Description
Troll 2 is a 1990 Italian-American independent dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Claudio Fragasso (under the pseudonym Drake Floyd), and stars Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Connie McFarland and Jason Wright.
Although produced under the original title Goblins , American distributors marketed it as a sequel to the 1986 horror film Troll ; however, the two have no connection, and this film features no trolls, but goblins instead. The plot follows young Joshua Waits as he tries to save his family after being warned by the spirit of his deceased grandfather that the town of Nilbog, in which the family are spending their vacation, is actually inhabited by goblins who turn people into plant matter so they can eat them.
The film was produced by Filmirage and the development was rife with difficulties, largely due to the language barrier between the Italian-speaking crew and English-speaking cast, and producer Joe D'Amato's approach to low- budget filmmaking. It was released on October 12, 1990, by Epic Productions and was considered by some as one of the worst movies ever made. In subsequent years, the film gained a cult following and garnered a large fanbase. Though it was generally viewed as a poorly made horror, the filmmakers stated that it was "always intended to be a comic film". In 2009, child star Stephenson directed a critically acclaimed documentary about its production and subsequent popularity, humorously titled Best Worst Movie.
