All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger: The Shocking True Story of Troma Studios

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: I laughed my a** off!!! Lloyd Kaufman has given us a fantastic and hilarious look into the world of independant filmmaking. Educational and entertaining!
I hear that Troma will be releasing an instructional box set of DVDs to compliment Lloyd's other book, Make Your Own Damn Movie, soon. PLUS... rumor has it that an original Toxic Avenger novel is in the works, if Lloyd's publisher finally realizes that there is an audience for the novel.

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Summary: Kaufman's hilarious yet informative book on filmmaking
Review: Kaufman is, simply put, clearly talented to remain in the business for as long as he has. "All I Need to Know..." acts as an autobiography along with being an informative guide on how to make your own movies. You learn about his experiences on "Rocky", "Saturday Night Fever", "Squeeze Play" and the later Troma classics such as "Toxic Avenger". Even though this book was written in 1998, it still packs quite a punch!

What I wouldn't give for a more fictional book on Kaufman's creation of the Toxic Avenger. My friends and me would line up around the block for that one! C'mon, you money-hungry publishers! Cash in on this gem of an idea!



Rating:
Summary: Unappreciated mind!
Review: Tales from over 20 years of truly independant cinematic madness. Please don't read if you are looking for simple, organized, fabricated, edited, and coherent narrative.

This book is a pure out-pouring of experience.

Enjoy if you are able.