Lloyd Kaufman
Birthdate: Dec 30, 1945
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Stanley Lloyd Kaufman never really wanted to make movies, he wanted to work in Broadway musicals. During his years in Yale he was introduced to "B" pictures and the works of Roger Corman. Lloyd later got the opportunity to executive-produce a short movie made by a fellow student. The film, called "Rappacini", got him even more interested in movies. He bought his own camera and took it with him to Chad, Africa, were he spent his summer. There, he shot a 15-minute film of a pig being slaughtered. That was his first movie, and was the birth of what was later to become known as Troma Films. He showed the footage of the squealing pig being killed to his family, and their reaction to it made him wonder if making movies that shocked audiences would keep them in their seats to see what would happen next.
He wanted to be a director right then and there, so he got a couple of friends at Yale and made his second movie, The Girl Who Returned (1969). People loved it, and he went straight to work on other films, helping out on projects like Joe (1970), Rocky (1976) and Saturday Night Fever (1977).
Lloyd put in a lot of long, hard hours in the film business, just to be in the credits and to get money for his next project, a full-length feature. It was a tribute to Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and the classic era of silent-film comedy. Even though Lloyd hated the movie when it was completed, people seemed to love it. He formed a studio called 15th Street Films with friends and producers Frank Vitale and Oliver Stone. Together, they made Sugar Cookies (1973) and Cry Uncle (1971), directed by John G. Avildsen. A friend from Yale, Michael Herz, saw Lloyd in a small scene in "Cry Uncle" and contacted him to try to get into the film business. Kaufman took Herz in, as the company needed some help after Oliver Stone quit to make his own movies. Michael invested in a film they thought would be their biggest hit yet, Schwartz: The Brave Detective (1973) (aka "Big Gus, What's the Fuss?"). It turned out to be a huge flop and 15th Street Films was ruined. Lloyd and Michael owed thousands of dollars to producers and friends and family members who had invested in the picture.
Lloyd, trying to find a quick way to pay off the bills, made The Divine Obsession (1976), and with Michael formed Troma Studios, hoping to make some decent movies, since they only owned the rights to films they thought were poor. They were introduced to Joel M. Reed, who had an unfinished movie called "Master Sardu and the Horror Trio". The film was re-edited and completed at Troma Studios (which consisted of just one room) during 1975, re-titled and released in 1976 as Blood Sucking Freaks (1976) (aka "Bloodsucking Freaks"). It was enough of a success to enable them to pay the rent so they wouldn't lose the company.
Lloyd later got a call from a theater that wanted a "sexy movie" like The Divine Obsession (1976), but about softball (!). The resulting film, Squeeze Play (1979), used up all the money Troma had earned from "Bloodsucking Freaks" and, as it turned out, no one wanted to see it--not even the theater owner who wanted it made in the first place (he actually wanted a porno movie). Just when things looked their darkest, they got a call from another theater which was scheduled to show a film, but the distributor pulled it at the last minute. Troma rushed "Squeeze Play" right over, and it turned out to be a huge hit. Lloyd, Michael and Troma eventually made millions from it, and had enough money to buy their own building (which remains as Troma Headquarters). Troma then turned out a stream of "sexy" comedies-- Waitress! (1981), The First Turn-On!! (1983), Stuck on You! (1983)--but there was a glut of "T&A" films on the market. Lloyd noticed that a lot of comedies were being made and decided to make one, but much different than the rest. After reading an article that claimed horror movies were dead, Lloyd got the idea to combine both horror and comedy, and Troma came up with "Health Club Horror"--later re-titled and released as The Toxic Avenger (1984), a monster hit that finally put Troma on the map.
Lloyd Kaufman and Troma have become icons in the cult-movie world, and Troma has distributed over 1000 films. Lloyd has continued his career as a director in addition to producing, and Troma has turned out such films as Monster in the Closet (1986), Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), Combat Shock (1984), Troma's War (1988), and Fortress of Amerikkka (1989), and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006), which follows an army of undead chickens as they seek revenge on a fast food palace.
Known For
The Toxic Avenger
(1984)
Troma's War
(1988)
Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm
(2020)
Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2
(2017)
Lloyd Kaufman Movies
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- 2024 | A Most Atrocious Thingas Vinny Sr.
- 2024 | American Expendables
- 2024 | Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Risesas Lloyd Williams
- 2024 | Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stoneas Lloyd Williams
- 2024 | Blood, Guts and Sunshine 2: The History of Horror Made in Florida
- 2024 | Bring on the Damned!as Monk
- 2024 | Coffintoothas Uncle Lloydula
- 2024 | Hishkenstien: After Darkas RaMOONez
- 2024 | Silent Night, Bloody Night 3: Descentas Isaac Cole
- 2024 | The Russian at Christmasas Mr. Winters
- 2023 | Carnal Mayhemas Professor Felatio
- 2023 | Curse of the Weredeer
- 2023 | Curse of the Weredeeras Governor
- 2023 | Freaks Come Out at the Drive-In
- 2023 | Kill Dolly Killas Doctor
- 2023 | Modern Arcanaas Third Party Content Creator
- 2023 | Nightmares Unleashedas Floyd Faufman
- 2023 | Slumber Party Slaughter Party 2as Mr. Corman
- 2023 | The Toxic Avenger
- 2023 | The Toxic Avenger
- 2023 | Tromasploitation
- 2023 | Valentine Bluffsas Mayor Thomas Otterman
- 2023 | Visitors - Complete Edition
- 2022 | After School Lunch Special 2: Sloppy Secondsas Mayor Bloom
- 2022 | After School Lunch Special 2: Sloppy Secondsas Mitch
- 2022 | Attack of the Killer Chickens: The Movieas Lloyd Kaufman chicken killer
- 2022 | Eating Miss Campbell
- 2022 | Evil for Dinneras The Mayor
- 2022 | Le Vendicatrici Tossicheas Professor Felatio
- 2022 | Mom n' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom of the 80s/90s
- 2022 | OGOPOGO: The Mythical Snake from the Lakeas Lloyd Kaufman
- 2022 | Psychic Vampireas Grocery Store Manager
- 2022 | The Barn Part IIas Town Mayor
- 2022 | The Secret of Cuck Islandas The Billionaire
- 2022 |
Resurrection
asProjectionist
Margaret's life is in order. She is capable, disciplined and successful. Everything is under control until David returns - that is - carrying with him the horrors of Margaret's past.
- 2021 | 18½as Jeffries
- 2021 | A Little More Flesh IIas Lloyd Kaufman
- 2021 | Amityville Hexas Hex Reader
- 2021 | Death Breed
- 2021 | Divide & Conquer
- 2021 | Hot Chicks Blast Uranusas Chet Brockwell
- 2021 | Slashening: The Final Beginningas Master Dyson
- 2021 | Slutty the Clownas Professor Felatio
- 2021 | The Scarlet Agencyas General Cushing
- 2021 |
I Need You Dead!
asAaron. A Applebee
After a moment of total teenage angst, a young punk finds himself at odds with a psychedelic monster of his own creation.
- 2020 | Blood Cove 2: Return of the Skullas Mayor Richards
- 2020 | Faces of the Dead
- 2020 | Hellitosis: The Legend of Stankmouthas Jeremiah
- 2020 | I Scream on the Beach!as Dr. Lloyd
- 2020 | Kaufmania!
- 2020 | Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm
- 2020 | Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm
- 2020 | Shakespeare's Sh*tstormas Antoinette Duke
- 2020 | Shakespeare's Sh*tstormas Prospero
- 2020 | The Jersey Devil's Reject
- 2020 | Toilet Horror
- 2020 | Troma: Fighting for the Underdog
- 2020 | VHS Massacre Too
- 2019 | 2 Girls, 1 Duck
- 2019 | After School Lunch Specialas Mitch the Worm
- 2019 | Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s
- 2019 | Future Punks
- 2019 | Let's Kill Uncle Eddie
- 2019 | Suburban Legends: Life on Rainbow Roadas Police Chief Kaufman
- 2019 | The Black Spotas High Commander Kaufman
- 2018 | B-Documentary Part Twoas Introduction
- 2018 | Dead Loveas Dealer
- 2018 | Expectingas Floyd Dinkenhouser
- 2018 | Grindsploitation 4: Meltsploitationas Presenter 2
- 2018 | Grindsploitation 666as Presenter
- 2018 | Hellas Frankenstien
- 2018 | More Blood!
- 2018 | Movies of the Future with Lloyd Kaufman
- 2018 | Mutant Blast
- 2018 | Nick & Opheliaas Uncle Lloyd
- 2018 | One Must Fallas Forensics #1
- 2018 | Survival of the Film Freaks
- 2018 | The Killer's Requiemas Detective Adam Strominger
- 2017 | A Feast of Manas Wolf Sr.
- 2017 | Absolute Vowas Magician
- 2017 | Another Yeti a Love Story: Life on the Streetsas Publisher
- 2017 | Death at a Barbecueas Lloyd
- 2017 | Escaping the Deadas Sex tourist
- 2017 | Graveyard Storiesas The Host
- 2017 | Greetings from Tromaville
- 2017 | Into the Outbreakas Reporter
- 2017 | Penny Pinchers: The Kings of No-Budget Horror
- 2017 | Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2
- 2017 | Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2
- 2017 | Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2
- 2017 | Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2as Lee Harvey Herzkauf
- 2017 | The Streets Run Redas Football Announcer
- 2017 | Toxic Schlockas Radio Announcer 1
- 2017 | Toxic Tutu
- 2016 | Alcoholistas Farmer
- 2016 | Attack of the Killer Shrews!
- 2016 | Chainsaw Maidens from Hellas Coach
- 2016 | Diary of a Fatmanas Steven Haart
- 2016 | Green Jello Suxx Live
- 2016 | Grindsploitation
- 2016 | Grindsploitationas Dr. Wu (segment: "Hamburger! The Rapist?"
- 2016 | Last Day of School
- 2016 | Spidarlingsas Mr. Banner
- 2015 | 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
- 2015 | 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
- 2015 | B-Documentary
- 2015 | Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's the Fantastic Four
- 2015 | How 2 Make a Film: Billion $ Weekend
- 2015 | Killer Rackas Dr. Foin
- 2015 | League of Superheroesas TV Anchor
- 2015 | My Bloody Banjoas Dr. Samuel Weil
- 2015 | Scream Machineas Introducer
- 2015 | The Fappeningas Walter Plinge
- 2015 | The Last Apartmentas Jerry
- 2015 | The Ungovernable Forceas Sal's Dad
- 2015 | Vault of Terror II: The Undeadas Walter Plinge (segment "The Fappening")
- 2014 | Apocalypse Kissas The President
- 2014 | Bikeman Begins
- 2014 | Bloody Slumber Partyas Johnny
- 2014 | Cheeseballs
- 2014 | Dinner with Lloyd
- 2014 | Ned Rifleas Zach
- 2014 | Science Teamas Science Team Elder
- 2014 | Stick 10 Even More Swag: The United League of Stereotypesas Hoffman
- 2014 | The Girl Who Played with the Deadas The Lord
- 2013 | Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
- 2013 | Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
- 2013 | Adjust Your Tracking
- 2013 | Enter If You Dare: House on Creepy Lane Part 2as Narrator
- 2013 | House of Forbidden Secretsas Grandpa
- 2013 | Legend of the Red Reaperas Llord Lloyd
- 2013 | Mosquito-Manas Mr. Kopple
- 2013 | Occupy Cannes!
- 2013 | Trashtasticas Lloyd
- 2012 | 911: Ten Years After
- 2012 | Bloody Christmasas Pastor Paul
- 2012 | Death on the D-List
- 2012 | Death on the D-Listas Supervisor Melvin
- 2012 | Evil Headas Professor Raymond Knowby
- 2012 | Horror Houseas Joe The Real Estate Agent
- 2012 | I Spill Your Gutsas Pop
- 2012 | Jonas Dennis Sloan
- 2012 | Little Big Boyas Lloyd
- 2012 | Slaughter Talesas Crazy Lloyd
- 2012 | Treasure Chest of Horrorsas Meatman (segment "Resident Emo")
- 2012 | Young Blood: Evil Intentionsas News Anchor
- 2011 | Bruttas Grandfather
- 2011 | Father's Day
- 2011 | Father's Dayas Devil
- 2011 | Father's Dayas God
- 2011 | Ninja Zombies
- 2011 | Outtake Reelas Interrogating Officer
- 2011 | PUTA: People for the Upstanding Treatment of Animals
- 2011 | PUTA: People for the Upstanding Treatment of Animals
- 2011 | The Walking Dead Girls
- 2010 | Incest Death Squad 2as Mr. Reamburg
- 2010 | Killed on the Fourth of Julyas Checkout Clerk #12
- 2010 | Killer Hoo-Ha!as Driver
- 2010 | Night on Has Been Mountainas Papa Lapp
- 2010 | Ouvert 24/7as Grard
- 2010 | The Feedas J.D. Woodley
- 2010 | The Last Zombi Hunteras Uncle Lloydy
- 2010 | The Quiet Roomas Lloyd the Coffee Cart Guy
- 2009 | Born Hye: The Armenian Comedian Story
- 2009 | Caged Lesbos A-Go-Goas President Obama
- 2009 | Dr. Gore
- 2009 | Frankenpimpas Richard Rammer - The Reporter
- 2009 | HellBilly 58as Jack Kaufman
- 2009 | Hillbilly Bob Zombieas Troma News Reporter
- 2009 | Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
- 2009 | Popatopolis
- 2009 | Stuck Like Chuckas Professor Kaufman
- 2009 | The Killer Robots and the Battle for the Cosmic Potatoas President Of The Universe
- 2009 | The Uh-Oh Showas The Pimp
- 2008 | Blood Moonas Doctor
- 2008 | Corpus Kristias Doctor
- 2008 | Craigas God
- 2008 | Death of the Reel
- 2008 | King Kaufman: The Passion of Lloyd
- 2008 | Monkfishas Lucky Lombardy
- 2008 | Reel Zombies
- 2008 | Splendor and Wisdom
- 2008 | Splendor and Wisdom
- 2008 | Splendor and Wisdom
- 2008 | Stupa-Manas News Reporter
- 2008 | The Story of Your Life
- 2006 | Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
- 2006 | Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
- 2006 | Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
- 2006 | Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Deadas Mature Arbie
- 2007 | Klown Kamp Massacreas Vic Vickers
- 2007 | Misadventures in Spaceas Lord Admiral Kaufman
- 2007 | The Breedingas The Egg-Spert
- 2006 | Confessions of a Teenage Filmmaker: The Dan Nastro Story
- 2006 | The Karaoke Kidas Lloyd Longbag
- 2005 | A Dream of Color in Black and Whiteas Peter
- 2005 | A Home for the Bulletsas Uncle Lloydie
- 2005 | Aconiteas Lloyd
- 2005 | Damaged Goodsas Lloyd
- 2005 | Film Trix
- 2005 | Sell Out
- 2005 | Nowhere Manas Doctor Johnson
- 2004 | LolliLoveas Father Lloyd
- 2004 | Lord of the Undeadas Billy Bum
- 2003 | Ha-Mangalistim
- 2002 | All the Love You Cannes!
- 2002 | All the Love You Cannes!
- 2002 | All the Love You Cannes!
- 2002 | All the Love You Cannes!
- 2002 | All the Love You Cannes!
- 2002 | Citizen Kaufman
- 2002 | Cravate clubas A man at the window
- 2001 | Friends Forever
- 2000 | Anal Paprika 2: Vampire Killersas Fitz Packer
- 2000 | Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
- 2000 | Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
- 2000 | Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
- 2000 | The Rowdy Girls
- 1999 | Terror Firmer
- 1999 | Terror Firmer
- 1999 | Terror Firmer
- 1999 | Terror Firmeras Larry Benjamin
- 1998 | Cannes: The Agony and the Ecstasy
- 1996 | Blondes Have More Guns
- 1996 | Cannes Manas Lloyd Kaufman - Troma Chief
- 1996 | Tromeo and Juliet
- 1996 | Tromeo and Juliet
- 1996 | Tromeo and Juliet
- 1994 | Class of Nuke 'Em High Part 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
- 1994 | Class of Nuke 'Em High Part 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
- 1991 | Class of Nuke 'Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown
- 1991 | Class of Nuke 'Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown
- 1990 | Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
- 1990 | Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
- 1990 | Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
- 1989 | Fortress of Amerikkka
- 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
- 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
- 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
- 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part II
- 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part II
- 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part II
- 1988 | Troma's War
- 1988 | Troma's War
- 1988 | Troma's War
- 1986 | Class of Nuke 'Em High
- 1986 | Class of Nuke 'Em High
- 1986 | Class of Nuke 'Em High
- 1984 | The Toxic Avenger
- 1984 | The Toxic Avenger
- 1984 | The Toxic Avenger
- 1984 | The Toxic Avenger
- 1983 | Stuck on You!
- 1983 | Stuck on You!
- 1983 | Stuck on You!
- 1983 | Stuck on You!
- 1983 | The First Turn-On!!
- 1983 | The First Turn-On!!
- 1983 | The First Turn-On!!
- 1983 | The First Turn-On!!
- 1982 | Waitress!
- 1982 | Waitress!
- 1982 | Waitress!
- 1981 | The Love-in Arrangement
- 1981 | The Love-in Arrangement
- 1979 | Squeeze Play
- 1979 | Squeeze Play
- 1979 | Squeeze Play
- 1978 | Discosex
- 1978 | Discosex
- 1977 | Exploring Young Girls
- 1977 | Exploring Young Girls
- 1977 | My Sex-Rated Wife
- 1977 | My Sex-Rated Wife
- 1977 | The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
- 1977 | The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
- 1976 | Les Nympho Teens
- 1976 | Les Nympho Teens
- 1976 | The Divine Obsession
- 1976 | The Divine Obsession
- 1976 | The Divine Obsession
- 1976 | The Divine Obsession
- 1974 | Sweet & Sour
- 1973 | Schwartz: The Brave Detective
- 1973 | Schwartz: The Brave Detective
- 1973 | Sugar Cookies
- 1973 | The New Comers
- 1973 | The New Comers
- 1973 | The New Comers
- 1972 | Pornography in New Yorkas Director
- 1971 | No Substitute for Victory
- 1971 | The Battle of Love's Return
- 1971 | The Battle of Love's Return
- 1971 | The Battle of Love's Return
- 1971 | The Battle of Love's Return
- 1971 | The Battle of Love's Return
- 1971 | The Battle of Love's Returnas Abacrombie
- 1969 | The Girl Who Returned
- 1969 | The Girl Who Returned
- 1969 | The Girl Who Returned
- 1969 | The Girl Who Returned
- 1969 | The Girl Who Returned
- 1966 | Rappaccini
- 1966 | Rappaccini
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