Terror Firmer (1999)

Director:

Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Patrick Cassidy (writer) and
Douglas Buck (writer) ...
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Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Let's Make Some Art!

Plot:

A homicidal maniac is on the loose in the city and the low budget film crew on a Troma movie have the power to stop them.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Exploding Car | Severed Leg | Disturbing | Mute Child

Cast

Will Keenan	...	Casey
Alyce LaTourelle	...	Jennifer
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Larry Benjamin
Trent Haaga	...	Jerry
Sheri Wenden	...	Mysterious Woman / Waitress
Debbie Rochon	...	Christine
Yaniv Sharon	...	Naked P.A.
Charlotte Kaufman	...	Audrey Benjamin
Gary Hrbek	...	Toddster
Joe Fleishaker	...	Jacob Gelman
Ron Jeremy	...	Casey's Dad
Greg 'G-Spot' Siebel	...	Ward
Mario Díaz	...	DJ
Mo Fischer	...	Andy
Lyle Derek	...	Asshole P.A.
Trace Burroughs	...	Edgar Allan
Edouard Baer	...	French Cool Cat
Joseph Malerba	...	French Cool Cat
Roy David	...	Jeff / Toxie
Sean Pierce	...	Moose
Barry Brisco	...	Stephen
Darko Malesh	...	Nikolai
Carla Pivonski	...	Sarah - Toxie's Girl / Best Breast (as Carla Burden)
Reverend Jen Miller	...	Tina - Script Girl
Eve Crosby	...	Jennifer's Mom
Stefanie Imhoff	...	Assia
Theo Kogan	...	Theodora
Ariel Wizman	...	Guy Beaten by Leg
Michael Locascio	...	Old Man Phil
Wendy Adams	...	Toilet Plunger Police Gyno
Michael Levine	...	Police Detective
Gadi Harel	...	Continuity Guy
Anthony Haden-Guest	...	Toxie's Father
Lemmy	...	Television Inteviewer
Paul Cohen	...	Television Interviewer
Oakley Stevenson	...	Pregnant Woman
Ali Grossman	...	Homecoming Queen
Rik Slave	...	Two-Sexed Freak - Man
Lindsey Anderson	...	Two-Sexed Freak - Woman
Maryse Pen	...	Escalator Screamer
Jacob Adams	...	Boy Who Plays with Severed Head
Haynes Thigpen	...	Randy, Drunk Frat Guy #1
Gabriel Friedman	...	Meathead Drunk Frat Guy #2
Ileana Romero	...	Naked P.A. Lover
Joe Franklin	...	Himself
Joey Crawford	...	Fire Extinguisher Boy
Sharon Middendorf	...	Frat Bartender
Bella Compagna	...	Nurse Anesthesia
Sarah Allan	...	Fraternity Lesbian
Denise Briody	...	Fraternity Lesbian
Don McGregor	...	Tony 'Be Reasonable' Rosen (as The Great Don McGregor)
Jim Salicrup	...	Video Company Exec (as James Salicrup)
Jerry Rudes	...	Vomiting Stretcher Bearer
John Jordan	...	Vomiting Stretcher Bearer
Kerri Kenney	...	Woman with Eyeball in Her Cleavage
Pedro Pizarro	...	Marco (Squib Guy)
Lisa Gaye	...	Casey's Mom
Holly Spencer	...	Gelman's Wife
Marina Morgan	...	Gelman's On-Set Gyno-American
Avery Misuraca	...	Gelman's On-Set Gyno-American (as Countess Vladimira)
Patrick Curry	...	Butcher
Becque Olson	...	Butcher's Wife
Vince Burger	...	Craft Service Guy
Richard Johnson	...	Cereal Killer's Victim
Greg Nolasco	...	Farting Boy (as Gregory John Nolasco)
Hetty Weering	...	Young Casey
Barbara Malinowski	...	Baby Toxie
Robert Samuels	...	Squib Death Victim
Bill Ryder	...	Actor hanging off building
Ronit Angel	...	Toxic Crusader Songstress
Traci Mann	...	Cowgirl
Joe Lynch	...	Clothespin Boy
Dena Michnowwich	...	Safety Pin Girl
Theodora Chichi	...	Cop
Louise Parks	...	Cop
Ben Jones	...	Himself
Bob Starr	...	Melon Heavy Aerobics Instructor
Loca Miate	...	Transsexual Crew Member
Odessa Mack	...	Friend of Transsexual Crew Member
Lauren Heather McMahon	...	Beautiful Crew Member with Aerosol Can (as Heather McMahon)
Sarah Barrett	...	Beautiful Cast Member
Patrick Cassidy	...	Donald
Edward McGurn	...	Demon Man
Dan Truman	...	Geek P.A.
Rachael Robbins	...	Costume Girl
Jerome Rudes	...	Director of Avignon Film Festival
Adriano Pintaldo	...	Director of Rome FantaFestival / Crew
Martin Cassidy	...	Shocked Onlooker
Nat X. Rosen	...	Shocked Onlooker
Valerie Bruce	...	Shocked Onlooker
Anthony Dipietro	...	Shocked Onlooker
Sean King	...	Shocked Onlooker
Peter Bune	...	Shocked Onlooker
Sara Bernstein	...	Shocked Onlooker
Laura Scoglio	...	Shocked Onlooker
Julie Sigter	...	Shocked Onlooker
Joe Cortese	...	Shocked Onlooker
Eli Roth	...	Shocked Onlooker
Tony Finn	...	Pushy Reporter (as Tony Maestrone)
Johnette Napolitano	...	Reporter with Speach Impediment
Kevin Casaletta	...	Confused Reporter
Roger Schachtel	...	Reporter
Bob Anthony	...	Reporter
Nick Stevens	...	Reporter
Stephen Buck	...	Reporter
Kyle Emma	...	Reporter
Jennifer Kennedy	...	Reporter
Paul Kyrmse	...	Reporter
Tiffany Shepis	...	Beautiful Headcrushing Witness
Robert O'Brien	...	Headcrushing Witness
Helen-Louisa Bradshaw	...	Headcrushing Witness
Brendan Flynt	...	Headcrushing Witness
Adam Hammel	...	Head Crushing Witness
Sean McGrath	...	12 Year Old Retarded Boy
George Gatter	...	Guy Knocked Over
Evan Meszaros	...	Guy Knocked Over
Rusty Nails	...	Frat Guy (as Rusty Osgood)
Lauren Greilsheimer	...	Frat Girl
Jasi Cotton Lanier	...	Sexy Scream Queen (as Roxanne Michaels)
Alisa Christensen	...	Crew Catfighter
Dana Troy	...	Crew Catfighter
Pamela Whalen	...	Intelligent Hooker
David Hill	...	Tourist
Tom Cote	...	Transvestite Crewmember
Andrew Tendler	...	Crime Scene Photographer
Josh Piezas	...	Vomiting Boy
Tony Rosen	...	Fart Boy
Lilly Hayes Kaufman	...	Crew
Lisbeth Kaufman	...	Crew
Jack Noonan	...	Crew
Samuel Brullo	...	Crew
Eric Alan	...	Crew (as Eric Zork Alan)
Sara Barrett	...	Crew
Gregory Radin	...	Crew (as Greg Radin)
Adam Harriman	...	Crew
Brigida Costa	...	Crew
John Bacchus	...	Crew (as Zachary Snygg)
Cradeaux Alexander	...	Crew
Ben Brock	...	Crew
Sherrie Fell	...	Crew
Tara Dunnavant	...	Crew (as Tara Dunn)
Brian McNulty	...	Crew
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dana Bove	...	Partier
Adeline Colangelo	...	Partier
Chad Damiani	...	Crew
Jesse Delaney	...	Partier
Devin Hamilton	...	Bar Mitzvah Guy
Will Janowitz	...	Partier
Jim Knipfel	...	Cousin
Kitty Kowalski	...	Two-Sexed Freak (scenes deleted)
Jennifer van der Kwast	...	Crew
Vinod Lande	...	Crew
Ted Magee	...	Restaurant Patron
Celia McGee	...	Maria (scenes deleted)
Steven Rothenberg	...	Partier
Jim Rubino	...	Partier
Wayne Rubin	...	Amish Guy (scenes deleted)
Nives Spaleta	...	Restaurant Patron
Jonny Spanish	...	Mad Cowboy (scenes deleted)
Amy Tagliamonte	...	Restaurant Patron
Christopher Waldrep	...	Partier
Mark Waldrep	...	'Party On!' Guy
Nick Zedd	...	Doctor Fershlugglner (scenes deleted)
Scott Ennis	...	Shocked Pedestrian (uncredited)
Trey Parker	...	Hermaphrodite (uncredited)
Christopher Pierce	...	Stockbroker in front of Library (uncredited)
Matt Stone	...	Hermaphrodite (uncredited)

Directed by
Lloyd Kaufman

Writing credits
Patrick Cassidy		(writer) and
Douglas Buck		(writer)
Lloyd Kaufman		(book "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger") (inspiration) &
James Gunn		(book "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger") (inspiration)

Produced by
Patrick Cassidy	....	associate producer
Jonathan Foster	....	co-executive producer
Michael Herz	....	producer
Lloyd Kaufman	....	producer
Will Keenan	....	associate producer
Stephen Schmidt	....	line producer
Elizabeth van Merkensteijn	....	producer

Original Music by
Nobuhiko Morino

Cinematography by
Brendan Flynt

Film Editing by
Gabriel Friedman

Casting by
Will Keenan

Production Design by
Jean Loscalzo

Costume Design by
Stefanie Imhoff

Production Management
Yurgi Ganter	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Hammel	....	assistant director
Gadi Harel	....	second assistant director
Ted Magee	....	second second assistant director
Edward McGurn	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Sean McGrath	....	adr recordist
Evan Meszaros	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
David Bracci	....	special effects technician
Brigida Costa	....	special effects assistant
Ruth Pongstaphone-Safer	....	special effects: Real FX

Stunts
Mike Jones	....	stunts
John L. Lewis	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Antarès Bassis	....	clapper loader
James Capria	....	key grip
Nyle Cavazos Garcia	....	second assistant camera
Brendan Flynt	....	camera operator
Nate Havens	....	first assistant camera
Tet Kay	....	second camera operator
John Kramer	....	grip
Joe Lynch	....	grip

Editorial Department
Michael Yetter	....	negative cutter

Production Companies

• Santa Monica Holdings
• Troma Entertainment

Distributors

• Cecchi Gori Home Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• Cultmovies (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Troma Entertainment
• Troma Team Video

Other Companies

• Victor Entertainment  soundtrack
• napalm FiLMS  soundtrack recording

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude sexuality, language, violence and gore.

Runtime:

USA:114 min (unrated version) | USA:98 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Santa Monica Holdings

Trivia:

This movie is also known as "One giant Tribute to all Troma films" as this film has many similarity's to other Troma movies or actors with small parts in this movie who were the leading characters in other Troma movies.

Quotes:

Toddster: Who is *that*?
Meathead Drunk Fratboy #2: Are you referring to that mysterious yet beautiful lady with her back to us?

Movie Connections:

Features Shark! (1969)

There's something here to offend and/or disgust everyone!

(my comments are based on the 114 min. unrated director's cut)

After the disappointing (but still funny) Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Lloyed Kaufman and the gang at Troma regained their footing with 1996's great Tromeo and Juliet.

Well, Terror Firmer takes everything that great about T&J, multiplied it by 100 and added a ton of new gross out gags. This is easily the funniest, goriest, sexually explicit, extremely violent and politically incorrect movie in existance.

If you weren't a Troma fan before, this film isn't likely to convert you. It was made purely for the longtime Troma fans and the heart, honesty and energy put into it are apparent in every frame.

A true cult classic that is hilarious and shocking in equal doses.

"LET'S MAKE SOME ART!!!!!"

Rating: 9