Get the best deals on vietnamese vhs tapes when you shop the largest online selection at. The belated tromasterpiece edition of tromas war on dvd is definitely a substantial upgrade in the extras department. Marvel super heroes 2014 video game, wander over yonder 1 episode 2014, the tom and jerry show 1. Troma entertainment is an american independent film production and distribution company founded by lloyd kaufman and michael herz in 1974. One who wont let getting his tongue torn out stop his singing black comedy. Produits avec des budgets derisoires, les films troma sont apprecies par une communaute daficionados. With producer michael herz, he is the cofounder of troma entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including the toxic avenger and tromeo and juliet. In the aftermath of the film s poor performance, despite another stab at the superhero genre with sgt. Brimming with all the graphic violence, crude humor and gratuitous boobie shots one would expect from kaufman and company, tromas wars victory lies solely in its body count, which numbers in the hundreds.
Troma entertainment was founded out of the rubble of lloyd kaufmans armor films in 1974 as a production company. Its a troma film, so its violence is pretty overthetop and its pretty profane. Night of the chicken dead 2006, which follows an army of undead chickens as they. A lebovitz, while post war reflection is a five minute reunion circa 1999 hosted by kaufman, who talks with actors sean bowen, jessica dubin, and joe fleishaker while touring troma and discussing making the film. Aug 16, 2016 the 20 best troma movies ever made posted on august 16, 2016 october 29, 2016 by james leon founded by lloyd kaufman and michael hers in 1974, troma entertainment is an american production and distribution company known for low budget films also known as zmovies, a much lower grade of the bmovie genre. Tromas war is a 1988 comedy action film directed by michael herz and lloyd kaufman, founders to troma studios 2,500 movies challenge. Troma entertainment is looking for new acquisitions to add to its tromarific film library send your finished, featurelength or short films to. He passed away monday at the montefiore medical center in bronx. Shame on the overly sensitive film cartel known as the mpaa for cutting the legs off a great war flick that echoes films. At the time of its release during the transition from reagan to the first bush, tromas war marked a turning point for the company whose name was actually imbedded in the title in what would soon become a tradition for many of its highertiered releases. The freedom of tromaville and the world is at stake. The 20 best troma movies ever made taste of cinema.
The 20 best troma movies ever made taste of cinema movie. Shame on the overly sensitive film cartel known as the mpaa for cutting the legs off a great war flick that echoes films like rambo or platoon, but on a much sillier scale. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for tromas war 1988. The film premiered at the tokyo international fantastic film festival in october 1988 before receiving a limited release on december 9, 1988 in new york city. Hes directed a lot of their studios feature films such as tromeo and juliet and the. Gloriously restored in explosive hd, tromas war is troma at its loudest, biggest, and most actionpacked.
Lloyd kaufman born december 30, 1945 is an american film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. Troma s war 1988 r 1h 31min action, adventure, comedy 18 november 1989 south korea a group of assorted americans survive a plane crash in a caribbean island, and discover it is infested with crawling snakes and other venomous beasts. Mar 19, 2017 tromas war is a hyperactive whirlwind of bad taste and bullet wounds. The film was a criticism of ronald reagans attempt to glamorize war, as well as a send up of the popular action films of the time. Apr 01, 2017 londons war is a brief snippet of commentary from cinematographer james. A used car salesman, a hansome enviromentalist, an obese junkfood gourmand, a seventyyearold housewife, some sensational young women, a year old jingoistic baby and more sensational women all become deadly soldiers in the most unusual and explosive, actionpacked combat film ever produced by the. The company produces lowbudget independent films, primarily of the horror genre. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, humorous, scary and semi serious films with plots about danger, escapades, deadly, gory, gore, supernatural and blood mostly in horror, comedy and action genres. Joe fleishaker, an actor who weighed in at 500pounds and became troma entertainments biggest action star, has died. Creepy siamese twins, joined at the head, one with a highpitched voice, the other with a lowpitched voice they get separa. Jan 16, 2015 tromas war creates new kinds of heroes. This film was shot by my grandfather, who was a british public servant working in india at this time.
Composer chris demarco and co director lloyd kaufman will be in attendance. With carolyn beauchamp, sean bowen, rick washburn, patrick weathers. Tromas first vr experience starring the toxic avenger short film sgt. Directed by lloyd kaufman and michael herz, troma s war is packed with gargantuan battle scenes, heart stopping stunts, and neverbeforeseen special effects. Nash bridges 19962001 complete killcount redux duration. He has made a documentary on the making of prom night ii and is currently in postproduction on his debut feature, night owls. The breakthrough success of the toxic avenger had given the scrappy new yorkbased purveyors. Even worse, terrorists are preparing a full out war on america with a biological weapon.
Nearly 10 years in the making, the remastered, never before available soundtrack, lands on vinyl and digital in record stores nationwide and online at. Troma s war 1988 r 12091988 us comedy, action, adventure 1h 45m user score. The film was noted unedited on the reel, and does seem to be a series of shots, rather than a completed film. How could it not be, when it features guns, naked woman, more guns, massive carnage, more naked women, a. A group of assorted americans survive a plane crash in a caribbean island, and discover it is infested with crawling snakes and other venomous beasts. Bullets fly and flames light up the jungle as the survivors are hunted, captured, and pushed to the limits of human enduranceuntil they decide its time to declare war. Tromas war 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tromas war in its entirety is a masterpiece, a brilliant film that seems to pretend to be the rambokindof film, and should please audiences that like that stuff, but in the meantime is so much more than that. Hes directed a lot of their studios feature films such as tromeo and juliet and.
Tromas war is tromas long lost masterpiece as lloyd kaufman calls it, and the man aint lying. The 20 best troma movies ever made posted on august 16, 2016 october 29, 2016 by james leon founded by lloyd kaufman and michael hers in 1974, troma entertainment is an american production and distribution company known for low budget films also known as zmovies, a much lower grade of the bmovie genre. A small group of typical tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite. Tromas war 1988 nude scenes tromas war 1988 bluray. A woman is sexually assaulted by an aidsridden man. Lloyd has continued his career as a director in addition to producing, and troma has turned out such films as monster in the closet 1986, class of nuke em high 1986, combat shock 1984, tromas war 1988, and fortress of amerikkka 1989, and poultrygeist. Tromas war fails in that it turns into just another action film when its trying to be a satire of the film s it is copying. Crashlanded tourists unite against terrorists planning to invade the united states. Get the best deals on classical vhs tape when you shop the largest online selection at. Londons war is a brief snippet of commentary from cinematographer james.
It has been split into separate posts to give the shows more room to breathe. Ship to shore phonoco, a new yorkbased independent record label, is proud to announce the upcoming release of tromas war. Tromas war is the action film that all good citizens of the world can be proud of and enjoy. Being a monstrous fan of all things troma my father grew up in tromaville and i played with melvin when we were both kids, before the whole toxie thing i wanted to revisit this late 80s classic. Kaspookymans craycray vr halloween extravaganza short film 2018. Soundtrack release screening of troma s war with director lloyd kaufman and composer christopher demarco. Tromas war 1988 lloyd kaufman has called this his favorite of all his movies, though its a vision that faced an uphill battle being realized. The jokes simply stop and the film turns into a squibfilled, shoot em up, which to me isnt necessarily a bad thing as i do like my action films but under a more talented director script castyou get my point. Troma entertainments prepreshow hack job short film heart of fartness. Jun 02, 2016 a group of typical tromaville citizens finds themselves in the way of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite. It leads to one of the funniest lines in the film creepy twins. Tromas war is a hyperactive whirlwind of bad taste and bullet wounds. In 1995, kaufman and vice president michael herz formed troma team video who would handle all of their distribution instead of going through a third company.
New listing tromas war 80s cult action comedy vhs 1988 carolyn beauchamp troma video. This is the epitome of low budget classic film making. A small group of typical tromaville citizens find themselves. One who wont let getting his tongue torn out stop his singing. Release edit the film premiered at the tokyo international fantastic film festival in october 1988 before receiving a limited release on december 9, 1988 in new york city. It is the first war picture that combines satire, sex, special effects makeup, stunts, gore and a beautiful love story. Ship to shore and locked groove will present a release party for tromas war on july 11th, 2017, culminating in a rare 35mm screening of the unrated directors cut of the film at nitehawk cinema 6 metropolitan ave. Many of them play on 1950s horror with elements of farce, parody, gore and splatter. Tromas war is tromas answer to platoon and apocalypse now.
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