Troll (1986)

Director:

John Carl Buechler

Writers:

John Carl Buechler (story)
Ed Naha (writer)

Release Date:

17 January 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Come closer...

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.

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Troll | Ring | Witch | Little Girl

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Viviana Giusti	...	Fairy
Jesse Carfora	...	Fairy
Debra Dion	...	Young couple on TV
Charles Band	...	Young couple on TV
Jacquelyn Band	...	Older couple on TV
Albert Band	...	Older couple on TV
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Carl Buechler	...	Sorceror (uncredited)
Frank Welker	...	Torok the Troll / Gawain / Other Creatures (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
John Carl Buechler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Carl Buechler		story
Ed Naha		writer

Produced by
Albert Band	....	producer
Charles Band	....	executive producer
Debra Dion	....	associate producer
Andy Heyward	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Band

Cinematography by
Romano Albani

Film Editing by
Lee Percy

Casting by
Anthony Barnao

Production Design by
Giovanni Natalucci

Makeup Department
Everett Burrell	....	special makeup effects artist
Alessandro Jacoponi	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Stefano Spadoni	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marco Valerio Pugini	....	second assistant director
Mauro Sacripanti	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist
Ed Callahan	....	adr editor
Troy Porter	....	sound recordist
Phillip Raves	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
John Carl Buechler	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Jim Aupperle	....	stop-motion animation
James Belohovek	....	miniature supervisor

Stunts
Massimo Ciprari	....	stunts: stand-in

Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Altibrandi	....	gaffer
Alfonso Avincola	....	still photographer
Aldo Bergamini	....	first assistant camera
Maurizio di Stefano	....	electrician
Sergio Dori	....	electrician
Mario Massaccesi	....	electrician
Agostino Pascarella	....	key grip
Stefano Ricciotti	....	camera operator
Alessandro Rinaldi	....	second assistant camera

Editorial Department
Juliet Avola	....	post-production

Music Department
Tom Villano	....	music editor

Other crew
Andrea Borella	....	production assistant
Giorgia Onofri	....	script supervisor
Giancarlo J. Sini	....	assistant production accountant

Production Companies

• Altar Productions
• Empire Pictures
• Lexyn Productions

Distributors

• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (1994) (France) (VHS)
• Empire Pictures
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Norstar Releasing (Canada)
• Vestron Video International (1986) (Belgium) (video)
• Vestron Video (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Mechanical and Makeup Imageries
• Motion Opticals

Other Companies

• Intrada  score album released by (limited edition)

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

Danish | English

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

Company:

Altar Productions

Trivia:

On Wendy's wall is a poster for John Carl Buechler's previous film, Ragewar (1984).

Goofs:

Continuity: While in Malcom's apartment, Malcolm gets Wendy a glass of apple juice. You can see him fill up the glass and place the container in the fridge. The shot cuts to Wendy, then back to Malcolm and shows him again filling up the glass and placing the container back in the fridge.

Quotes:

Harry Potter Sr.: Honey? Did you do a lot of drugs before we were married?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cellar Dweller (1988)

Soundtrack:

Summertime Blues

Many Little Creatures...

This movie is good.;) Yeah... - different , interesting Sarcastic , dark comedy...And... I like how the little girl always has this really evil smirk on her face.But she faked me out a bit when she was eating....(huh, ew) The parts with Sonny Bono - those are so silly. All the little earth wandering trolls keep coming out of the woodwork... And they look hilariously silly putty - ish. Freaky , funny stuff. Oh - '86...