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Terror Firmer
A killer interrupts a low-budget film production.
- DIRECTED BY
- Lloyd Kaufman
- STARRING
- Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, Lloyd Kaufman, Trent Haaga
- GENRE
- Horror / Comedy / Slasher
- RUNNING TIME
- 114 minutes Edition notes ↓
THE STORY
A low-budget film crew struggles to finish its movie while a killer turns the production into something far more dangerous than a chaotic shoot.
Lloyd Kaufman directed this horror comedy set around a film production. AFI records Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle and Kaufman in the cast, and credits Kaufman and Michael Herz as producers. Troma identifies Kaufman’s filmmaking book as an inspiration.
INSIDE THE FILM
A FILM ABOUT MAKING A FILM
Troma identifies Kaufman’s book All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger as an inspiration. Kaufman also acts in the film, alongside Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, Trent Haaga and Debbie Rochon.
READ THE SOURCE ↗THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE FICTION
Farts of Darkness: The Making of Terror Firmer follows the actual low-budget production. Troma NOW credits Gabe Friedman and Sean McGrath as directors of the documentary. It is a useful companion to a horror comedy already obsessed with its own filmmaking process.
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT
CAST
- Will Keenan
- Alyce LaTourelle
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Trent Haaga
- Debbie Rochon
CREW
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Director
Selected credits. Full source records are linked below.
RELEASE & EDITION NOTES
AFI records a 1999 release and a 94-minute version. Troma lists 1998 and 114 minutes. This entry uses AFI’s release year and Troma’s longer catalogue runtime.
Troma identifies Kaufman’s book All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger as an inspiration.
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