Film Festival 09 - Best Worst Movie
Best Worst Movie
USA 2009, 93m
Director: Michael Paul Stephenson
Festivals: SXSW 2009
Sometimes the most obscure subjects make the most entertaining of
docs. In 1990 a little-known horror sequel squeaked into existence:
Troll 2 was barely released, soon ending up in video store discount
bins. And then in the quiet of late night cable TV, something
amazing happened. The Z-grade film began to attract a cult, as
viewers awestruck by the film's utter goofiness preached its glory
to all and sundry. Suddenly this laughably berserk film exploded
into a phenomenon, ultimately rated on the IMDB as the World's
Worst Movie. Michael Stephenson was the child lead of Troll 2 and
has been hiding from the film for two decades. But instead of
crawling under a rock at the film's new found-fame, he turned a
camera on and documented the cult phenomenon in motion. Along for
the ride is his co-star and onscreen Dad, George Hardy, the Alabama
dentist who suddenly sees the films' resurrection as a possible
fast-track to a stardom that never came. At turns hilarious and
heartfelt, this gem comes with my personal guarantee to make you
smile for a week. - Ant Timpson
www.bestworstmovie.com
