Best Worst Movie
2009 Directed by Michael Stephenson
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The Story Behind The Worst Movie Ever Made - Troll 2
A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.
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Its a great movie about an awful movie.
This documentary dives deep into the void of craziness that is Troll 2 as it explores the people who made the film and the people that love to hate it (like me). This movie is extremely charming, heartfelt, and awkward by showing how the film impacted the lives of those who made it and those who watch it. You might not be too shocked to learn that some of the people who were involved in this movie are a little... weird. There are some moments with key members of the cast and crew that are so painfully creepy and awkward that you know it couldn't be staged. And its great to see how this cheese ball of a movie has found a second life amoung fans of bad films.
And at least Michael Paul Stephenson made it out of this movie with a promising career.
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Any documentary made about the cult phenomenon of Troll 2 was going to be enjoyable to a certain extent no matter what, and although Michael Paul Stephenson (the kid actor in the movie) did a good job with making Best Worst Movie fun, he failed to deliver on the one rule I had for it before watching: YOU MUST INCLUDE THE "They're eating her....and then they're going to eat me....oh my gooooooooooooooooooooood!" clip.
I was dumbfounded to not once see that clip included. For all 90+ minutes of the documentary, we never see it, not even once. It would have taken twenty seconds. I can't be the only one who considers that to be far and away the funniest scene…
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Disarmingly sweet documentary about the cult of Troll 2 often cited as among the worst films ever made.
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The film looks at the cult following Troll 2 spawned and the lives of the people involved. For the most part, I thought this was interesting. The cult following behind Troll 2 is interesting, especially for me since I have friend who loves the film. It was also interesting to see the lives of the people involved. From the Italians who thought they had made something artistic, to the actors who know what it is, to weird/sad cases like the actor who played the grandpa and the actress who played the mother. At the same time, the people involved seem to play to the camera a lot and I'd rather the film didn't focus solely on George Hadley. I think…
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A fantastic companion piece to arguably the worst movie ever made. All the more compelling because the people involved in Troll 2 have gone on to become a remarkable cross section of the far extreme of normality and surreal. The actress who played the Mother in Troll 2 gets a special mention for being an amazingly unique character. Albeit slight unhinged!
Interesting, compelling, fascinating, funny, tragic and entertaining. A must see for fans (or non fans alike) of Troll 2.
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Rewatched it with a friend to convince her to see Troll 2. It did. So this movie is also a great introduction to movies you don't think you want to watch, but should. It's a pretty great comedy too.
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A joyful movie, seeing them think back on making Troll 2 and then revisit it through the eyes of adoring fans of the now 'cult movie' is just fantastic. I had a silly grin on my face all the way through, and I was fully engaged during the montage, head bopping and all.
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Really interesting documentary, quite surprising given the film.
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This is a must see for anyone who is a fan of awful B-Movies, like I am. This was just so much fun to watch. Loved seeing how serious the director is about Troll 2, and the fact that he doesn't understand the irony in why the movie has become such a huge underground cult hit. Always great seeing docs like this and finding out what all the actors are doing now. Even you haven't seen Troll 2, this is still a great doc to watch. But you should watch Troll 2 anyway!
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A very funny tale about the production of Troll 2, the cult phenomenon and where the actors featured are now. Despite the fact that the doco revolves around one of the worst movies of all time, it has a very sweet and compassionate take on its subject matter, something very evident when presenting Claudio Fragasso. Claudio, despite calling the actors "lying dogs" and telling a fan asking why there's no trolls that he "understands nothing," is shown fairly sympathetic despite his behaviour. Him first seeing the film print of his movie is something of a beautiful moment, seeing as he would have been used to seeing Troll 2 being straight to VHS. Similarly Don Packard, who played the store owner,…
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Its a great movie about an awful movie.
This documentary dives deep into the void of craziness that is Troll 2 as it explores the people who made the film and the people that love to hate it (like me). This movie is extremely charming, heartfelt, and awkward by showing how the film impacted the lives of those who made it and those who watch it. You might not be too shocked to learn that some of the people who were involved in this movie are a little... weird. There are some moments with key members of the cast and crew that are so painfully creepy and awkward that you know it couldn't be staged. And its great to see how this cheese ball of a movie has found a second life amoung fans of bad films.
And at least Michael Paul Stephenson made it out of this movie with a promising career.
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Charmingly self-congratulatory.
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Great doc.
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"Do you realize you're the Patch Adams of dentistry?"
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