| | | | Troll
(1986) |
he Potter Family are moving into their new apartment. As luck would have it, an evil troll, named Torok has chosen this apartment building to recreate his lost Fairy Kingdom of ugly singing spuds.
With his emerald ring, he takes possession of young daughter Wendy Potter (JENNY BECK) and assumes her form so he can work his way around the building. Her brother Harry (NOAH HATHAWAY) immediately suspects that she is 'a pod person from the planet Mars' and is generally scared stupid by the 3ft demon.
Meanwhile, parents Harry Snr. and Anne (SHELLEY HACK, MICHAEL MORIARTY) are 'worried' so Harry Snr. decides to dance like a moron to his record collection.
Torok goes into each occupants apartment, and transforms people like Sonny Bono and Julia Louis Dreyfuss (Seinfeld) into plant pods.
Harry Jnr. enlists the help of Torok's ex-wife, a magical princess called Eunice St. Clair (JUNE LOCKHART). Together they aid eachother in taking back control of the Fairy Kingdom and banishing the evil Troll...
 Don't forget that Troll is now available to order on Widescreen DVD using our special 80s Retro Assistant...
|
| | | | 
The film was Directed by Creature Effects Wizard John Carl Buechler, and although reasonably sound in its execution, you cant help but wonder how this might have turned out in the hands of a more experienced Director. The effects are great fun, in a 'Ghoulies' kind of way, Torok himself is the real highlight.
Michael Moriarty is painful as Harry Potter Snr, the ex-hippy living a Rockwellian existence. (yes, that makes Noah Hathaway's character - Harry Potter) whilst the rest of the cast make good efforts to keep the thing going. Standouts are Sonny Bono as the swinger upstairs, and Phil Fondacaro as the fascinating Professor Malcom Mallory.
-Well it's no Citizen Kane, but at least it's not trying to be! A film that revels in its own stupidity! A piece of world class fantasy for anyone into goblins, trolls and the like.
|
| | | |  | 
The picture of Galwyn in his human form (before being turned into a mushroom) that Eunice St. Clair shows to Harry Potter Jr. is in reality a caricature of the film's director, John Carl Buechler. 
| |
Sonny Bono (Peter Dickinson) was sadly killed in a skiing accident in 1998.
Phil Fondacaro who played the dwarf Malcolm was actually the Troll as well!
The father of the family, Harry Potter Sn, was played by Michael Moriarty who was the lead DA in the first three seasons of Law and Order, which began in 1990. -Thanks to James Porch
Julia Louis Dreyfuss, "Elaine" from Seinfield, has a bit part in the movie as a tenant of the buliding who gets turned into a nymph. -Thanks to Katy Nagel
Noah Hathaway played Harry, also Atreyu in Neverending Story. -Thanks to Retrp
Jenny Beck also played the Star Child Elizabeth in the V mini Series The Final Battle and the first episode of the full season. -Thanks to Kevin
I'm from Seville, a city in the south of Spain, and the "hat" that Harry Potter Sr. wears is of a soccer team of my city: the famous Real Betis Balompie... I don't know how could it ended there, but there it is... Funny for me and all the Betis supporters!! -Thanks to Salva
Voice Artist Frank Welker who also lent his voice to other 80's films such as "Gremlins" and ""Cat's Eye" does the voice of 'Torok' the troll and all of the other creatures in this movie.
« Click
here to add some Troll trivia
Rediscover your favorites! If you like
Troll or 80's Sci-Fi / Fantasy classics, then be sure to
check out this list: ..... Empire Strikes Back ..... Night of the Comet ..... Aliens ..... Back To The Future ..... Last Starfighter ..... Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ..... Circuitry Man ..... Brazil ..... Blade Runner ..... Thing ..... Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan ..... Return to Oz ..... Starman ..... Somewhere In Time ..... Strange Invaders ..... Short Circuit .....[More]
| | | |
The Crew shot for a total of five and a half weeks (this includes all second unit, special and creature effect sequences which Buechler directed himself!) in Rome with a mixed language crew.
«
Click
here to add a new Behind-the-Scenes item for Troll
|  |  |  | | Troll
Locations |
|
| | |
The movie was mainly shot at the Empire Studios, Rome, Italy - which, in a previous incarnation, was in fact the famous Cinecitta studios owned by Dino De Laurentis in the sixties: the same studio where films such as 'Barbarella' would have been shot.
The apartment block set itself was re-used the same year for a low-budget chiller called 'Crawlspace', starring Klaus Kinski and Talia Balsam (the ex-Mrs. George Clooney). [Thanks to David Bumpstead]
Can you help? Do you know any of the Rome, Italy filming locations used for Troll? [Please send them in]
|  | | | | ![[16:9 -Widescreen Enhanced]](16_9.gif) | ![[STEREO or SURROUND]](dd2.gif) | Trailer |
| Our
Comments: Includes sequel |
| | | | Trailer |
| Our
Comments: Includes sequel |
|
| | | |
Released only on vinyl, composer Richard Band's lush magical score is a terrific listening experience and its eerie fairy flava is the glue that keeps the whole picture together. It's crowning glory must be the little singing trolls who chant with snotty noses.
«
Click here to add new music trivia for Troll
Soundtrack Available:
On CD
| | | |
 NEW!
Use our radical Retro Assistant to show you the most accurate information for hard-to-find Troll products anywhere on the web...
At a glance, you can now see all the Movie
releases, Soundtracks
or Movie
Posters, Scripts and Books ever available with online price comparisons, even if they're
rare, out of print or only available in another country!
Over 3 years in development and covering more than 10,000 of the
best products hand picked by our editors, we think it's the most fun and retro way to celebrate the era --and find what you
want.
It covers Troll DVD,
VHS,
Blu-ray,
HD-DVD,
Downloads,
Soundtrack
CDs, Movie
Posters, Scripts, Books and more... Why not give
it a try...
The
80's Movies Rewind is proudly a spam-free
non-commercial site, written by movie fans... for movie fans.
If
you enjoy this site, please help to support us and keep us
POP UP & SPAM FREE by ordering your stuff through our services.
As you probably already know, we
are not a corporation, but just 80's fans like you...
| | |
 | | Recent
Additions |
March 3, 2008: Commando USA / UK Blu-ray Coming Soon.
February 28, 2008: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Soundtrack Update.
Previous
additions
We're always updating and improving, so please and check back with us regularly...
|
| | |
