Lloyd kaufman born december 30, 1945 is an american film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. The toxic avenger part ii limited mediabook 1989 fsk 18 blu ray. Tromas war 1988 tropic thunder 2008 note it would be a level 9 if the carnage shown at the beginning was real inuniverse, and not just special effects for a movie being filmed. 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. Over 60000 dvd titles are available now, ranging from hard to find movies and cult classics to major movie releases. Tromas war 1988 r 12 091988 us comedy, action, adventure 1h 45m user score. Tromas popularity waned after the box office failure of tromas war. Joe fleishaker, an actor who weighed in at 500pounds and became troma entertainments biggest action star, has died. 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. Kaufman appeared on the discovery channel series, oddities, on season 3 episode ten. Librarian by day, homicidal killer by night, chainsaw sally faces a new nemesis, angel eyes who has come to town to take credit for all of sallys good work.
Join the independent film revolution and gear up for action on december 10th at 9pm at film noir cinema in brooklyn. Skeleton coast by john cardos ernest borgnine, robert vaughn. 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. Aug 31, 2010 a small group of typical tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite. Even by tromas standards, these are some strange people. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. The black humor in troma s war is subtle at times, conspiciously sleazy during most other parts of this movie. Tromas war is the action film that all good citizens of the world can be proud of and enjoy.
After their plane crashes on a tropical island, survivors discover and fight neighboring terrorists who plan on gaining control of the states by infecting multitudes of people with the aids virus. During one particular gunfight, parker manages to gun down about a dozen or so guys with his trusty assault rifle, and later on, we see him wearing a necklace made out of human ears. The freedom of tromaville and the worls is at stake. Rhonda and linnea go to a 24 hour grocery store, where they encounter a militant patrolwoman and a meatwhipping dominatrix. Mar 02, 2017 the commander 1988 lewis collins, lee van cleef and manfred lehmann killcount duration. Following tromas war, fleishaker struck up an ongoing partnership with troma, having acted in every kaufmandirected film from 1989 to 2006. Tromas war original motion picture soundtrack lp ship. Nearly 10 years in the making, the remastered, never before available soundtrack, lands on vinyl and digital in record stores nationwide. Unlike most troma films, this satricial flick offers caustic political commentary about biological warfare and fascist terrorism. The freedom of tromaville and the world is at stake.
Tromas war is tromas answer to platoon and apocalypse now. At the time of its release during the transition from reagan to the first bush, troma s 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. Tromas war original motion picture soundtrack lp ship to. In 1988, troma undertook their most expensive film to date, tromas war. He passed away monday at the montefiore medical center in bronx. Ship to shore phonoco, a new yorkbased independent record label, is proud to announce the upcoming release of tromas war. Shop dvd empire for free sameday shipping on instock dvd movies and blurays. Skeleton coast by john cardos ernest borgnine, robert. Dec 10, 2018 troma s flagship hero is on deck for a bigbudget makeover, netflix s carmen sandiego series finds a premiere date, and fox 2000 wins the bidding war for alice sola kim s short story mothers, lock up your daughters because they are terrifying in our latest development roundup. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for tromas war 1988. Soundtrack release screening of tromas war with director lloyd kaufman and composer christopher demarco. Fire walk with me twins twisted nerve two and a half men two days in the valley. If you like troma s war you are looking for humorous, exciting and dark humor movies about with satire, war, survival, jungle, island, heroes and desert themes of action, adventure and comedy genre shot in usa.
An american film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. If you like tromas war you are looking for humorous, exciting and dark humor movies about with satire, war, survival, jungle, island, heroes and desert themes. Ship to shore phonoco is proud to announce the release of tromas war. The breakthrough success of the toxic avenger had given the scrappy new yorkbased purveyors of extreme exploitation primarily geared for. 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.
Our panel for adobe premiere pro uploads to vimeo and simplifies your workflow. In the story, colonel smith ernest borgnine is an aging military man whose son is a cia agent. Nearly 10 years in the making, the remastered, never before available soundtrack, has finally hit vinyl to the del. A small group of typical tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite. Were you just offended because the person sitting next to you used language that hasnt been p. Pedra temple animal peng house persephone records personal affair pharaway sounds pheon records phineas atwood piaptk pias plastic response pmg poly kicks polysom pony canyon preservation records production dessinee projekt psychedelic sounds international psychopathic pure pleasure real gone music relapse records relearn to boogie remarquable. The film was created to send up hyperpatriotic war films of the reagan era like rambo. Starts off cleverly enough, then proceeds to badly staged lowbudget war scene after.
This actionadventure film is based on a novel by edgar wallace. Benny nieves is an actor and producer, known for my name is khan 2010, the devils advocate 1997. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. His son has been captured by a bevy of ironcurtain badguys involved in a civil war in the african country of angola, and col. Tromas 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. Troma s war is a fine amalgram of the features expected in a comedy, horror, and action mixture. Theres an audio commentary by lloyd kaufman, and the nineteen minute war memories, featuring directors kaufman and michael herz, both of whom discuss the legacy of their film, and offer some harsh commentary on the mpaa, and how they demanded heavy cuts on tromas war to secure an r rating, watering down the film. Usa up all night also known as up all night and up all night with rhonda shear is an american cable television series that aired weekly on friday and saturday nights on the usa network. Apr 01, 2017 theres an audio commentary by lloyd kaufman, and the nineteen minute war memories, featuring directors kaufman and michael herz, both of whom discuss the legacy of their film, and offer some harsh commentary on the mpaa, and how they demanded heavy cuts on tromas war to secure an r rating, watering down the film. Directed by lloyd kaufman and michael herz, tromas war is packed with gargantuan battle scenes, heart stopping stunts, and neverbeforeseen special effects. Jun 12, 2009 a group of plane crash survivors find themselves on an island inhabited by camouflage clad commandos. It is the first war picture that combines satire, sex, special effects makeup, stunts, gore and a beautiful love story. Holiday havoc season continues with tromas war, directed. Movies with exploitation, sexploitation or rape content.
Tromas war is tromas long lost masterpiece as lloyd kaufman calls it, and the man aint lying. A small group of typical tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. An isle of danger in tromas war the new york times. The last temptation of toxie 1989, 99 minutes, unrated. Are you living your comfortable life to its fullest. There is a startling disclosure at the glamorous oil barons ball, dallas social event of the season. Learn the shocking truth behind the man known as the kansas city butcher. Troma entertainment was founded out of the rubble of lloyd kaufmans armor films in 1974 as a production company. When troma s war is at its most impressive and eye catching when kaufman skewers 80s action movies and regan era militarism. Newman s law 1974 george peppard gritty tough cop 70s action never released on dvd rare full movie duration.
The survivors of a plane crash find themselves in the middle of a major terrorist plot, orchestrated by the. When tromas war is at its most impressive and eye catching when kaufman skewers 80s action movies and regan era militarism. Troma s war is troma s long lost masterpiece as lloyd kaufman calls it, and the man aint lying. 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. Well, oneandahalf maybe, with the stunted sibling being the toxic avenger part iii. 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. A group of typical tromaville citizens finds themselves in the way of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite. Do the people around you treat you as if you arent special. A talentless cast, excessive gore, incredibly stupid dialog, and topless women. Aids guy who is out to rape women so they get it, its a war movie that is intentionally big and manic and just nuts, but with a purpose. With some liberal plot noodling, the surplus became a lucrative opportunity for the scrappy duo whod set out to make one sequel and ended up with two. Find great deals on ebay for troma dvd and troma dvd lot. Tromas war 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.