The Troma System

Name: The Troma System
Director: Lloyd Kaufman
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 29 min
Cast: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz, Andrew Stevens, Samuel Z. Arkoff, John G. Avildsen

1993Dir. Lloyd Kaufman29m

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About This Movie

So, The Troma System is this oddball 30-minute infomercial that Lloyd Kaufman cooked up, airing on Comedy Central in '93. It’s like a tongue-in-cheek celebration of the Troma ethos, suggesting that you can enhance your life by diving into their quirky catalog. The pacing is brisk, and you can feel Kaufman’s signature absurdity all the way through. It’s filled with over-the-top practical effects and that classic Troma humor that some might find charmingly ridiculous. The performances are intentionally exaggerated, playing right into the satirical nature of the whole thing. There’s something about its DIY spirit that just screams '90s indie vibe, making it a curious oddity in the Troma library, for sure.

Unique infomercial formatExplores Troma ethosFeatures Kaufman's signature humor