One documentary that seems to keep making headlines is BEST WORST MOVIE, the documentary put together about Claudio Fragasso’s TROLL 2, which is widely regarded as the ‘Worst Movie Ever Made.’ Hell it seems like BEST WORST MOVIE is getting more attention than TROLL 2 ever got! How about that huh?
I’m not just here to ramble about TROLL 2 and BEST WORST MOVIE though. Today a brand new one sheet for the flick popped up on the net thanks to Magic Stone Productions. The poster can be seen directly below, just click through for a high-res look. This one-sheet has got the classic ‘grind-house’ feel going on and this sucker is digging it. What says you guys? A poster like this is pretty damn impressive if you ask me. Go ahead and enjoy that shite below!
I’ve also thrown up the trailer for BEST WORST MOVIE below, in case you missed that (how dare you!). Ready for the details? Well Area23A have already announced the following schedule of ‘special events’ for BEST WORST MOVIE:
-April 23 – Austin, Alamo Drafthouse
-May 14 – New York City, Village East Cinema
-May 21 – Los Angeles, Landmark Nuart
-June 4 – San Francisco, Landmark Lumiere
-June 4 – Berkeley, Landmark Shattuck
-July 2 – Washington D.C., Landmark E Street Cinema
-July 16 – St. Louis, Landmark Tivoli
-July 23 – Atlanta, Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
More theaters are going to be announced soon so keep checking back here or the flick’s official website for that! And to close things out I’ll hit you all with the lengthly description for BEST WORST MOVIE:
In the summer of 1989, Italian director Claudio Fragrasso cast small-town dentist Dr. George Hardy and a group of unwitting Utah actors in an ultra-low budget horror film, which eventually became the undisputed Worst Movie in History. Soon after Troll 2’s initial release, Dr. Hardy decided he was better suited battling tooth decay than goblins. He retired from acting and returned to dentistry in his hometown of Alabama unaware of the legions of fans that would one day recognize him as a cult movie luminary.
Nearly 20 years later, Troll 2 has suddenly become “awfully” popular. A corn-on-the-cob sex scene, pudgy-potato-sack clad midgets, and a peculiar plot about evil vegetarian goblins attempting to transform a young boy’s family into edible plants is unintentionally hilarious, yet strangely captivating and highly entertaining.
Dr. Hardy finds his days of drilling cavities are met by nights of signing hundreds of autographs at record-setting revival screenings throughout the world. Unlikely byproducts celebrating the BEST WORST MOVIE include fan sites, music videos, dress-up dinner parties and even homage in one of the most successful video games, Sony PlayStation’s Guitar Hero 2.
But what does the director of Troll 2, Claudio Fragasso, think about his film becoming “awfully” popular? Meet cast & crew and learn how it feels to fail miserably and years later be applauded for it. Best Worst Movie is story of one of cinema’s greatest tragedies… or triumph’s –Troll 2. The result is a hilarious and tender off-beat journey and a genuine homage to lovers of bad movies and the people that create them.
