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To simply describe “Poultrygeist” as “just another zombie chicken picture” doesn’t really do it proper justice. The latest in a long line of bat-shit crazy Troma pictures by the ubiquitous B-movie pioneer, Lloyd Kaufman, Poultrygeist is like the “Citizen Kane” of undead fast food revenge comedy scat porn musical horror movies. If there was ever a doubt in your mind that Kaufman had another film in him that could stand next to such classics as “The Toxic Avenger”, “Class of Nuke ‘Em High” or “Sgt. Kabukiman: NYPD”, then you would be very wrong, sir.
Poultrygeist tells the story of a lovelorn young man, Arbie, that gets caught up in the conflict between a fast food restaurant, the spirits that inhabit the Tromahawk Indian burial ground upon which it’s built, and the protest group known as the Collegiate Lesbians Against Mega-conglomerates, or C.L.A.M. for short. After being spurned by his one-time lover, Wendy (who has become a lesbian hippy after only one semester in college), Arbie retaliates by getting a job at American Chicken Bunker, the restaurant that Wendy and her butch new girlfriend are so vehemently protesting.
Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Entertainment, is one of the pioneers of the B-movie subculture, responsible for countless hit cult movies such as The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke ‘Em High and Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD.
Troma has produced so many films in it’s thirty-plus years that you’d be hard pressed to find a celebrity worth a damn that hasn’t at some point crossed paths with Lloyd Kaufman’s long-running independent studio. In this segment, Lloyd talks about some of the people that got their start with Troma, the studio’s brief flirtations with the mainstream, and the uncertain future of a legacy in wholly independent cinema.
Lloyd talks with CraveOnline about the origin of Troma.
By Jeremy Azevedo
Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Entertainment, is one of the pioneers of the B-movie subculture, responsible for countless hit cult movies such as The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke ‘Em High and Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD.
A lot of people don’t know this, but Troma is the longest running independent studio in the history of filmmaking. In this segment, Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma, talks with CraveOnline about the origins of Troma and the influences that ushered him into the world of independent cinema.
Next week: Lloyd talks with CraveOnline about the foreseeable future of Troma!
Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Entertainment, is one of the pioneers of the B-movie subculture, responsible for countless hit cult movies such as The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke ‘Em High and Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD.
His newest film, “Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead” is perhaps his best yet, embodying the freedom of independent cinema as only Troma can.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Troma Entertainment, they are the longest running independent film studio in the history of cinema, with over 30 years of experience. Troma has been responsible for launching the careers of such notable entertainers as Matt Stone and Trey Parker, Kevin Costner, Samuel L. Jackson, and countless other actors, directors and musicians.
In our exclusive interview with Lloyd, he talks about the making of Poultrygeist, a film described by critics as “The Citizen Kane of undead fast food revenge comedy scat porn musical horror movies”:
