“A low key Texas lensed supernatural thriller that was produced by a construction company, Peter Wittman’s PLAY DEAD, mixes Southern melodrama and a smattering of T&A, alongside its requisite bloodshed and occult tinged twists.” – Brian Orndorf, Blu-ray.com
“…campy and frequently entertaining… It’s always nice seeing Yvonne De Carlo up to no good…”– Horror DNA
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PLAY DEAD
Directed by Peter Whittman
Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday.
Fans can seePLAY DEAD for ONLY $5 on Tuesday, January 9th at Film Noir Cinemain Brooklyn, NYC at 9:00 PM!
CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH and CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH 2: SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN, From 6PM to 10PM on December 29th!
Class of Nuke ‘Em High Directed by Richard W. Haines, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman Starring Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton, Robert Prichard
CLASS OF NUKE EM HIGH, the timeless classic of readin’, writin’ and radiation, is available for the first time ever in this unrated Director’s Cut. When first released in theaters in 1986, CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH became an instant sensation. Its unique blend of horror and humor was cheered by audiences and celebrated by critics. The film spawned two sequels and legions of fans. At Tromaville High School, located a stone’s throw from the local Nuclear Power Plant, the students are getting brighter. In fact, they’re beginning to develop a Troma-green glow. Innocent students mutate into sex-crazed psychos, the Honor Society’s turned into carnivorous, kinky cretins, and the slimy monster stalking the hallways isn’t the principal!
The Director’s Cut of CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH has been lovingly restored by co-director Lloyd Kaufman (who developed the film during detention) and the Troma Team. Never-before-seen footage (found in the Tromaville High School’s girls’ bathroom) has been added. The film includes a special introduction from the Tromaville Cafe featuring Toxie, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D, The Tromettes, and Lloyd Kaufman.
“…its special effects are suitably disgusting and Richard W. Haines and Samuel Weil, who directed it, and the writers of the screenplay are clearly all people of welcome, anarchic humor.”– Vincent Canby, New York Times
“…the best aspect of The Class of Nuke ‘Em High is the celluloid snapshot it provides of a time and place from the past…its use of certain fashion and cultural linchpins sure keep it locked alongside the birth of MTV and the rise of the repugnant Moral Majority…with a last act beastie that stands as one of Troma’s most accomplished and compelling.” – Bill Gibron, Pop Matters
“A swaggering bulldozer of a flick.” – Cliff Mott, Cracked Magazine
First there was the super successful, now classic, theatrical smash hit and breakthrough blockbuster CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH! Now, there comes the riotous sci-fi, hyper-action, big budget, ambitious sequellian comedy, Troma’s CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH PART II: SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN! Those lovable cretins from CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH! have graduated Summa Cum Weirdly and the once peaceful town of Tromaville is about to explode with a wave of sci-fi and special effects induced SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN! Welcome to the Tromaville Institute of Technology, where a melt-down prone nuclear power-plant creates a hideously deformed but very positive thinking humongous mutant squirrels and obnoxious talking belly buttons with bad attitudes.
In this incredibly bold adventure in gene-splicing, anarchy and terror rule the campus of Tromaville Tech as the students join forces with the subhumanoids to overthrow the insidious and hedonistic corporate slime responsible for a wave of malicious mutant meltdowns and massacres. Will peace and environmental hygiene ever be restored to the once-peaceful town of Tromaville? Find out as you enroll for the education of a lifetime in CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH PART II: SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN!
“…if you’re a Troma fan and like women with “melon heavy breasts”, then CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM PART II is worth attending for a semester.”– Freddie Young, Full Moon Reviews
“…Basically if you love vintage Troma …this one delivers the goods and does a decent job as a follow up to the beloved original.” – Nathaniel Thompson, Mondo Digital
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Featuring The Original 1991 Marvel Series, The Toxic Avenger, Written by Doug Moench With Art by Rodney Ramos and Val Meyerik! Free ONLY For Troma Now Subscribers and Looking For New Submissions From Writers and Artists!
Troma Entertainment is proud to announce the brand new Troma Comics section on Troma Now, starting on Monday, December 16th, digitally available for the first time ever on Troma Now!
Fans can now view some of their most beloved Troma Entertainment comics, completely FREE for all subscribers, beginning with the first 11 issues of the classic 1991 Marvel series, The Toxic Avenger, written by Doug Moench and featuring art by Rodney Ramos and Val Meyerik.
The First War Picture to Deal with AIDS “Head” on While Combining Action, Sex, Satire, and a #FanToxic Love Story! Join The Independent Film Revolution and Gear Up For Action on December 10th at 9PM at Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn!
Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz’s Troma’s War, the first war picture to tackle AIDS “Head” on while combining action, comedy, sex and satire, to have a special Troma Tuesdays’ Holidays & Havoc screening at 9 PM on Dec. 10th at Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn! After 30 years, hundreds of theatrical screenings and dozens of international film festivals, see the film that was deemed too controversial for the MPAA and YouTube!
“Troma’s War… pro and anti, a delicious dark comedy…these impossible parallels deconstruct everything we love about the genre while reinventing the way we view the enemy, and ourselves.” – Bill Gibron, Pop Matters
“…it’s refreshing to find a movie that pokes fun of all the glamorization of war and violence that so many other action movies seem to readily endorse.”– Slaughter Film
Troma’s War
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman & Michael Herz
TROMA’S WAR is Troma’s masterpiece. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, TROMA’S WAR is packed with gargantuan battle scenes, heart stopping stunts, and never-before-seen special effects. TROMA’S WAR is the action film that all good citizens of the world can be proud of and enjoy! TROMA’S WAR is Troma’s answer to PLATOON and APOCALYPSE NOW. It is the first war picture that combines satire, sex, special effects makeup, incredible stunts, the most squibs ever used in film history and a #FanTOXIC love story.
A small group of typical Tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite. The freedom of Tromaville and the world is at stake! TROMA’S WAR creates new kinds of heroes. A used car salesman, a handsome environmentalist, an obese junk-food gourmand, a seventy-year-old housewife, some sensational young women, a year old jingoistic baby and more sensational women all become deadly soldiers in the most unusual and explosive, action-packed combat film ever produced by the Troma Team.
Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday.
Fans can seeTroma’s War for ONLY$5 on Tuesday, December 10th at Film Noir Cinemain Brooklyn, NYC at 9:00 PM!
Hellfire, written & directed by and starring Mercedes The Muse (Rose and Viktor: No Mercy, Honor Killing), and Maniac Tales, from directors Denise Castro, Enrique García, Abdelatif Hwidar, Kike Mesa & Rodrigo Sancho, headline a slate of BRAND NEW December Premieres on Troma Now along with seven #TROMAzingly gift wrapped short films sure to fill the end of the year with Toxic Tidings & Holiday Havoc !
All grown up, three ex-school girls, Chucky, Lilly and Athena, are on a mission to find out who is killing their classmates. All the while they fight not to become victims themselves. The trail is full of blood, drugs and punk rock.
Maniac Tales tells the story of Juan, a Mexican illegal immigrant in New York, who is offered a job as a doorman in an old building of the city. It turns out that the screenwriter of “Maniac Tales”, a very popular TV series, lives in the building but has disappeared with the script of the last episode of the season, and a reward is offered to whomever can find that script. Juan decides to investigate and search for it, and when he gets into the screenwriter’s apartment he finds out that the TV series hides creepy secrets which are related to the building.
And more #FanTOXIC Troma Now December Premieres including:
I’ll See You in My Dreams
Directed by Miguel Angél Vivas Written by Filipe Melo, Ivan Vivas & Miguel Angél Vivas
In a rural village haunted by a plague of zombies, Lucio, an honest worker, is the only person who can fight them. He secretly hides Ana, his adorable wife, now transformed in a horrible zombie, in the basement of his house. This situation is temporarily forgotten in the local bar, where the locals meet. Lucio gives love another chance, but will it work? Can Lucio handle all his problems with a gun and a machete?
The compelling, shocking, and incredibly important story of a woman named Clarissa Jacobson who made a movie named Lunch Ladies then realized it wasn’t important and has now made something VERY important.
Troma Finishes Fall Femme Fatales with Feasts, Fisticuffs and Female Empowerment! Troma Entertainment proudly presents 1982’s fierce and funny fan favorite, Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters, written by Charles Kaufman (When Nature Calls, Mother’s Day) at Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn, NYC and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, CAN, November 26th at 9:00 PM!
“What you end up with is a pretty funny movie in the vain of Mystery Science Theater 3000…If you like ridiculous humor, this may be the movie of the week for you!”– Film Apocalypse
Mix judo, karate, mob warfare, gun battle and organized wrestling with the most beautiful fighting women in the world and you’ve got Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters! Reni and Mia live in the violent world of illegal gambling and female wrestling, a world which is ruled by an evil “syndicate”. Beaten, abused and ravaged by their captors, now they’re FEROCIOUS FEMALE FREEDOM FIGHTERS!
Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday. We will be screening weekly in Toronto, Canada in partnership with The Grand Gerrard Theatre while screening at various locations around New York.
Sultry Star Sheila Kennedy (The First Turn On!, Penthouse Pet of the Year) Will be Appearing in Person for Q&A!
Troma Tuesdays is proud to present a special screening of 1984’s Ellie, Troma’s #Toxic tale of country fried justice, at 9:00 PM on November 19th Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn, NYC and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, CAN!
“A steamy Southern gothic which incorporates the best elements of Hamlet, Tennessee Williams, I Spit on Your Grave, and Hee-Haw, 1984’s daring, country-music-infested Ellie is a nail-biting exposé of the travails of a vivacious, innocent country girl forced to rely upon her wits and cunning…” – Jeff Kuykendall, Midnight Only
The Troma Team is proud to present Ellie, a sexy, dark, backwoods romp that hits you like a shot of moonshine After witnessing her father’s death at the hands of her stepmother (Shelley Winters, The Poseidon Adventure, Delta Force), step-uncle (Edward Albert, The Man in the Iron Mask, Mind Games) and her three brothers-in-law, young Ellie (Penthouse Pet of the Year, Sheila Kennedy, who also stars in Troma’s The First Turn-On!) decides to take their lives in exchange for her innocence. In order to lure her perverted brothers into her deadly traps, she must first offer her young, sexy body as bait. Can the sex-starved brothers resist the nubile Ellie, or will they fall prey to her murderous charms? Tipping a hat to such cinema classics as I Spit on Your Grave, Deliverance and Troma’s Lust for Freedom, Ellie tells a distilled tale of rustic revenge and country fried justice!
Actress and Model Sheila Kennedy was the December 1981 Penthouse Pet of the Month and the 1983 Pet of the Year.
Kennedy moved into the Penthouse Mansion in New York at the age of 18. She lived there for 10 years and after her appearances in Penthouse magazine as the December 1981 Pet of the Month and later as the 1983 Pet of the Year, Kennedy began an acting career. She appeared mostly in low-budget sex comedies, such as The First Turn-On!, Spring Break, and Ellie, starring alongside Academy Award winner Shelley Winters. Kennedy also appeared briefly in the opening scene of National Lampoon’s European Vacation as a game show prize model.
In the spring of 2008, Kennedy was a houseguest on the U.S. reality show Big Brother 9. She came in 3rd Place and left the house on Day 77, after Ryan Quicksall won the final Head of Household competition and chose to evict her. Kennedy later cohosted House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show for Big Brother 10 on Wednesdays.
Kennedy completed a memoir titled “No One’s Pet” about her time living at the Penthouse Mansion and her relationship with publisher and magazine founder Bob Guccione. The book is published by Jerrick Media and was released in February 2016.
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Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday. We will be screening weekly in Toronto, Canada in partnership with The Grand Gerrard Theatre while screening at various locations around New York.
Fans can seeEllie for ONLY $5 on Tuesday, November 19th atFilm Noir Cinemain Brooklyn, NY and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, Canada (Donations Appreciated!), with both screenings commencing at 9:00 PM!
Her career also includes starring roles in Hallmark Channel’s ‘Last Vermont Christmas‘ and feature, ‘Long Lost,’ by Emmy Award-winning director, Erik Bloomquist, for which she has been nominated for multiple ‘Best Actress’ awards; along with a supporting role in ‘Chuck‘ alongside Elizabeth Moss and Naomi Watts.
Catherine has co-starred on television series ‘Gossip Girl’, ‘The Good Wife’, ‘MTV Pranks’, and worked under the mentorship of Academy Award recognized directors Peter Jackson (‘The Lovely Bones‘) and Josh Fox (‘Gasland‘).
She has been featured in various publications including The New York Times, Interview Magazine, TIME Magazine, PAPER Magazine, MAXIM Magazine, and Le Figaro.
Much in the vein of her Tromatic mentors, Catherine is also known for her advocacy of independent art, and has spoken at The Museum of Modern Art, The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of the Moving Image.
Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger, will also be making an in-store appearance as this is a celebration of every Troma fans’ patience and contribution in the name of Reel Independence!
Joining Mrs. Corcoran and Mr. Kaufman (Director, Lee Harvey Herzkoff) will be co-stars Asta Paredes (Chrissy), Clay von Carlowitz (Eugene “The Machine” McCormack), Zac Amico (Zack) and Dylan Mars Greenberg (#ShakespeareShitstorm). All special guests will be on hand to sign autographs and celebrate what is sure to be a #TROMAzing night to remember!
“Its outrageous imagery brings to light the absurdity we’re currently up against as a society dealing with all sorts of turmoil.”– LA Weekly
“The fluorescent fluids fly fast and furiously… it gets only wilder from there.”– LA Times
“This might be Kaufman’s angriest polemic yet… bless him and Troma for making a movie that’s so aggressively unclean.”– Simon Abrams, Rogerebert.com
“Return to Return to Nuke Em High AKA Vol. 2, is Troma’s most manic magnum opus yet… It’s right and righteous.”– Film Threat
Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High AKA Volume 2 Blu-rays will officially be hitting retail shelves on November 12th, just in time for the release party at Forbidden Planet NYC on November 14th from 6:00-8:00 PM! With Lloyd Kaufman and Stars in Attendance on November 14th at 6PM!
Troma Entertainment is proud to (FINALLY!) announce the release date for the Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High AKA Volume 2 Blu-ray as November 12th, 2019! In celebration of this momentous occasion, Troma will be holding a release party hosted at Forbidden Planet NYC, located at 832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, on Thursday, November 14th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger, will be making an in-store appearance as this is a celebration of every Troma fans’ patience and contribution in the name of Reel Independence!
Already confirmed among those joining Mr. Kaufman (Director, Lee Harvey Herzkoff) will be Asta Paredes (Chrissy Goldberg), Clay von Carlowitz (Eugene “The Machine” McCormack) and Zac Amico (Zack) as just a few of the #FanTOXIC guests that will be on hand to sign autographs and celebrate what is sure to be a #TROMAzing night to remember!
A young woman with no name (Mercedes The Muse) is victim to a savage sexual assault. She is further betrayed when her own family decides the only honorable thing to do is…kill her! But you can’t keep a good woman down. Surviving the botched execution she becomes driven by one thing, revenge. Trained by a shady bounty hunter named Viktor (played by Jim Schumacher), the woman takes her new skills on the road in search of the man who pulled the trigger, her Father. Taking a knife, bullet and fist to every male obstacle along the way. Written, starring and directed by Mercedes The Muse. This is the first grindhouse movie for Feminist!
HONOR KILLING – Trailer
Mercedes The Muse
Raised on the rough streets of Salinas, California, Mercedes The Muse has become a notorious B-Movie Actress and filmmaker. She also moonlights as a fetish model and Dominatrix out of San Francisco. Recently she completed shooting on her feature directorial debut Honor Killing, in which this triple threat wrote, starred and directed.