Troll

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Troll

PG-13

1986

1h 26m

Fantasy

Comedy

Horror

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In order to get his life back as a wizard, Torok the troll plans to take over an apartment building. His first step is to possess young Wendy Potter (Jennifer Beck). Her brother, Harry (Noah Hathaway), is the only one who suspects something is wrong. Fortunately, neighbor Eunice St. Clair (June Lockhart) is a witch and not only believes Harry but also agrees to help him. Meanwhile, as Torok, Wendy starts transforming other building tenants into mythical creatures, and only Harry can stop him.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

May 13, 2020

This enchanting Gremlins-style fantasy -comedy, about mini-monsters usurping an apartment house, has a witty script and five-star special effects.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Oct 1, 2007

C-

It goes without saying that the film is pretty awful. But that doesn't mean it's not pretty funny too.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 30, 2025

2/4

You won't be bored watching Troll, but you'll hate yourself in the morning.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12, 2025

2/5

Both hard to watch and hard to look away from, keeping you guessing about what insane thing could happen from one scene to the next.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 8, 2020

1/10

Everyone seems to get a dance scene - all for the sake of embarrassing themselves beyond simply participating in this movie.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Jan 16, 2011

An insufferable piece of tripe that may or may not have inspired "Harry Potter"...

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 17, 2026

Troll =a *1.5* star Movie!

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Pete D

@RT39685334 May 1, 2026

I lost sleep for years over this movie.

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Farah R

@Farah Oct 13, 2025

Watching Troll is like a bad acid trip. It's baffling that it got greenlit with such a weird story, but the execution took awful to new levels even for the 80s.

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Caleb L

@RT83793999 Oct 5, 2025

An honestly, very boring and forgettable experience. If not for the solid practical effects.

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Justin T

@RT08580778 Nov 14, 2024

I have no idea what was going on in this film. All that I could understand was that this little girl was possessed by a troll who then turned people into other trolls. There was a witch too. The story was silly and the acting poor but the effects were acceptable and the comic-badness highly entertaining. The best bit though was the theme tune which I will be attempting to sing all day and won't leave my head for a long time. Worth a watch, especially with a group of friends for some mindless comical fun. I’m not looking forward to the sequel though.

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Alexander H

@AHughes24 Oct 20, 2024

I do think everyone who enjoys bad movies should watch this.

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John Carl Buechler

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Noah Hathaway

Harry Potter Jr.

Michael Moriarty

Harry Potter Sr.

Shelley Hack

Anne Potter

Jennifer Beck

Wendy Anne Potter

Sonny Bono

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Synopsis

In order to get his life back as a wizard, Torok the troll plans to take over an apartment building. His first step is to possess young Wendy Potter (Jennifer Beck). Her brother, Harry (Noah Hathaway), is the only one who suspects something is wrong. Fortunately, neighbor Eunice St. Clair (June Lockhart) is a witch and not only believes Harry but also agrees to help him. Meanwhile, as Torok, Wendy starts transforming other building tenants into mythical creatures, and only Harry can stop him.

Director: John Carl Buechler
Production Co: Empire Pictures, Altar Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.5M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Surround

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