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Troll (1986) -- When an evil troll named Torok attempts to bring about cataclysmic changes that will forever erase mankind, an ancient sorceress and a young boy join forces to stop him before he can carry out his diabolical plan.
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Director:
John Carl Buechler
Writers:
John Carl Buechler (story)
Ed Naha (writer)
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Release Date:
17 January 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Horror more
Tagline:
Come closer... more
Plot:
A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will return him to his human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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John Carl Buechler Talks 'Troll' Remake
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Good effects, but story has no point. more (98 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Noah Hathaway ... Harry Potter Jr.
Michael Moriarty ... Harry Potter Sr.
Shelley Hack ... Anne Potter
Jenny Beck ... Wendy Anne Potter
Sonny Bono ... Peter Dickinson

Phil Fondacaro ... Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
Brad Hall ... William Daniels

Anne Lockhart ... Young Eunice St. Clair

Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Jeanette Cooper
Gary Sandy ... Barry Tabor
June Lockhart ... Eunice St. Clair
Robert Hathaway ... First Policeman
James Beck ... Policeman #2
Dale Wyatt ... Dickinson's girlfriend
Barbara Sciorilli ... Fairy
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
Danish | English
Color:
Color | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2004) | UK:15 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:18
Filming Locations:
Italy more

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Trivia:
The green and white hat that Harry Potter Sr. wears at the beginning of the film is from the Real Betis Balompie, a soccer team from Sevilla, Spain. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Harry runs after Wendy to get the rat-burgers back, the alarm bell rings. Between shots the placement of most of the utensils, napkins, fast food wrappers, etc. changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Torok the Troll: [after turning Malcolm into troll] Welcome, Brother Elf more
Movie Connections:
References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more
Soundtrack:
Summertime Blues more

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Good effects, but story has no point., 12 January 2003
4/10
Author: gridoon

This movie only serves to prove that you can't make a good film based solely on good special effects. The effects are the only selling points of the movie, and they are impressive (we're talking about old-fashioned, "Howling"-type transformations here, none of that modern "digital" stuff). But the story is pointless in the extreme. And the film is rather boring. An example of its bad storytelling: when the boy asks the older lady if she's a witch, there have been absolutely no indications apparent to him to make him reach such an unusual conclusion, yet the script goes right ahead with it because it's necessary for the "revelation" to be made at that moment. And the boy acts pretty casual about the whole "witch" business, too! (*1/2)

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