Best Worst Movie is a documentary on the actors reunion for the movie Troll 2. Troll 2 became a cult hit in the late '00s following its late night showing on pay cable channels like HBO. Troll 2 was made in 1990.
Best Worst Movie is celebratory but tragic in its way, and you know this going in. Not because we are watching it two years after it was made, but because you can just see the signs. The lead of Troll 2 made Best Worst Movie and followed the other lead, who played his father in the film, across the country and overseas to panels and screenings of the movie.
You can see the initial indifference blossom into fervent excitement that you already know is bound to fizzle. George Hardy is typical in his reaction to the popularity of the film and his place in it, but it's still hard to watch. Even harder to watch is the married team of director and writer, both of whom believe that the trainwreck of a movie is actually a good film. Neither understand that audiences enjoy the camp fun and stupidity, and do not consider it a well-made film. Again, both amusing and heart-wrenching at the same time. At one point, Claudio Fargasso - the director - berates the actors during a panel and is apparently ejected.
Michael Stephenson makes a great documentary with Best Worst Movie and I'd love to see more of his documentaries, but let's sincerely hope there is no Troll 2: Part 2.
© C Harris Lynn, 2011
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Stephenson has a new documentary that won the Best Documentary Award at the Fantastic Film Festival in September. It is called "The American Scream".
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