Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of

Troma Entertainment Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them pla ...

film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, such as '' The Toxic Avenger'' and ''

Tromeo and Juliet ''Tromeo and Juliet'' is a 1997 American independent transgressive romantic black comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo & Juliet'' from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay ...

''. Many of the strategies employed by him at

Troma Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them pl ...

have been credited with making the film industry significantly more accessible and decentralized.

Early life

Kaufman was born to a

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family in

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, the son of Ruth (''

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'' Fried) and Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Sr., a lawyer.

Career

Early career

Kaufman graduated from

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with the class of 1968, where he majored in

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. His fellow Yale classmates included

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and

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. Originally intending to become a social worker, he became fast friends with student filmmaker Robert Edelstein and Eric Sherman (son of filmmaker

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), who introduced him to his future lifelong obsession, cinema. Some of Lloyd's favorite filmmakers include

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Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who directed about one hundred films during his career between 1923 and 1956. His most acclaimed works include ''The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums'' (1939), ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952), ''Uget ...

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and

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. In 1966, Lloyd went on a hiatus from his studies and spent a year in

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for

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as a pathfinder for the

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. Returning to Yale, he produced Robert Edelstein's low-budget film ''Rappaccini'' and directed his own first feature film, an experimental black and white film titled ''

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'' (1969). The film was presented at film societies at Yale, Harvard, and other east coast institutions. Following his graduation, Kaufman went on to work for

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, where he met

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(future

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-winning director of ''

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'' and ''

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''). The two collaborated for several years, making low-budget films including ''

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'' (1970) and ''

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'' (1971). During this period, Kaufman also directed and starred in his second feature film, ''

The Battle of Love's Return ''The Battle of Love's Return'' is a 1971 American comedy film written, directed, produced, and starring Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder of Troma Entertainment, his first major film after his student production ''The Girl Who Returned''. Plot Aba ...

'' (1971), which garnered positive reviews in publications such as ''

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''; wrote and co-produced the

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thriller ''

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'' (1973) with

; and wrote and directed the

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i comedy flop, '' Big Gus, What's the Fuss?'' (1973). Kaufman also served as executive in charge of locations for ''

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'' (1977), and was influential in choosing 2001 Odyssey as the nightclub in the film. From 1973 to 1979, Kaufman produced and directed a handful of adult films in New York under the pseudonym "Louis Su". He directed at least three movies: ''The Divine Obsession'', ''The Newcomers'' and ''Sweet & Sour'', and has been credited for producing at least three more.

Troma Studios

In 1974, Kaufman and his business partner Michael Herz founded

and began producing and distributing independent action and comedy films. In order to pay the bills, Kaufman did some freelance work for major Hollywood productions, including ''

'' (edited on Troma's flatbed machines), ''

'', and '' The Final Countdown'', which he also produced (Kaufman has said that it was his experience on this film that made him never want to deal with a major studio again). From 1979 to 1981, the two wrote, produced and directed a series of profitable "sexy comedies" including ''

Squeeze Play! ''Squeeze Play!'' is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman. Plot A group of New Jersey women, upset over their boyfriends' tendency to pay more attention to softball than their love lives, decide to beat them at their own game. ...

'', ''

Waitress! ''Waitress!'' is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment. It was the second in Troma's line of "sexy comedies", preceded by the 1979's ''Squeeze Play!'' and followed by 1982's ''Stuck on You! ...

'', ''

Stuck on You! ''Stuck on You!'' is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment and starring Irwin Corey, Virginia Penta, Mark Mikulski, Albert Pia, and Norma Pratt. ''Stuck on You!'' was the third in a serie ...

'' and ''

The First Turn-On! ''The First Turn-On!'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment. It was the last in a series of four "sexy comedies" that helped establish Troma as a film studio, starting with 1979's ''Squ ...

''. On most of these early films, Kaufman is credited as "Samuel Weil." Kaufman also made a small appearance in ''Rocky'' and served as the production manager on

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's '' My Dinner With Andre''. In 1985, Troma experienced mainstream success with the violent, darkly comic superhero film '' The Toxic Avenger''. ''Toxic'' went on to become Troma's most popular movie, inspiring two sequels, a fourth independent film sequel, a Saturday morning

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, comic books and tons of merchandise. The Toxic Avenger, or "Toxie," is now Troma's official mascot. Kaufman's follow-up to ''The Toxic Avenger'' was ''

Class of Nuke 'Em High ''Class of Nuke 'Em High'' (also known as ''Atomic High School'') is a 1986 American science-fiction horror comedy film made by B-movie production company Troma Entertainment. It was directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman under the pseu ...

'', which he co-directed with

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. Riding on the success of the ''Toxic Avenger'', ''Nuke 'em'' inspired two sequels, a fourth independent film sequel, and a healthy run on late night cable shows such as ''

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''. At one time, ''Class of Nuke 'Em High'' was the highest-selling VHS for Troma. Troma's popularity waned after the box office failure of ''

Troma's War ''Troma's War'', also known as ''1,000 Ways to Die'' in the United States, is a 1988 American action-adventure comedy film written by Lloyd Kaufman and Mitchell Dana and directed by Michael Herz and Kaufman (credited as Samuel Weil). It began pro ...

'', a contributing factor to the company's collapse as a major film studio, forcing the Kaufman to eventually downsize his business into an independent film studio. Kaufman attributed the film's lack of success to cuts made to the movie after the

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refused to release it with an R-rating in its intended form. Troma's attempt to regain its popularity with the superhero satire ''

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. ''Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.'' is a 1990 American Superhero film, superhero comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz (producer), Michael Herz and distributed by Troma Entertainment. Plot The film follows Sergeant Detective Harry Gr ...

'' was unsuccessful, failing to make an impression at the box office. From 1995 to 2000, Kaufman retrofitted the studio into an independent film company, finding success amongst cult movie fans and critics with the independent film ''

'' (1996), a loose parody of Shakespeare's

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. Other independent films that followed were the less successful and poorly reviewed. '' Terror Firmer'' (1999), a slasher film set on the set of a Troma movie (with Kaufman playing a caricature of himself), and the fourth installment, '' Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'' which proved to be an ultimately unsuccessful revival of the series, both films failing to make an impression at the box office. It would not be long, however, before Troma would once again experience financial hardship, this time after the expensive botched funding of a low-budget video feature titled ''

Tales from the Crapper ''Tales from the Crapper'' is a 2004 straight-to-video anthology film that was a spoof of the ''Tales from the Crypt'' comics. The film was released by Troma Entertainment. Plot Troma Entertainment co-founder and B-movie director and producer ...

'', which cost $250,000 despite most of the footage being unusable. Lloyd supervised a reshoot in an attempt to salvage the film, dividing the footage into two parts, and recasting the film as a double-feature. ''Tales from the Crapper'' was released on DVD in September 2004. Troma still produces and acquires independent films. Troma Films has distributed many films from third parties including

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's ''

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''. Lloyd himself encourages

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, making cameo appearances in low-budget horror films, often for free. Appearances include screen time in former collaborator

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's directing debut, '' Slither'', as well as Gunn's ''

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''; and

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and Brian Taylor's ''

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''. Kaufman's long-time editor Gabriel Friedman co-directed and wrote the screenplay to his follow-up film, '' Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead'', a musical zom-com which made its official New York premiere on May 9, 2008 (although the film had previewed numerous times on single screens for over a year). The film opened to positive reviews from ''

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'' and ''

''. ''Poultrygeist'' grossed $22,623 in the United States and Canada. In September 2008, a staged musical version of ''The Toxic Avenger'' opened at the George Street Playhouse in

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. On September 17, 2009, Kaufman announced he would have a cameo in the remake of the Charles Kaufman/Troma movie ''

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'' alongside his brother Charles. Kaufman is the subject of the forthcoming book ''Toxic Schlock: Conversations with Lloyd Kaufman'' by Andrew J. Rausch and Chris Watson. An author himself, Kaufman has most recently been working on adding to his ''Your Own Damn Movie!'' series. Having completed ''Make Your Own Damn Movie!'', ''Direct Your Own Damn Movie!'' and ''Produce Your Own Damn Movie!'', he is now working on ''Sell Your Own Damn Movie!''. In 2010, Troma produced ''Father's Day'', a shocking film from Canadian powerhouse Astron-6. Kaufman appeared on the

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series, '' Oddities'', on season 3 episode ten. In 2012, Kaufman starred in the anthology horror film ''Horror House'', playing Joe the Real Estate Agent in each of the film's five story scenarios. On April 30, 2013, Kaufman appeared on an episode of ''

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'', reviewing the video game ''

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'' on various consoles. Kaufman also appears in '' Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie'' as himself, and was interviewed by

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. In December 2013, Lloyd Kaufman revealed on the podcast Chimichanga Talk that he found lost behind-the-scenes footage of the film ''Rocky''. Kaufman directed this footage and it was shot on

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. He also stated that he has completed a commentary of the footage and that it will be included in the 40th Anniversary release of ''Rocky'' on

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and

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. In 2013, Troma premiered '' Return to Class of Nuke 'Em High Vol.1'' (2013) at the Cannes Film Festival. ''Return to Nuke 'Em High: Vol. 1'' was a collaboration between Troma and

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/ Anchor Bay, it is also the first film Kaufman has directed on digital. The film has been well received premiering all over the world picking up awards and critical praise along the way. ''The New York Times'' stated "Powered by ribald bursts of bad taste and bodily fluids... The overall effect is icjoyous." Fangoria said "''Return to Nuke 'Em High: Vol. 1'' is undeniably funny, brave and so unlike anything else being put out today that it practically demands respect."

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selected ''Return to Nuke 'Em High: Vol. 1'' as part of its prestigious "Contenders" series - a collection of influential, innovative films made in the past 12 months that are believed will stand the test of time - honoring Kaufman along with fellow directors

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, the

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, and

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. In 2020, Kaufman released ''#ShakespearesSh*tstorm'', his iteration of William Shakespeare's '' The Tempest'', a spiritual sequel to ''

''. In 2021, Kaufman served as producer on the Troma films, Brandon Bassham's Slashening: The Final Beginning & Mercedes The Muses's Divide & Conquer. In addition to his usual Troma Entertainment duties, Lloyd, along with Michael Herz served as Executive Producer on the Legendary Pictures reboot of ''The Toxic Avenger'', directed by Macon Blair and set for a 2022 release date. Also due to be released from Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment in 2022 are the feature films, Ben Johnson's Curse of the Were Deer, Chris Downie's Buggers and Thom DeMicco's Swing Life Away.

Filmography

As director

All films from ''Waitress'' to ''Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.'' were co-directed with college friend and Troma Vice President Michael Herz *''

'' (1969) *''

'' (1971) *'' Big Gus, What's the Fuss?'' (1973) (co-directed by Ami Artzi) *''

'' (1979) (as Samuel Weil) *''

'' (1981) (as Samuel Weil) *''

'' (1982) (as Samuel Weil) *''

'' (1983) (as Samuel Weil) *'' The Toxic Avenger'' (1984) (as Samuel Weil) *''

'' (1986) (as Samuel Weil; co-directed by Richard W. Haines) *''

'' (1988) (as Samuel Weil) *''

The Toxic Avenger Part II ''The Toxic Avenger Part II'' is a 1989 American superhero black comedy film released by Troma Entertainment. It is the second installment of ''The Toxic Avenger'' franchise. It was directed by Lloyd Kaufman and features The Toxic Avenger in an a ...

'' (1989) *'' The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie'' (1989) *''

'' (1990) *''

'' (1996) *'' Terror Firmer'' (1998) (based on his book '' All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger'') *''Troma's Edge TV'' (1999–2001) (26 half-hour episodes) *'' Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'' (2000) *''

All the Love You Cannes! ''All the Love You Cannes!'' (credited onscreen as ''All the Love You Cannes: An Indie's Guide to the Cannes Film Festival'') is a 2002 documentary comedy film co-directed by Sean McGrath, Lloyd Kaufman and Gabriel Friedman. The film documents Tro ...

'' (2002) *''Parts of the Family'' (2003) (as Gabriel Lloyd) (co-directed by Léon Paul De Bruyn) *''

'' (2004) *''

Make Your Own Damn Movie! ''Make Your Own Damn Movie!'' is both a book and a DVD set about Troma Entertainment and independent film in general. Book ''Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director'' is written by Lloyd Kaufman (with Adam Jahnke and Trent Ha ...

'' (2005) *'' Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead'' (2006) *''Splendor & Wisdom'' (2008) *''Direct Your Own Damn Movie'' (2009) *''Produce Your Own Damn Movie!'' (2010) *'' Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1'' (2013) *''Grindsploitation: segment Untitled'' (2017) *'' Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Volume 2'' (2017) *''

Shakespeare's Shitstorm ''Shakespeare's Shitstorm'' (stylized as ''#ShakespearesShitstorm'') is a 2020 American musical comedy horror film written and directed by Lloyd Kaufman. Produced by Troma Entertainment, it is a contemporary parody of William Shakespeare's '' The ...

'' (2020)

As producer only

*''Rappacini'' (1968) *''

'' (1973) *''

Silent Night, Bloody Night ''Silent Night, Bloody Night'' is a 1972 American slasher film directed by Theodore Gershuny and co-produced by Lloyd Kaufman. The film stars Patrick O'Neal and cult actress Mary Woronov in leading roles, with John Carradine in a supporting per ...

'' (1972) *''

'' (1980) *'' The Final Countdown'' (1980) *''

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'' (1984) *''

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'' (1985) *'' Igor and the Lunatics'' (1985) *'' Girls School Screamers'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) *''

Fortress of Amerikkka ''Fortress of Amerikkka'' is a 1989 American action film directed by Eric Louzil and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The movie follows John Whitecloud, a criminal rebel who's out for revenge against a corrupt Sheriff and a militia run by a ...

'' (1988) *'' Dialing for Dingbats'' (1989) *'' Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown'' (1991) *'' Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid'' (1994) *''Blondes Have More Guns'' (1995) *'' DeCampitated'' (1998) *''Sucker: The Vampire'' (1998) *''Cannes Tromatized'' (2000) *''The Rowdy Girls'' (2000) *''Parts of the Family'' (2003) *''Slaughter Party'' (2005) *''

'' (2010) *''Teenape vs. the Nazi Monster Apocalypse'' (2011) *''Mr. Bricks: A Heavy Metal Murder Musical'' (2011) *''

Father's Day Father's Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United ...

'' (2011) *''Hack Job'' (2011) *'' B.C. Butcher'' (2016) *''Revenge of the Gweilo'' (2016) *''Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobster'' (2016, video short) *''Grindsploitation'' (2016, Presents) *''Spidarlings'' (2016, Presents) *''Troma's Monster Kill'' (2016-2017, TV Series) *''Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Vol. 2'' (2017) *''Another Yeti a Love Story: Life on the Streets'' (2017) *''Heart of Fartness: Troma's First VR Experience Starring the Toxic Avenger'' (2017, short) *''F#ck You Lloyd Kaufman: An Interview from Hell'' (2017, short) *''Crude'' (2017, short) *''Slash Slashes with Guns and Hoe-ses!'' (2017, short) *''Sgt. Ka-Spooky-Man's Cray-Cray VR Halloween Extravaganza'' (2017, video short) *''Troma Now presents: A Stankmouth New Year's Eve Special'' (2018, Video short) *''Kabukiman's Cocktail Corner: Loaded in Las Vegas'' (2018, video short) *''Troma Now presents: Tromanda's Tromantic Transformation'' (2018, video short) *''Troma Now presents: March Tromamania Madness'' (2018, video short) *''Festival to Fascism: Cannes 2017'' (2018, short) *''Troma Presents: Spidarlings Behind the Scenes'' (2018, documentary short) *''Mutant Blast'' (2018) *''Vampire Hooker Hotel'' (2018, short) *'' The Toxic Avenger: The Musical'' (2018) *''After School Lunch Special'' (2019) *''2 Girls, 1 Duck'' (2019, making-of documentary for ''Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Vol. 2'') *''Blood Stab'' (2010, short) *'' #ShakespearesShitstorm'' (2020) *''Latched'' (2020, short) *''This Night's End'' (2020, short) *''Hannya Girl'' (2020, short) *''Tromafist'' (2020, video short) *''Slashening: The Final Beginning'' (2021) *''Jun'' (2021, short) *''Divide & Conquer'' (2022) *'' The Toxic Avenger'' (TBA)

As actor

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'' (1971) - Abacrombie *''

'' (1971) - Hippie #2 *'' The Love Thrill Murders'' (1971) - Squeegee *''

'' (1976) - Drunk *'' Slow Dancing in the Big City'' (1979) - Usher *'' The Final Countdown'' (1980) - Commander Kaufman *''

Rocky V ''Rocky V'' is a 1990 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen (the first time since the first film of the franchise), written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to ''Rocky IV'' (1985) and is the fifth install ...

'' (1990) - Drunk (Scenes Deleted) *''

Cannes Man ''Cannes Man'' is a 1996 independent comedy film directed Richard Martini. The film stars Seymour Cassel and Francesco Quinn. The film also features more than 15 famous Hollywood actors (mostly cameo) including Johnny Depp, Jon Cryer, Benicio d ...

'' (1996) - Troma Chief *''

'' (1996) - Bar Patron (Uncredited) *''

Orgazmo ''Orgazmo'' is a 1997 American superhero sex comedy film written, directed and edited by Trey Parker and produced by Matt Stone, Jason McHugh, and Fran Rubel Kuzui. It stars Parker, Stone, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne, and Michael Dean Jacobs. Th ...

'' (1997) - Doctor *'' Terror Firmer'' (1998) - Larry Benjamin *''West Hollywood Stories, Volume One'' (1999) - The Nun *'' Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'' (2000) - Man in Public Service Announcement *''Tomorrow by Midnight'' (2001) - Video Store Manager *''Pretty Cool'' (2002) - Mr. Newman *''

'' (2003) - The Crap Keeper *'' LolliLove'' (2003) - Father Lloyd *'' Comic Book: The Movie'' (2004) - Himself *''Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace'' (2004) - The Man in the Hat *'' Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove'' (2005) - Bar Drunk *'' Slither'' (2006) - Sad Drunk *''Attack of the Tromaggot'' (2006) - blackmailed citizen *'' Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead'' (2006) - Old Arbie *''Misadventures in Space'' (2007) - Lord Admiral Kaufma

*''Zeppo: Sinners from Beyond the Moon!'' (2007) - President Kaufma

*'' Bryan Loves You'' (2008) - Jonathan's Helper *'' Crank: High Voltage'' (2009) - Maintenance Guy #2 *''

'' (2009) - Genericon *''Incest Death Squad'' (2009) - Mr. Reamburg *'' The Uh-Oh! Show'' (2009) - Pimp *'' Hanger'' (2009) - Melvina The Tranny *''The 7 Nightmares Girl'' (2009) - Mr. Hasselman *'' Klown Kamp Massacre'' - Vic Vickers *''

'' (2010) - 911 Man *''Killer Hoo Ha'' (2010) - Man in road *''

Hatchet II ''Hatchet II'' is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, ''Hatchet'' and the second installment in the ''Hatchet'' film series. Picking up right where the first film ended, ''Hatchet II ...

'' (2010) - Hunter *''Tetherball: The Movie'' (2010) - Larry Lewinski *''Bloodbath in the House of Knives'' (2010) - Lawyer *''Caesar and Otto meet Dracula's Lawyer'' (2010) - Judge Stoker Brown *'' Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas'' (2011) - Grandpa Denovio *''Hack Job'' (2011) - Rabbi Lloyd *''Fathers Day'' (2011) - God *''

The Gunstringer ''The Gunstringer'' is a third-person rail shooter video game developed by Twisted Pixel Games and published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360 with Kinect. It was originally planned as an Xbox Live Arcade release, but was later made into a ful ...

'' (2011) - Doc Lloyd *''Creep Van'' (2012) - Disgruntled Car Wash Customer *''

Evil Head ''Evil Head'' is a 2012 American pornographic horror comedy film written and directed by Doug Sakmann, and co-written by Joanna Angel. It is based on the 1981 horror film '' The Evil Dead'' by Sam Raimi. Plot For their vacation, Ash, his wife ...

'' (2012) - Professor Raymond Knowby (Voice Only) *''Horror House'' (2012) - Joe the Real Estate Agent *''

LocoCycle ''LocoCycle'' is a motorcycle racing video game developed by Twisted Pixel Games and published by Microsoft Studios. Originally announced as an Xbox Live Arcade title at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012, ''LocoCycle'' was released in Novembe ...

'' (2013) - General Major Serje Krutsnetsoff *''

Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...

'' (2014) - Prisoner, cameo *'' Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie'' (2014) - Himself *''Science Team'' (2014) - Science Team Elder *''Banjo'' (2014) *''Stick 10 Even More Swag: The United League of Stereotypes'' (2014) - Hoffman *''

Dyke Hard ''Dyke Hard'' is a 2014 Swedish comedy film directed by Bitte Andersson. It was screened at the 2014 Stockholm International Film Festival and was shown in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was funded ...

'' (2014) - Dancer *''1 Chance 2 Dance'' (2014) - Stage presentator *''The Fappening'' (2015) - Walter Plinge *''ABCs of Superheroes'' (2015) - TV Anchor *''

Killer Rack ''Killer Rack'' is a 2015 American musical horror comedy film directed by Greg Lamberson and written by Paul McGinnis. The film, which was shot in Buffalo, New York, was screened at several film festivals, and profits from promotional stickers wer ...

'' (2015) - Dr. Foin *'' The Transfiguration'' (2016) - Hobo *''Spidarlings'' (2016) - Mr. Banner *''Blood Curse: The Haunting Of Alicia Stone'' (2016) - Alicia's Dad *''Escaping The Dead'' - American Tourist, cameo *'' Iron Sky: The Coming Race'' (2016) - cameo *''

Cell Cell most often refers to: * Cell (biology), the functional basic unit of life Cell may also refer to: Locations * Monastic cell, a small room, hut, or cave in which a religious recluse lives, alternatively the small precursor of a monastery ...

'' (2016) - cameo *''Diary of a Fatman'' (2016) - Steven Haart *''I Filmed Your Death'' (2017) *''Death House'' (2017) - Dr. Chalice *''Drive-In Grindhouse'' (2018) - Punching Bag / Police Chief (segment: The Big Blind) *''Another Cinema Snob Movie'' (2019) - Stanley Golightly *''The Black Spot'' (2019) - High Commander Kaufman *''I Scream on the Beach!'' (2020) - Dr. Lloyd *''I Need You Dead!'' (2020) - Aaron A. Applebee *''Easter Bunny Bloodbath 2: No More Tears'' (2020) - Lloyd Kaufman *''Kirk Squad'' (2020) - Computer ''TV Mini-Series'' *''Comic Book Junkies'' (2020) - Toby *''Toilet Horror'' (2020) - Lloyd Kaufman *''

The Last Blockbuster ''The Last Blockbuster'' is a 2020 documentary film about Blockbuster LLC's last store, located in Bend, Oregon. It was released on December 15, 2020, by 1091 Pictures. Synopsis The documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of Blockbust ...

'' (2020) - Himself *''Celebrity Home Tours'' (2020) - Lloyd Kaufman *''Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm'' (2020) - Prospero/Antoinette Duke *''Blood Cove 2: Return of the Skull'' (2020) - Mayor Richards *''Slashening: The Final Beginning'' (2020) - Master Dyson *''Slutty The Clown'' (2020) - Professor Felatio *''Amityville Hex'' (2021) - Hex Reader *'' The Suicide Squad'' (2021) - Dancing man in bar (uncredited cameo) *''Carnal Monsters'' (2021) - Professor Felatio *''Grindsploitation 10: Milkin' It (2022) - YouTube Sensation (segment: "The Smell of Fear") *''Toxie Vs Putin'' (2022) - Narrator

Books

* ''All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger'' (with

) * ''Make Your Own Damn Movie'' (with Adam Jahnke and Trent Haaga) * ''The Toxic Avenger: The Novel'' (with Adam Jahnke) * ''Direct Your Own Damn Movie'' (with Sara Antill and Kurly Tlapoyawa) * ''Produce Your Own Damn Movie'' (with Ashley Wren Collins) * ''Sell Your Own Damn Movie'' (with Sara Antill) * ''Death by Umbrella! The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons'' (Foreword by Lloyd Kaufman)

Bibliography

*'' All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger'' with

(1998) *'' Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Director'' with Adam Jahnke and Trent Haaga (2003) *''The Toxic Avenger: The Novel'' with Adam Jahnke (2006)

References

External links

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Lloyd Kaufman Daughters' MemoirInterview with AgonyBooth.com
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