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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 (producer), Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director ...

(with Adam Jahnke and

Trent Haaga Trent Haaga (born 1971) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for his work on independent horror films, such as ''Deadgirl'' (2008), '' Cheap Thrills'' (2013), and '' 68 Kill'' (2017). Career Haaga came to ...

) 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'', ''

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 ...

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

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. 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, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...

George A. Romero George Andrew Romero (; February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor and actor. His ''Night of the Living Dead'' series of films about an imagined zombie apocalypse began with the 1968 film of the ...

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

Eli Roth Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, having directed the films '' Cabin Fever'' (2003) and ''Hoste ...

. 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 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 ...

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. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them pl ...

''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