THE TROMA FILM FILES

Reviews and film guides for eight Troma cult films, from The Toxic Avenger to Return to Nuke ’Em High. A fan tribute built around the real films: credited filmmakers, casts, stories and release editions, with links to the original sources.

1984 / FILM GUIDE

The Toxic Avenger

A bullied janitor becomes Tromaville’s most unlikely hero.

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1986 / FILM GUIDE

Class of Nuke ’Em High

Tromaville High, a nuclear power plant, and a student body in trouble.

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1996 / FILM GUIDE

Tromeo and Juliet

Lloyd Kaufman’s 1996 take on Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers.

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1990 / FILM GUIDE

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.

Rick Gianasi plays detective Harry Griswold in Troma’s 1990 superhero comedy.

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2006 / FILM GUIDE

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead

A fast-food horror musical directed by Lloyd Kaufman.

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1999 / FILM GUIDE

Terror Firmer

A killer interrupts a low-budget film production.

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1987 / FILM GUIDE

Surf Nazis Must Die

Peter George’s 1987 beach-gang revenge film, distributed by Troma.

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2013 / FILM GUIDE

Return to Nuke ’Em High Volume 1

Lloyd Kaufman returns to Tromaville High in Volume 1.

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