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in general.

Book

''Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director'' is written by

Lloyd Kaufman 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 film studio, and the director of many of their featu ...

(with Adam Jahnke and Trent Haaga) published by St. Martin's, in 2003. Kaufman is the co-founder of B-movie company Troma Entertainment and the director of such films as '' The Toxic Avenger'', ''

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'', and ''

Terror Firmer ''Terror Firmer'' is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Lloyd Kaufman, written by Douglas Buck, Patrick Cassidy, and Kaufman, and starring Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, and Kaufman. The film was produced by the Troma Entertainmen ...

''. Kaufman and Haaga had previously collaborated on the 1999 film ''

'' and the 2001 film '' Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV''.

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called the book :

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stated, : The foreword to the book was written by ''

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'' co-creator

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. The introduction was penned by frequent Kaufman collaborator

James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1996). He then began working as a director, starting wi ...

. Gunn had previously co-written '' All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger'' with Kaufman.

DVD set

In 2005, Kaufman and Troma decided to expand the book into a 5

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set. The set, with more than 18 hours of material,DVD Talk review
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and

Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his cre ...

, George A. Romero,

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John G. Avildsen John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing ''Rocky'' (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also renowned for directing the first three f ...

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. The set also includes Kaufman's first major film ''

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''. in a deconstructed version. This was the only DVD version of the film until 2009, when the film was released as an

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on ''The Sexy Box'', a DVD boxset of

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 Yo ...

, Stuck on You! and The First Turn-On!.

DVD series

Troma also released a DVD series under the ''Make Your Own Damn Movie'' title that showcases amateur films by young filmmakers. However, the only film released to date is ''Pot Zombies''.

Editions

* (

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, 2003) * ASIN B0009E27SK (

2005)

References

External links

''Make Your Own Damn Movie''
(book) at

Troma Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. They are the longest running independent film studio in the world. The company produces low-budget inde ...

''Make Your Own Damn Movie''
(DVD) at

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Make Your Own Damn Movie! 2003 non-fiction books Books about film Troma Entertainment films Films directed by Lloyd Kaufman St. Martin's Press books Books by James Gunn Books by Lloyd Kaufman