Troma produced this its alternate title is troma s fathers day, and troma founder lloyd kaufman appears as god. I had the pleasure of seeing the newest movie from them called fathers day. Mothers day was recently remade by darren lynn bousman, brett ratner and richard saperstein and it is most likely that this will also happen to fathers day. Directed by adam brooks, jeremy gillespie, matthew kennedy. Astron6s fathers day, has proudly brought troma back to its loyal bgrade roots, with a surprisingly fresh perspective from this new generation of hardcore horror dwellers. October 21, 2011 201110 21 toronto after dark film festival. Tromas kaufman and herz greenlight fathers day movie. Father s day is a 2011 americancanadian actionhorror comedy film directed by adam brooks, jeremy gillespie, matthew kennedy, steven kostanski and conor sweeney collectively known as astron6. The film stars brooks as ahab, a man determined to exact revenge on chris fuchman, the fathers day killer, a rapist and serial killer who murdered his father years ago.
Jason have been waiting for their heroes to duke it out. Fathers day proves that, when hes not making masterworks, tromas lloyd kaufman is quite capable of finding fresh examples of same. It is for the crowds out there who have been waiting for billy crystal and robin williams to star together in lead roles, almost like the fans of freddy vs. In fact, they have a home video release for fathers day on tap that fans will probably be willing. Friend of troma and very talented, upandcoming gyno filmmaker, betty ouyang has released her brilliant film, fathers day, which should not be confused with the brilliant troma movie fathers day by astron 6. Nobody could stop the fat monster until a mysterious stranger took a stand. Fathers day is a perfect black comedy, and the mix of hardcore exploitation and surreal comedy is measured perfectly.
Tromas fathers day gets a morethanitdeserves, midnight. Movie talk fathers day 2011 a troma production troma has gone into production on fathers day thirty years after releasing mothers day. Taking the zombie feels we first felt way back with cargo which recently debuted on netflix in feature form and fusing it with a tromaesque love for bloody gore, johns crafts a different spin on a classic fatherandchild bonding story. Back with a vengeance, fathers day is troma s latest politically incorrect masterpiece. With adam brooks, matthew kennedy, conor sweeney, amy groening. Troma s made some fun stuff before, but this is probably the best thing theyve ever put their name on.
It premiered on october 21st, 2011 at the toronto after dark festival and won best film. Aint it cool newsfathers day follows the classic story we all grew up with. Adam brooks is directing this tale of one fathers quest for revenge against a serial rapist who killed his father. The bad guy here is a sadist named chris fuchman who enjoys raping and killing fathers. A troma team release of a lloyd kaufman and michael herz presentation of a troma team and astron6 production. When this film first came i was excited to view it, with a name like fathers day and a lineage of troma film studios i thought it might be the companion piece to mothers day which was in my opinion this studios best film of all time. Fathers day 2011 a troma production dvd talk forum. During the winter of 20102011, troma produced a featurelength film fathers day, which kaufman calls a response film to mothers day. Sure enough, six months later fathers day has proven to be my favorite film of 2012, and like all of the film s rabid fans, ive been looking forward to its official release on bluray for quite some time.
Father s day is almost a modernisation of the kaufmanherz archetypes such as class of nuke em high and toxic avenger, but given a grindhouse feel and a lot more depth than would be usually expected. Despite being produced and distributed by troma entertainment, it bears no relation to mothers day or its 2010 remake. Astron6 s father s day, has proudly brought troma back to its loyal bgrade roots, with a surprisingly fresh perspective from this new generation of hardcore horror dwellers. Tromas fathers day gets a morethanitdeserves, midnightonly release what the fuck hath hobo with a shotgun wrought. Originally made as a short film, 1 the featurelength version had its world premiere on october 21, 2011 at the toronto after dark film festival, where it received multiple awards. Troma, those titans of pure independent cinematic art, looked to be in trouble. Fathers day is the best anal raping ultra violent troma gorefest in decades. I felt fathers day delivered a gut punch on part with those genre classics. Fathers day is a 2011 americancanadian actionhorror comedy film directed by adam brooks. Originally made as a short horror film, the feature length version had its world premiere on october 21, 2011 at the toronto after dark film festival, where it received multiple awards. Both the comedy and the violence are exaggerated to their limits, and i have no qualms about saying that this might be the most violent film ive ever seen. I cant wait for the next astron6 film, the giallo spoof the editor. Watching a troma movie is not a quest for good storytelling, or interesting characters, or deep themes. This is without one of the best movies of the year, very original and imaginative grindhouse style horror movie from troma films if you love the current trend of.
Fathers day is gross, tasteless, gory, full of nudity, low budget and unapologetic. Its no doubt the best movie out of troma and with its only competitor being cabin in the woods best movie of 2011. A murderer, a priest, and a delinquent try to bring down a father killing madman. The film was scooped by troma and the rest is history. It seems a lot of effort has been put into this movie to achieve that eighties film feel, from the soundtrack to more subtle aspects such as the.
Never let it be said that the fine folks over at troma dont know how to do things in style. Jan 11, 2014 directed by adam brooks, jeremy gillespie, matthew kennedy. A murderer, a priest, and a delinquent try to bring down a fatherkilling madman. Thats more of a requirement than a suggestion by the way. This is more of a film made out of vain then for comedic purposes. As a person who enjoys such films as street trash, pieces, society, from beyond, frankenhooker, and possessed. It was originally a fake trailer that astron6 brought to tad a few years ago and it looked nuts back then. The companys latest, fathers day, carries on that proud tradition. Return to nuke em high s buffalo dreams short film a halloween carol short. From short of the week alum mat johns a fathers day is a simple concept well executed. The film stars brooks as ahab, a man determined to exact revenge on chris fuchman, the father s day killer, a rapist and serial killer who murdered. A 2011 film from troma studios, written and directed by astron6 when his father is raped and murdered, leaving himself and his younger sister chelsea as orphans, crazed vigilante ahab becomes obsessed with bringing justice to the one responsible, chris fuchman, also known as the fathers day killer. He joins forces with a priest named john and a shy blonde street hustler twink to track down and stop chris fuchman the father s day killer. Very loosely based on the urban myth about the father s day killer it s your typical troma fare.
Fathers day 4 disc limited edition numbered bluray. Obsessed with vengeance, maple syrup, and his sister. It would be easy to say that fathers day is the film grindhouse. Dvd released by troma entertainment written and directed by astron6 2012, 100 minutes, not rated movie released on february 10th, 2012. Very loosely based on the urban myth about the fathers day killer its your typical tromafare. Fathers day is almost a modernisation of the kaufmanherz archetypes such as class of nuke em high and toxic avenger, but given a grindhouse feel and a lot more depth than would be usually expected. Thirty years ago, troma turned mothers day into a bloodstained spot on the calendar, and now theyre back to do the same with fathers day. Troma entertainment is looking for new acquisitions to add to its troma rific film. He joins forces with a priest named john and a shy blonde street hustler twink to track down and stop chris fuchman the fathers day killer.
Tromas fathers day getting huge bluray release dread central. A film about a rapist that go around rapping father s. Father s day is a 2011 americancanadian actionhorror comedy film directed by adam brooks, jeremy gillespie, matthew kennedy, steven kostanski, and conor sweeney. Fathers day proves that, when hes not making masterworks, tromas lloyd. Return to nuke em highs buffalo dreams short film a halloween carol short. October 21, 2011 20111021 toronto after dark film festival.
Father s day is a perfect black comedy, and the mix of hardcore exploitation and surreal comedy is measured perfectly. I have been a fan of troma since i was far too young to be watching their movies. However since this is the usual troma trash, those fx are in short supply. A 2011 film from troma studios, written and directed by astron6 when his father is raped and murdered, leaving himself and his younger sister chelsea as orphans, crazed vigilante ahab becomes obsessed with bringing justice to the one responsible, chris fuchman, also known as the father s day killer. Fathers day follows the classic story we all grew up with.
A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy s father. Any synopsis on this film will tell you that its about three guys who are trying to kill a man who raped and murdered their fathers. Fathers day should prove an excellent complement to charles kaufmans classic film mothers day, distributed by troma. With robin williams, billy crystal, julia louisdreyfus, nastassja kinski. Just reported from troma team video both on their facebook page and in the comments of our own article, troma has decided to reinstate the. Fathers day is over the top, tasteless, senseless, and completely hilarious. Great film, although personally i prefer poultrygeist. Troma entertainment is looking for new acquisitions to add to its tromarific film library send your finished, featurelength or short films to. Let me say that not only did i choose wrong when i selected this film, i have never been so punished by making a wrong choice in recent memory. The classification board has not disclosed their reasons for the banning of the film, but foley points to this as yet another example of the.
During the winter of 20102011, troma produced a featurelength film father s day, which kaufman calls a response film to mother s day. A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boys father. Now that its here, though, i cant help but feel conflicted about troma s. S day which was in my opinion this studios best film of all time. Yes fathers day is an edgy film, foley acknowledges, but it is an hilarious and overthetop spoof that, despite its gore, is actually one of the sweetest films in the monster fest program. Tromas gruesome black comedy fathers day is sure to divide its audience in terms of where it fits on this spectrum. Fathers day is the best anal raping ultra violent troma. When his father is raped and murdered, leaving himself and his younger sister chelsea as orphans, crazed vigilante ahab becomes obsessed with bringing justice to the one responsible, chris fuchman, also known as the fathers day killer. Fathers day seems to pride itself in its two main stars, billy crystal and robin williams. This is an exploitation for the most diehard fans of the genre. The story fallows ahab a man on a quest of revenge against the demon who raped and killed his father and many other fathers for that matter. The film was written and directed by the canadian filmmaking team astron6, debuting october 21, 2011, at the toronto after dark film festival where it took home the top prize of best film, as well as five.
May 30, 2012 just reported from troma team video both on their facebook page and in the comments of our own article, troma has decided to reinstate the special features they cut from the father s day bluray. The formula hasnt changed much in three decades, as lloyd kaufman has found the type of demented movie to serve as the spiritual successor to the oozy sleaze that lined video store shelves during the studios glory days. A film about a rapist that go around rapping fathers. The second film on day 2 of toronto after dark 2011 was fathers day. The company s latest, father s day, carries on that proud tradition. It should be noted that fathers day is shot and produced like a grindhouse flick in more than just story, including film that looks battered, a horrendous soundtrack. Fathers day 2011 a 2011 film from troma studios, written and directed by astron6. Troma entertainment is looking for new acquisitions to add to it s troma rific film library send your finished, featurelength or short films to. Directed by astron6 starring adam brooks, conor sweeney, matthew kennedy, amy groening, brent neale, garret hnatiuk, meredith sweeney and mackenzie murdock fathers day follows the classic story we all grew up with. Fathers day will screen at the trocadero theatre tomorrow at 8pm, introduced by lloyd kaufman. Fathers day is a film that is best watched as drunk and as high as richard pryor in the 80s. Coming from astron6 and troma, this is one wacked out flick.
Pitchperfect homage to 80s exploitation and grue soaked horror films. If anyone wants to catch it, they can rent or buy a. I felt father s day delivered a gut punch on part with those genre classics. Ahab, a man obsessed with exacting a brutal, violent revenge on the man who murdered his dad, joins john, an eager priest, and twink, a hotheaded street hustler, on an epic quest to find and defeat this mythical monster known as chris fuchman aka the fathers day killer. Father s day proves that, when he s not making masterworks, troma s lloyd kaufman is quite capable of finding fresh examples of same. The film was written and directed by the canadian filmmaking team astron6, debuting october 21, 2011, at the toronto after dark film festival where it took home the top prize of best film, as well as five other awards. Adam brooks as ahab matthew kennedy as father john sullivan conor sweeney as twink amy groening as chelsea mackenzie murdoch as chris fuchman. A long, long time ago in a town north of tromaville, there was a bad, bad man who raped and killed dads. Adam brooks, jeremy gillespie, matthew kennedy, and conor sweeneys fathers day stars. Troma entertainment is looking for new acquisitions to add to its tromarific film. Feb 12, 2012 tromas fathers day gets a morethanitdeserves, midnightonly release what the fuck hath hobo with a shotgun wrought. The unlikely trio team up to hunt fuchman, getting into some crazy situations as the murders continue. The trocadero is at 1003 arch street, philadelphia.