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Epic Interview: Lloyd Kaufman Gives Update On TOXIC AVENGER Reboot & Talks 46 Years Of Troma
Regardless of what you’ve heard (and probably seen), Troma deserves more respect. Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz came out of the muck of New York City and have been throwing mud at the Hollywood system for over forty years. Starting out with sex comedies like Waitress! and Stuck On You! that, believe it or not, supported women’s lib, Kaufman and Herz turned their gaze towards horror once cultural behemoths like John Landis’ Animal House and Porky’s exploded onto the scene in the late seventies. They kept the camp and street smart ingenuity to create a legend and, thus, The Toxic Avenger was born.
Out of the ooze, Troma quickly found their identity cranking out prepubescent classics like Class Of Nuke ‘Em High, Troma’s War, Tromeo and Juliet and the seminal Terror Firmer. But it will always be Toxie that carries the Troma flag, unafraid to plant it firmly up America’s butt. As you may have heard, The Toxic Avenger is even getting a new makeover in the form of Macon Blair’s reboot that will hopefully star Peter Dinklage as Melvin Junko.
In the career spanning interview below, Kaufman spoke with me about the early days of Troma and his excitement for the new Toxic Avenger which he promises is in excellent hands with Troma aficionado Macon Blair, star of Blue Ruin, Green Room, and director of I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore.
For hardcore Troma fans, we also talk about who should be on the Mount Rushmore of Troma and why there are so many chickens in these films