![]() It's not just the glorious schlock, but more serious fair like neo-noir Ghosts of the Heartland, or the director's cut of near-legendary post-Vietnam horror Combat Shock. This is the firm that just put 151 complete films on YouTube for free (check out their channel). So it makes all the sense in the world that Kaufman and crew would be selling off-beat faves like Poultrygeist and Tromeo and Juliet at RTX, hustling, reaching out to new fans, donning a Toxie mask or a Dolphin Man head. Kaufman has referred to Troma as being cinema's sub-basement, but while its reputation is for micro-budget schlock, it has its part to play in the distribution history of My Dinner With Andre and My Neighbor Totoro. Abrams, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone ( South Park, The Book of Mormon). Kabukiman into something like household names, that launched the careers of James Gunn ( Guardians of the Galaxy), Joe Lynch ( Everly), J.J. Troma is the studio that shouldn't exist, the zero-budget outpost that somehow made The Toxic Avenger and Sgt. After 42 years as the mad magician behind Troma Entertainment and 47 director credits, he's still slaving away in the margins, "But I'm not bitter," he grinned. There are independent filmmakers, and there are independent filmmakers, and then there's Lloyd Kaufman. Lloyd Kaufman and friends at RTX 2016 (Photo by Richard Whittaker) ![]()
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