Best Worst Movie

“Yesterday, I had the privilege to speak with Michael Stephenson, who’s on the tail end of a whirlwind tour of film festivals all around the world. Stephenson was the child star of Troll 2, which is regarded by many as one of the worst films ever made (literally).”

“Its awfulness is nearly unmatched. Some have even declared it the worst movie of all time. For many, “Troll 2,” the shameful 1990 horror movie, is the best worst movie. Now there’s a documentary to prove it.”

“This is what happens when people who can’t act perform a script written by people who can’t speak English.”

“Before The Room, there was Troll 2, a nonsensical, in-name-only “sequel” that reached the ultimate low of No. 1 on IMDb’s bottom 100 movies.”

“The intense climax of Troll 2 came when Joshua realized that the town name of “Nilbog” is Goblin spelled backwards and that it’s not actually a town, but a goblin “kingdom.” This was probably the most exciting moment of the movie until the touching and morally educational ending when we learn that “It’s only the [...]

“George Hardy last visited New Orleans a few days before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. When he returns this weekend, another disaster will be in the offing, this one of the cinematic variety.”

“‘I would love to see it have a chance at an Academy nomination because it’s such a different documentary,’ Hardy says. ‘It’s not so depressing, and it has a different feel to it.’”

““It’s this perfect maelstrom of doomed-to-be-bad brilliance,” says Best Worst Movie director Michael Stephenson.”

“And maybe that’s the lesson we can all take away from Troll 2 and Best Worst Movie: even the worst, most embarrassing moments in our lives are nothing to be ashamed of.”

“The result is that George [Hardy] and the rest of the cast have found fame in the most unlikely of circumstances, making this quite the most uplifting film of the weekend.”