Terror Firmer [20th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Lloyd Kaufman Lloyd Kaufman

Overview

Troma Team Pictures, the company that brought you such classics as The Toxic Avenger, When Nature Calls and Class Of Nuke 'Em High, takes a look inside the making of a "typical" Troma release with Terror Firmer, directed and co-written by Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman, who also appears as the director of the film-within-the film. Here, Kaufman (whose character is blind, which would explain a lot about Troma's product) and his crew are making a willfully sleazy horror flick, complete with monsters, gore, gratuitous nudity and loud rock 'n' roll, when a serial killer appears who doesn't happen to be in the script. Terror Firmer is based in part on Kaufman's 1998 book about his career with Troma, All I Need To Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger, and includes a plug for the upcoming Jane Austen's Schlock and Schlockability (possibly a follow-up to 1996's Shakespeare variant Tromeo and Juliet).

Product Details

Release Date:	02/11/2020
UPC:	0790357109609
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	NR
Source:	Troma
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	2:04:00
Sales rank:	21,269

Special Features

Disc 1: ; Director's Cut film; An introduction by director Lloyd Kaufman; A look behind the scenes; 20 Years later interview featurette with cast; Exclusive commentaries; ; Disc 2: ; Farts of Darkness: the making of Terror Firmer full length documentary; Music videos directed by Lloyd Kaufman: including Lunachicks, Entombed and DJ Polo featuring Ron Jeremy; Bloopers; Audition reel; Troma Now!; Interviews; Trailers; And More!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Keenan	Casey
Alyce LaTourelle	Jennifer
Lloyd Kaufman	Larry Benjamin,Audrey Benjamin
Trent Haaga	Jerry
Sheri Wenden	Mysterious Woman
Debbie Rochon	Christine
Yaniv Sharon	Naked P.A.
Gary Hrbek	Toddster
Joe Fleishaker	Jacob Gelman
Ron Jeremy	Casey's Dad
Greg Siebel	Ward
Mario Diaz	DJ
Mo Fischer	Andy
Lyle Derek	Asshole P.A.
Tracey Burroughs	Edgar Allan
Edouard Baer	French Cool Cat
Joseph Mallera	French Cool Cat
Roy David	Jeff/Toxie
Sean Pierce	Moose
Barry Brisco	Stephen
Darko Malesh	Nikolai
Carla Burden	Sarah
Anthony Hayden-Guest	Toxie's Father
Jen Miller	Script Girl
Eve Crosby	Jennifer's Mom
Don McGregor	Video Company Exec
Jim Salicrup	Video Company Exec
Stephanie Imhoff	Assia
Theo Kogan	Theodora
Michael Levine	Guy Beaten by Leg
Wendy Adams	Police Officer Woman
Lisa Gaye	Casey's Mom
Matt Stone	Hermaphrodite
Trey Parker	Hermaphrodite
Jonny Spanish	Mad Cow-Boy
Dan Truman	Nerd P.A.
Lemmy Kilmister	Television Inteviewer
Joe Franklin	Himself

Technical Credits

Lloyd Kaufman

Douglas Buck

Patrick Cassidy

Lloyd Kaufman	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Douglas Buck	Screenwriter
Patrick Cassidy	Screenwriter
Tim Considine	Special Effects
Michael Herz	Producer
David Berry Hill	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Kenneth B. Squire	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Terror Firmer assumes a guerrilla spirit similar to that of John Waters's Cecil B. Demented, celebrating underground cinema while simultaneously deconstructing it -- in particular, the cinematic anarchy of Troma Studios and director Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger). The story is relentlessly self-referential -- and violent -- following a Troma movie crew (including many actual crew members) and their director (Kaufman), who happens to be blind, as they are mysteriously murdered. The cartoonish film proudly hammers home a message of low-budget righteousness, as the crew dies for their special brand of art at the hands of a killer who is a devout fan of mainstream Hollywood. And the murders are creatively twisted -- a 400-pound man "eaten" by an escalator takes the cake. Loosely inspired by Kaufman's autobiography, Terror Firmer marks the 25th anniversary of his renegade studio and never misses a chance to promote it with tongue placed firmly in cheek. Despite its inherent shoddiness (corn syrup for blood and melons for crushed heads are the Troma dictum), Terror Firmer is much more than just another midnight movie. Indeed, it is one of the studio's most inspired films. The 2-disc, highly "Tromatic" DVD edition is available in both rated and unrated versions and includes a feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary, multiple audio commentaries (unrated version only), an option to view deleted scenes in the movie, a Troma video game, and boundless other bizarre treats.