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1986 • 1h 23min • PG-13 • Horror, Fantasy

Troll

"Worlds of magic, mystery and menace."

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.

IMDb 4.6

RT 30%

MC 30

Director

John Carl Buechler

Writers

John Carl Buechler

Ed Naha

Composer

Richard Band

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Noah Hathaway

Harry Potter Jr.

Jenny Beck

Wendy Anne Potter

Phil Fondacaro

Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll

Michael Moriarty

Harry Potter Sr.

Shelley Hack

Anne Potter

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Jeanette Cooper

June Lockhart

Eunice St. Clair

Anne Lockhart

Young Eunice St. Clair

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