An apartment building becomes a miniature fantasy kingdom while its residents undergo unfortunate magical renovations. This is a much more deliberate oddity than Troll 2, but the bizarre creatures, tonal shifts and domestic fairy-tale logic still make for wonderfully peculiar viewing.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
6.5/10
Plot
7.5/10
Effects
7/10
Dialogue
6.5/10
Rewatchability
7.5/10
“Your rent now includes utilities, pest control and an expanding goblin kingdom.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 70
Synopsis and movie facts
When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy, thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual control of the planet. We soon discover Torok is the ex-husband of Eunice St. Clair, a resident in the building who was married to Torok.
Released
1986
Directed by
John Carl Buechler
Running time
83 min
Starring
Noah Hathaway as Harry Potter Jr.
Jenny Beck as Wendy Anne Potter
Phil Fondacaro as Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
