There are a lot of horror movies that aren’t watched for the jump scares or the terrifying tension. Instead, they ironically rack up views due to their unintentional comedy. As is the case for Troll 2, which is one of the many horror movies that are so bad they come all the way around and end up being good.
Troll 2 was a failure for the first 18 years of its existence, but it almost miraculously gained massive popularity in 2007. Since then, its production has been the subject of the documentary, Best Worst Movie, which backs up why it has become such a unique hit.
10 George Hardy Was Practising Dentistry
George Hardy, who is the biggest take away from the movie and arguably the film’s only saving grace thanks to his charisma and energy, was practicing dentistry when he was cast in the movie.
Hardy is now a fully-fledged dentist and runs his own dentistry, but for the longest time and even still to this day, he has always wanted to be a famous actor. With Troll 2’s surprise success almost 20 years after it’s release, Hardy’s dream came to fruition, as niche as his fame was.
9 Hardy Didn’t Know The Movie Was Released Until A Patient Told Him
Many of the actors weren’t notified about the movie’s release date, or if it was ever going to be released. As the actors’ delusions of becoming famous ended after they started to realize the messy and unplanned production of the movie, many of them had repressed the memory of even acting in it.
As Hardy was back into his real career, it wasn’t until one of his patients told him that he had seen a “horror” movie starring the dentist.
8 Don Packard Was In A Mental Institution When He Was Cast
When there were casting calls in Utah for Troll 2, Don Packard was a patient of the mental institution at the University of Utah at the time. When he was given a few days off, Packard went and auditioned.
Though he only auditioned to be an extra, Packard got a major role as the drug store owner, but he doesn’t quite remember shooting the scenes all that well as he claims he was high on pot the whole time.
7 Don Packard Hated The Child Actor
Not only was Packard’s casting one of the strangest behind-the-scenes facts, but Packard also claims that his look of confusion in the movie is because he was genuinely so lost during filming and had absolutely no clue what was going on.
However, one thing Packard did have a completely clear mind on was that he hated Michael Paul Stephenson, who played the child, Josh, in the movie. Packard said that he wanted to “feed him the green stuff.” Stephenson unsurprisingly isn’t one of the child actors who turned into A-list stars, but he was the creator of Best Worst Movie.
6 The Director Spoke Little To No English
Claudio Fragrasso, the director of the movie, spoke little to no English during the production of the movie, and neither did his wife, Rosella Drudi, who wrote the script. The dialogue in the script was all broken English, so the actors thought it was a good idea to form their own sentences around what was written in the screenplay.
Fragrasso was outraged by this and told them to speak the dialogue as-is, claiming that he knows how Americans talk better than any of them.
5 None Of The Actors Were Ever Given Full Scripts
Movie scripts are often kept a secret, but the intention of keeping the screenplay from the actors who are supposed to be reciting dialogue is a little strange.
Hardy has stated that between shooting scenes, the actors would sit around together and try to make sense of the story, as they were all left in the dark. Now, after having watched Troll 2, it’s likely that they aren’t any clearer about the movie’s premise than they were in the first place.
4 The Director Claims Most Of The Behind-The-Scenes Facts Are False
Fragrasso has always hated the reception the movie got, and he even hates how it is now successful and famous for being the “best worst movie,” as he believes it is a work of art.
He says that what the actors claim at Q&As simply isn’t true, and he even turned up to one of those Q&As to heckle the actors, calling them liars and dogs, which can be seen in Best Worst Movie.
3 Darren Ewing Stood In His Make Up For 14 Straight Hours
From time to time, actors spend a long time in the make-up chair and as tedious as it may be, it pays off in the long run as it’ll look impressive on the big screen.
However, Darren Ewing, who plays Arnold, a character who gets mutated into a tree, had to stand in his makeup for 14 straight hours. The costume designers even intentionally ruined Ewing’s shoes, as they were screwed into the base of a tree pot.
2 Production Team Made Actors Buy Their Own Outfits
There are productions that spend a lot of time on making some of the best costumes, but many of the outfits worn in Troll 2 were the actors’ own clothes. Jason Steadman wore a yellow tee with a logo for most of the movie’s production, but at one point, the shirt got lost.
The production team made Steadman buy another yellow shirt, but the new one didn’t have a logo, so half of the movie features Steadman in the first shirt, and the other half features him in the second shirt.
1 Was Never Intended To Be A Sequel To Troll
Though the name of the movie is Troll 2, it can’t even be considered one of the worst ever sequels as it isn’t actually a sequel to Troll. The movie doesn’t even feature any trolls but instead features Goblins.
The name of the movie was initially Goblins, but American producers didn’t think it would be successful under that title, so they instead marketed it as a sequel to Troll, which wasn’t even a successful movie in the first place.
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