Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Inc.
Type Private
Industry Films
Founded 1974
Website http://www.troma.com
Contents
1Company information
2History of Troma Studios
3Work since 1995
4Troma goes Hollywood
5Other work
o 5.1TromaDance
o 5.2Kaufman's books
6Films distributed by Troma
7Films formerly distributed by Troma
8Sub-divisions
9Tromaville
10References
11External links
Company information[edit]
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Troma films are B-movies known for their surrealistic or automatistic nature, along with
their use of shocking imagery; some would categorize them as "shock exploitation films".
They typically contain overt sexuality, nudity, and intentionally sadistic, gory, and
blatant graphic violence, so much that Troma film has become a term synonymous with
these characteristics. Troma reuses the same props, actors, and scenes repeatedly,
sometimes to save money. At a certain point, however, this became another hallmark of
Troma. Examples include a severed leg, a penis monster, and the flipping and exploding
car filmed for the movie Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., which is used in place of any other car
that needs to crash and explode.
Troma produced or acquired early films featuring several rising talents, such as Carmen
Electra (The Chosen One), Billy Bob Thornton (Chopper Chicks in Zombietown), Vanna
White (Graduation Day), Kevin Costner (Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.), J. J.
Abrams (Nightbeast), Samuel L. Jackson (Def by Temptation), Marisa Tomei (The Toxic
Avenger), Michael Jai White (The Toxic Avenger Part II), Vincent D'Onofrio (The First
Turn-On!), David Boreanaz (Macabre Pair of Shorts), Paul Sorvino (Cry Uncle!), James
Gunn (Tromeo and Juliet), Trey Parker and Matt Stone (Cannibal! The Musical), before
they were discovered. Another Academy Award-winning director, Oliver Stone, made his
debut as an actor in The Battle of Love's Return.
Their latest productions, Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 and its sequel Return to
Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Volume 2, were released in 2013 and 2018, respectively.
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Protesters outside the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, demanding an award for Troma
TromaDance[edit]
Troma holds an annual Tromadance Festival, originally taking place in Park City, Utah at
the same time as the Sundance Festival to accentuate their true independence from the
mainstream. The festival screens submitted movies from independent filmmakers from
around the world, the best of which are usually released on DVD by Troma or compiled in
the Best of Tromadance series. In parallel, Troma acts as adviser to aspiring filmmakers
with Kaufman teaching classes, contributing cameos and often releasing the finished
films on DVD.
2009 marked the last time Tromadance was held in Utah; the festival was subsequently
relocated to Asbury Park, New Jersey. Additionally, Tromadance adjusted its annual
schedule to take place in April rather than in January as in previous years. In 2014, the
festival moved to New York City and took place in June.
Kaufman's books[edit]
Kaufman has also had some success with several non-fiction books and
a novelization of The Toxic Avenger. Released in 1998, All I Need to Know about
Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger is an autobiography of sorts co-written
with James Gunn. This book chronicles the history of the company, its films, and its
iconic figurehead. Kaufman continued to draw on his experiences as Troma chief in the
"how-to" filmmaking books Make Your Own Damn Movie!, Direct Your Own Damn
Movie!, Produce Your Own Damn Movie! and Sell Your Own Damn Movie!. A DVD box
set has been released to coincide with release of each of the three books. In the video
series, Kaufman interviews famous and infamous filmmakers about various filmmaking
subjects.
In 2006 a novelization of The Toxic Avenger was released. It was co-written by Kaufman
and long time Troma employee Adam Jahnke.
B.C. Butcher
Beware! Children at Play
Blood Junkie
Blood Sucking Freaks
Cannibal! The Musical
The Class of Nuke 'Em High series
o Class of Nuke 'Em High
o Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
o Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
o Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
o Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Volume 2
The Children
Combat Shock
Crazy Animal
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Def by Temptation
Dumpster Baby
Escape from Hell
Father's Day
Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters
The First Turn-On!
Hanging Woman
Heavy Mental: A Rock-N-Roll Bloodbath
Hectic Knife
Homeless Joe
Killer Condom
The Last Horror Film
Lust for Freedom
Mad Dog Morgan
Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy
The Middle Finger
Monster in the Closet
Mother's Day
Mr. Bricks: A Heavy Metal Murder Musical
Nightbeast
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Rabid Grannies
Rednecks
Redneck Zombies
Screamplay
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space
Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.
Space Daze
Surf Nazis Must Die
Tale of Two Sisters
Terror Firmer
There's Nothing Out There
The Toxic Avenger series
o The Toxic Avenger
o The Toxic Avenger Part II
o The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
o Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Tony Trombo's Hick Trek 2
Troma's Monster Kill
Troma's War
Tromeo and Juliet
Vegas in Space
VHS Massacre
When Nature Calls
Yeti: A Love Story
Zombiegeddon
Sub-divisions[edit]
Troma has also created/acquired specialty distributors for its films.
Tromaville[edit]
Most of the films made by Troma Entertainment take place in the fictional New
Jersey city of Tromaville, known as the "Toxic Chemical Capital of the World." Examples
include the Toxic Avenger films and the Class of Nuke 'Em High films. Another film worth
mentioning takes place in a post-apocalyptic Tromaville titled A Nymphoid Barbarian In
Dinosaur Hell. The following is a list of films that either take place in, or mention,
Tromaville.
The Toxic Avenger
Class of Nuke 'Em High
Troma's War
The Toxic Avenger Part II
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
A Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
Tromeo and Juliet
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Father's Day
Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
The Return of Dolphinman (short film)
Dolphinman vs Turkeyman (short film)
Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters (short film)
Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Volume 2
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