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Troll

  • 1986
  • PG-13
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
12K
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Troll (1986)
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Body HorrorSupernatural HorrorComedyFantasyHorror

A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will transform him to human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will transform him to human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will transform him to human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.

  • Director
    • John Carl Buechler
  • Writers
    • John Carl Buechler
    • Ed Naha
  • Stars
    • Michael Moriarty
    • Shelley Hack
    • Noah Hathaway
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Carl Buechler
    • Writers
      • John Carl Buechler
      • Ed Naha
    • Stars
      • Michael Moriarty
      • Shelley Hack
      • Noah Hathaway
    • 153User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Troll: Troll Attack
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    Troll: Casting Wendy
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    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Harry Potter Sr.
    Shelley Hack
    Shelley Hack
    • Anne Potter
    Noah Hathaway
    Noah Hathaway
    • Harry Potter Jr.
    Jenny Beck
    Jenny Beck
    • Wendy Anne Potter
    Sonny Bono
    Sonny Bono
    • Peter Dickinson
    Phil Fondacaro
    Phil Fondacaro
    • Malcolm Mallory…
    Brad Hall
    Brad Hall
    • William Daniels
    Anne Lockhart
    Anne Lockhart
    • Young Eunice St. Clair
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Jeanette Cooper
    Gary Sandy
    Gary Sandy
    • Barry Tabor
    June Lockhart
    June Lockhart
    • Eunice St. Clair
    Robert Hathaway
    • First Policeman
    James Beck
    • Second Policeman
    Dale Wyatt
    Dale Wyatt
    • Dickinson's Girlfriend
    Barbara Sciorilli
    • Fairy
    Viviana Giusti
    • Fairy
    Jessie Carfora
    • Fairy
    Debra Dion
    • Young Couple on T.V.
    • Director
      • John Carl Buechler
    • Writers
      • John Carl Buechler
      • Ed Naha
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews153

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    XFA

    Many Little Creatures...

    This movie is good.;) Yeah... - different , interesting Sarcastic , dark comedy...And... I like how the little girl always has this really evil smirk on her face.But she faked me out a bit when she was eating....(huh, ew) The parts with Sonny Bono - those are so silly. All the little earth wandering trolls keep coming out of the woodwork... And they look hilariously silly putty - ish. Freaky , funny stuff. Oh - '86...
    6vortexrider

    This is a pretty comedy/horror movie!

    I have to give this movie a 6/10 because this is a very decent film that deserves praise. I don't know why so many people hate it. For one the little evil character, Troll, has a personality. The kids have personality as well and they're not some stupid one-sided characters. There are funny jokes inserted in the dialogue and the people who occupy the apartment are funny too. Unlike some movies from the same era this one actually has pretty good special effects that are pretty scary too. Just wait till you see a guy turn into a bunch of plants! Thats gross, but its also good effects. Check this movie out and remember it has nothing to do with the really crappy movie Troll 2.
    3D_ROCK1986

    Absolutely the funniest horror film ever !!

    A couple of friends and I got into a craze of watching cheesy old horror films on the weekends because there is nothing else to do in a small town... But anyway, we rented this one and laughed like never before, it is so insane! We love the "Creature Symphony" part where all of the troll creatures start singing some gibberish song, it is hilarious. We still laugh about it randomly to this day. This movie has maybe half a minute worth of scariness, unless you are afraid of midgets. By the way, the little man in the movie is superb LOL with his little story that he tells. I recommend this film to everyone to see once, because once is all it takes and once is all you really could take. It is a crappy horror film, but a great comedy!!
    mamamiasweetpeaches

    So bad you almost HAVE to watch

    They play TROLL on TV every once and awhile and like a train wreck, its hard to look away. Its so bad its almost good. Almost. But not quite. What can you really say about an '80s film that boasts both Sonny Bono and Julia "Elaine from Seinfeld" Louis Dreyfuss??? The casting here is so strange that it reels the mind. Noah "NeverEnding Story" Hathaway?? Shelly Hack?? In short, a boy finds a mysterious land o' TROLLs in the basement of his new apartment building. The TROLLS are cheesy to be sure and the whole thing is silly,I guess. But there is something endearing about watching a little boy rescue his cute little sister who suddenly growls and bites people, something weird about watching June Lockhart play with her pet singing mushroom right before she morphs into a total blonde, buxom she-babe. I even love the friendly little dwarf man! TROLL is cheesy but in an inoffensive fun way, unlike it's sequel TROLL 2 which is a terrible cult classic that is painful to watch.
    6jonflottorp

    Pretty bad, but i can still enjoy watching it.

    Troll is a bad and stupid horror comedy about the Potters. Harry Potter is the main character of the movie and i think he's actually pretty good character. The trolls are actual trolls unlike troll 2 that doesn't have trolls, but goblins.

    The acting isn't anything special the characters are decent.

    It's pretty boring and slow.

    The trolls look much better than the goblins in troll 2.

    Overall a pretty bad movie i actually prefer troll 2. I recommend it, but don't watch it alone.

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    • Trivia
      The hero of this film is a boy named Harry Potter Jr, who is surrounded by a fantasy world of witches, wizards, trolls, and magic, 11 years before J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels swept the publishing world.
    • Goofs
      Barry's surname is spelled "Taybor" on his door and "Tabor" in the end credits.
    • Quotes

      Torok the Troll: A gentle knight was riding across the plain, all clad in mighty arms and silver shield, wherein old dents and deep wounds did remain the cruel marks of many a bloody field. Yet armies till that time did he never yield. His angry steed did chide his foaming bit. Upon a great adventure he was bound, that fairest Gloriana to him gave, the greatest, glorious queen of fairyland. Now, when that idle dream was to him brought, unto that elfin knight he bade him fly, where he slept soundly, void of evil thought and with false shoes abuse his fantasy...

    • Connections
      Edited into Lifesavers: The Movie (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Summertime Blues
      Words and Music by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart

      © 1958 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Elvis Presley Music & Gladys Music

      Performed by Blue Cheer

      Courtesy of Polygram Special Projects, a Division of Polygram Records, Inc.

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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Torok, el Troll
    • Filming locations
      • Stabilimenti Cinematografici Pontini, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Empire Pictures
      • Altar Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,450,815
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,595,054
      • Jan 19, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,450,815
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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