Troll (1986)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 86 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: John Carl Buechler
Stars: Noah Hathaway, Michael Moriarty and Sonny Bono
IMDb score:
4,6 (12.711)
Releasedate: 17 January 1986
Troll plot
"Worlds of Magic, Mystery and Menace."
Harry Potter's (Noah Hathaway) sister becomes possessed by the evil troll Torok. Torok wants to conquer the world and he starts at the apartment complex where Harry's family lives. Torok disguises himself as Harry's sister, enters the other residents' apartments and turns them into plants.
Actors and actresses
Harry Potter Jr.
Wendy Anne Potter
Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
Harry Potter Sr.
Anne Potter
Jeanette Cooper
Eunice St. Clair
Young Eunice St. Clair
Peter Dickinson
Barry Tabor
Reviews & comments
VanRippestein
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- 1178 messages
- 1052 votes
This was much more entertaining than expected. I have the eureka box, so on to part 2 and the documentary, but I understand that someone wants to piggyback on this. it is for a broad audience but still kind of idiosyncratic. The fx are just really cool. Cheesy, but cool. I found the plot very childishly adventurous in a fun way. The potter family is a funny bunch and the other residents of the apartment are well cast and not too emphatic characters. At least, they don't take too much screen time for that, which I like. The speed is also nice. Something that can sometimes ruin the viewing pleasure of these types of films. Actually, I can't say much negative about it. Sure, it won't win an originality award and the budget is low, but within that I think it's all well and playfully developed. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it doesn't become an embarrassing pile of failed jokes either. Now on to the movie that made everything with the word troll in it lose value: troll 2!
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james_cameron
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- 7060 messages
- 9827 votes
Strangely missed it in the '80s, even though I devoured most Vestron titles at the time. Perhaps this was because the trailer for the film already looked very crappy at the time. In any case, the film has stood the test of time very poorly, we can safely say that. It all looks really bad and the script has no chance. Sporadically the film briefly comes to life, especially when dwarf Phil Fondacaro appears in his role as Professor Malcolm. Those scenes are strikingly sincere. The rest of the film is poorly made garbage, bland and cringe-inducingly corny. By the way, I had to laugh when Michael Moriarty introduced himself to his new neighbors: "My name is Harry Potter".
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Shadowed
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- 11421 messages
- 6719 votes
Director John Carl Buechler tries to work as imaginatively as possible with obvious budget limitations and the design is not bad at all. The building that slowly turns into a troll forest is funny and there are certainly striking scenes to spot in between, but nevertheless it is all depicted in a rather bland manner. The horror is more or less pushed to the back corner and the acting is horribly bad, and the makers fail to develop a stable atmosphere. After the first fifteen minutes had passed, boredom struck me and unfortunately Buechler creates too little to continue to demand your attention. As a result, the film mainly remains in the category of "occasionally a nice idea, but mainly very uninteresting".
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