Best Worst Movie

“North America’s largest documentary film festival has grown so much since its 1993 inception someone should make a documentary on it…”

“The job of any good documentary filmmaker is to show how real life is not only stranger than fiction but also funnier, scarier, dirtier, sadder and more urgent than any ersatz narrative could ever attempt to forge…”

” The film never came to his nearest cinema. It went straight to video, and it wasn’t called Goblins… it had become Troll 2, even though it contained no trolls and had no connection to the 1986 movie Troll. “

“After perusing their 2009 lineup of films, here are the ones we’re most looking forward to seeing… BEST WORST MOVIE”

“Easily the best movie I saw at the festival, “Best Worst Movie” is a documentary exploring the making of and subsequent legacy of “Troll 2,” a late ’80s horror film considered to be the worst movie ever made.”

” ‘Best Worst Movie’ is more than just candy for fans of ‘Troll 2′ or people who are interested in the idea of cult film. It is an intriguing character study of people who, 20 years ago, did something that didn’t turn out how they thought it would and how it has affected their lives [...]

“…the films, too, carried on in the Austin tradition - seriously, where else would a documentary about TROLL 2 debut?  And, in fact, BEST WORST MOVIE was one of the most talked about nonfiction films at the festival.”

“Funny as hell, Stephenson’s film is also focused enough to understand that cult success has its limitations, as his 15-minute clock ticks away.”

“Something slightly less than a celebration and more of a group photo, Best Worst Movie does something really compelling out of the basic elements of camp.”