Terror Firmer
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Directed by | Lloyd Kaufman |
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Cinematography | Brendan Flynt |
Edited by | Gabriel Friedman |
Music by | Nobuhiko Morino |
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Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $500,000 |
Terror Firmer is a 1999 American comedy horror film directed by Lloyd Kaufman, written by Douglas Buck, Patrick Cassidy, and Kaufman, and starring Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, and Kaufman. The film was produced by the Troma Entertainment company, known for distributing campy exploitation films.
The film features several direct references to the previous Troma films, such as
Plot
The film is the story of a New York low-budget film crew, led by their insane and egotistical
Among the large and poorly-paid film crew, the movie centers mostly on
Cast
- Will Keenan as Casey
- Alyce LaTourelle as Jennifer
- Lloyd Kaufman as Larry Benjamin
- Trent Haaga as Jerry
- Debbie Rochon as Christine
- Ron Jeremy as Casey's father
- Charlotte Kaufman as Audrey Benjamin
- Sheri Wenden as the mysterious woman
- Darko Malesh as Nikolai
- Yaniv Sharon as Yeager the P.A.
- Gary Hrbek as Toddster
- Greg 'G-Spot' Siebel as Ward
- Mario Díaz as D.J.
- Joe Fleishaker as Jacob Gelman
- Mo Fischer as Andy
- Reverend Jen Milleras Tina the script girl
- Trace Burroughs as Edgar Allan
- Sean Pierceas Moose
- Barry Brisco as Stephen
- Kerri Kenneyas Woman with Eyeball in Her Cleavage
- Theo Kogan as Theodora
- Eli Roth as a Shocked Onlooker
- Lemmy Kilmisteras himself
- Joe Lynch as Clothespin Boy
- Edouard Baer and Joseph Malerbaas French Cool Cats
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone as The Hermaphrodites
Production
Terror Firmer is the first Troma release to be edited digitally on Avid.
The 'Morton Springer Show' sequence was based on the experience Lloyd Kaufman had on the Morton Downey Jr. Show.[1][2]
The end credits states, "A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: The New York City Police Department, for their unstinting cooperation and invaluable help throughout every part of this production." The documentary The Making of Terror Firmer shows the police clashing with the production on several instances (one of which involved the police revoking the crew's filming permit).
The movie includes songs from notable punk bands, including
Alternate versions
- The 2-Disc Special Edition gives the viewer a choice to watch the Director's Unrated Cut or to watch the Director's Unrated Cut with even more deleted scenes put back into the film. This makes the film's running time 123 minutes.
- The 98-minute release R-rated version features several boxes that contain the words "CENSORED", covering various body parts (whether nude or dismembered). Additionally, for the heavier cut scenes, the movie freezes and a window appears on the screen with Kaufman explaining or comically re-enacting what was supposed to go on in the scene. The voices of characters uttering profanity at some moments are replaced by an obviously mismatched voice that says the accepted version of the word. Finally, some body parts are replaced by images of animals (e.g. a pussy cat).
- The unrated director's cut runs 114 minutes. The heavily edited R-rated version runs 98 min.
References
- ^ "Morton Downey Jr – Lloyd Kaufman gets Beat-Up!". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24.
- ^ "Oddity City – Lloyd Kaufman Interview".