best worst movie - it's the best!

Last night we went to the first screening of the Best Worst Movie documentary at the Hot Docs film festival. We've been anticipating this release for over a year now. Remember our Troll 2 backyard screening from a year ago? Well, we made it into the film!

The documentary follows George Hardy, who plays the father in Troll 2, through discovering the underground cult hit Troll 2 had become years later after the straight to VHS release. We see him embracing the status, letting it get to his head and his coming to terms with his life and the impact the film has had on him. He and Michael Stephenson (who played the son and directs BWM) tour around, visiting fans at screenings, parties and conventions. Through the documentary we learn about the cast and the types of people they are - all of whom are so interesting and characteristic. It also documents the search for lost cast members (Margot Prey, who played the mother) and the Italian director, Claudio Fragasso and his partner Rossella who wrote Troll 2. Part of the documentary plays out good vs. evil with George Hardy as the loveable ecentric and Claudio as the disillusioned brooding tyrant.

The documentary clears up the biggest question any Troll 2 fan could have about the movie. How could this have ever been made? We see clearly how the movie was cast and the direction it took through Claudio's vision.

I'm really happy for Micheal Stephenson. The people who created Best Worst Movie are pleased with how the documentary turned out and seem really proud. The reviews for it have been AWESOME. And we just loved it! I can't wait to watch it again, and again, and again. Who knows, I may end up watching it more than Troll 2.