not actually a sequel to anything; the title was simply meant to draw in audiences familiar with the 1986 horror flick "Troll." In fact, there aren't even any trolls in "Troll 2." There are goblins. Vegetarian goblins who turn their victims into plants before consuming them.

Yes, I agree. That's freaking amazing. As you might expect, "Troll 2" wasn't exactly what industry folk refer to as a "hit." It has however become a cult classic. So much so that child star Michael Stephenson made a documentary about the production, "Best Worst Movie." You can see a clip of it below, in which the original stars laugh at some of the direction they received on the set.

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'Troll 2' Fans Make Pilgrimage To The Goblin Kingdom

Posted 6/30/08 10:40 am EST by in News


Fan in goblin costumeThis weekend, fans from around the country and as far away as Austria descended on tiny Morgan, Utah, to celebrate the 1990 cult classic "Troll 2" in the city where it was filmed, and with the largest reunion of cast members yet. In between Q&A sessions and movie screenings, they collected autographs, tossed spears, devoured unhealthy amounts of baloney sandwiches, and faced off on "Guitar Hero II" (which includes a nod to the flick in the form of a venue called Nilbog High School).

For the uninitiated, "Troll 2" is about a family who vacations in the town of Nilbog, only to discover that it's the goblin kingdom (there are no trolls in "Troll 2," nor is it a sequel to "Troll"). The shape-shifting shorties attempt to trick the Waits clan into eating a substance that will transform them into a half-man/half-plant state, suitable for consumption by the vegetarian villains.

On top of all that, throw in the fact that the film was made on a shoestring budget, shot by an Italian director who spoke little English, and starred a cast of amateurs, and you've got a recipe for one of the most enjoyably bad movies ever filmed. So enjoyable, in fact, that it's been drawing raucous sell-out crowds for the past year or so as it tours theaters, inspiring a documentary about the phenomenon called "Best Worst Movie," due next year. Read More...

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Fans Of Cult Flick 'Troll 2' Invading Tiny Utah Town

Posted 6/13/08 11:18 am EST by in News


Load up the Winnebago with baloney sandwiches and say goodbye to your good-for-nothing beau — it's time for a trip to Nilbog, the goblin kingdom!

A little lost? Then you obviously haven't seen the 1990 disasterpiece "Troll 2" — a low-budget horror flick that not only is not a sequel to 1986's "Troll," but has no Trolls whatsoever in it. The plot revolves around a young boy who — with the help of his dead grandpa's ax-wielding, time-stopping, arsonist ghost — must save his family from a small town's creepy inhabitants and their plot to turn the boy and his kin into delicious goblin food.

If that sounds like the perfect recipe for a so-bad-it's-great movie, that's because it is, and in recent years "Troll 2" has risen to the top of cult-film aficionados' must-see lists. Now, hot on the heels of a multi-city tour of sold-out screenings comes Nilbog Invasion, a three-day celebration of the unforgettable flick, held in the very town where it was filmed: tiny Morgan, Utah. Read More...

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