BE KIND. REWIND.
THE BOX WAS
HALF THE ADVENTURE.
Celebrating the covers, labels and glorious uncertainty of the video-store shelf.
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Record the title, label, territory, catalogue number, format, cut and condition. A useful archive describes a particular edition, not just a film. Our film pages flag known differences in years and running times.
Our archive displays genuine film posters and DVD artwork from Troma Direct. These are identified by format and are not presented as VHS scans.
EIGHT REASONS TO HIT REWIND
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗The Toxic Avenger
A bullied janitor becomes Tromaville’s most unlikely hero.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman & Michael Herz
Theatrical poster / Troma Direct ↗
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗Class of Nuke ’Em High
Tromaville High, a nuclear power plant, and a student body in trouble.
Directed by Richard W. Haines & Lloyd Kaufman
Film poster / Troma Direct ↗
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗Tromeo and Juliet
Lloyd Kaufman’s 1996 take on Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Film poster / Troma Direct ↗
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Rick Gianasi plays detective Harry Griswold in Troma’s 1990 superhero comedy.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman & Michael Herz
Film poster / Troma Direct ↗
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
A fast-food horror musical directed by Lloyd Kaufman.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Film poster / Troma Direct ↗
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗Terror Firmer
A killer interrupts a low-budget film production.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
DVD cover / Troma Direct ↗
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗Surf Nazis Must Die
Peter George’s 1987 beach-gang revenge film, distributed by Troma.
Directed by Peter George
DVD cover / Troma Direct ↗
OPEN THE CASE FILE ↗Return to Nuke ’Em High Volume 1
Lloyd Kaufman returns to Tromaville High in Volume 1.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Film poster / Troma Direct ↗