Troll 2 (1990)

Director:

Claudio Fragasso

Writers:

Rossella Drudi (screenplay)
Claudio Fragasso (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 October 1990 (Germany)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

The original boogeyman is back

Plot:

A young child is terrified to discover that a planned family trip is to be haunted by vile man-eating monsters out of his worst nightmare...

Plot Keywords:

Goblin | Troll | House | Green | Monster

Cast

Michael Stephenson	...	Joshua Waits
George Hardy	...	Michael Waits
Margo Prey	...	Diana Waits
Connie Young	...	Holly Waits (as Connie McFarland)
Robert Ormsby	...	Grandpa Seth
Deborah Reed	...	Creedence Leonore Gielgud
Jason Wright	...	Elliott Cooper
Darren Ewing	...	Arnold
Jason Steadman	...	Drew
David McConnell	...	Brent
Gary Carlson	...	Sheriff Gene Freak
Mike Hamill	...	Bells
Don Packard	...	Drugstore Owner
Christina Reynolds	...	Cindy
Glenn Gerner	...	Peter

Also Known As:

Goblins (USA) (working title)
Troll II (USA) (video box title)
Trolli (Italy)
Trolls

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2004) | UK:18 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Porterville, Utah, USA

Company:

Filmirage

Trivia:

Although this movie was titled "Troll 2" to capitalize on the minor success of Troll (1986), this movie has no connection with the plot or production of the earlier one and in fact contains no trolls.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Peter is running through the woods away from the goblins, he does a forward roll as he trips, and his hat falls off. It's back on in the next shot.

Quotes:

Diana: Good night, dear. Good night, dear.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Yeti: A Love Story (2006) (V)

I bet it was a goblin in disguise!

I would like to begin my review by saying that watching this movie will be like taking a hot fork and shoving it in your eye socket for some people, whereas for others it will be the funniest F'n thing you've ever seen.

Before I get into the meat of the story or as I like to call it a double decker bologna sandwich…Troll 2 has nothing to do with trolls (just goblins), Troll 2 also has absolutely nothing to do with Troll 1. AHA but that's not all!!!! The guy who made the cover for Troll 2 didn't see Troll 1 or Troll 2!!!! The original cover of Troll 2 has a werewolf (Not in Troll 1 or Troll 2) chasing a little boy who doesn't even appear in either of the Troll movies! If that doesn't make you want to take your head and smash it against concrete, I don't know what does.

I will now begin with the double decker bologna sandwich part of my analysis. The film begins with Grandpa Seth talking to his grandson Joshua. Joshua is constipated throughout the film and grandpa is dead. You know the kind of dead where you say you will be gone forever and then you come back and then you say you will be gone forever and then you come back and then you give your 12 year old grandson a Molotov cocktail and then you say you will be gone forever and then you come back…that kind of dead. He tells that old story of how Peter Pan ran through the woods one day, ate green goup, and turned into a MLANT. The mother, played by Margo Prey (AKA greatest actress ever) assures Joshua that it was just a dream and goes onto explain that Grandpa's death was, "Very difficult for your father, for Holly, and for me his daughter." You may want to give that quote a second reading… The daughter is also brilliant in this picture. The chemistry between her and her boyfriend Elliott is sizzling!!! Ouch very hot! So sizzling that Elliott and his friends couldn't be more gay! Holly explains, "You take them to bed with you too (referring to Elliott's guy friends that are hanging out the window) and I don't believe in group sex". What??? Holly then explains that her parents don't like Elliott (that he is a good for nothing) and that they are going on vacation for a month. Ellliott then asks, "Is it true you're going on vacation tomorrow?" "Yes!" "I'll come with you?" "OK I'll tell my father that you're coming with us tomorrow" Believe me the movie keeps going…Joshua must do it he must do it! He must pee on everyone's food before they eat corn with green paste on it. Oh my god! Or how about "You're a genius big Sister!" Watch for the mother staring directly into the camera and yelling, "Oh dear god what can we do!" So they have this family exchange and they go to Nilbog and oh my god!

This movie is a pure masterpiece. It's so bad it's fantastic! I recommend everyone to give it one viewing just so you can say you've survived it's stupidity. Make sure you watch it with friends though…DO NOT watch this movie alone or you will lose your mind trying to figure out why anyone would make a movie this bad...I will leave you with this: Mother says "Elliott what are you doing here?" Daughter says "Elliott is part of the family now!" Mom puts her hand on Elliott's face, "Oh Elliott!"