All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger
by Lloyd Kaufman (Author), James Gunn (Author)
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Imagine Roger Corman and John Waters crossed with Howard Stern--and you'll have an idea of the demented genius behind Troma studios, one of the oldest (and most successful) independent film studios in the world. Lloyd Kaufman's spirited, outrageous, no-holds-barred look at low-budget, guerilla filmmaking is truly an inspiration to young filmmakers, a delight for movie buffs, and an absolute must for Toxic Avenger fans everywhere.This is the true story of the moviemaking maverick who show more co-founded an independent studio twenty-five years ago in a humble broom closet...who used raw hamburger, Karo syrup blood, and Bromo-Seltzer vomit to create films of questionable artistic and moral value...who is responsible for a string of cult movie hits...who was the first to reject Madonna for a part...who defied the Hollywood system and slapped the face of the industry...and who built a B-movie empire filled with Chopper Chicks, Surf Nazis, Kabuki Cops, Nymphoid Barbarians, and a lone hero known as The Toxic Avenger. show lessTags
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Lloyd Kaufman is the Co-Founder and President of Troma entertainment, Arguably the Longest Running Independent Film Studio in the World. He Has Operated Outside of the Studio System for More Than 40 Years, Writing, Directing, and Producing Dozens of Low-Budget Independent Films that have Influenced an Entire Generation of Directors, Including show more Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, and Takashi Miike, Among Troma Entertainment's Library of 1, 000 Film and Television Programs are the Early Performances of such Superstars as Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Kevin Costner, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Dennis Hopper, Dustin Hoffman, chuck Lorre, Fergie, and Countless Others. A Longtime Force Against Media Consolidation, Kaufman is Also the chairman of the Independent Film Television Alliance (IFTA). show less
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- 1998
- People/Characters
- Lloyd Kaufman
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- General Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 791.430233092 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions Supervision Film direction History, geographic treatment, biography Directors
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- PN1998.3 .K3827 .A3 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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- English
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