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Troma Entertainment presents a gluten-FREE Sexy September screening of 1981’s succulent sex comedy ‘Waitress” on September 10th at Santa Salsa in Brooklyn, NYC and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, Canada at 9:00PM!

"Side-splitting humor and heaping portions of laughs on its menu"- New York Magazine
"A high spirited laff riot" - Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times  

If you’re looking to be served a tasty treat of a movie in the vein of “Waiting” and “Knocked Up“, it’s  Waitress! And make sure you have an appetite for a lot of laughs and lots of turn ons!!! How many times have you gotten to a restaurant and instead of a WAITRESS! you got an actress? Carol Bevar, Jim Harris and Carol Drake star in this raunchy comedy, from directors Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, about a would be actress, a teen magazine reporter and a pre-pubescent prep-school girl. Picture three waitresses in a crazy restaurant where there is chaos among the customers, an exploding kitchen and a drunken chef.

Fans can see Waitress on September 9th for FREE at Santa Salsa in Brooklyn and at The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto (Donations Appreciated!), with both screenings commencing at 9:00 PM!

Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday. We will be screening weekly in Toronto, Canada in partnership with The Grand Gerrard Theatre while screening at various locations around New York.

Santa Salsa
234 Starr St., Brooklyn, NY 11237

The Grand Gerrard Theatre
1035 Gerrard St. E, Toronto, ONM4M 1Z6 Canada

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Troma Entertainment presents a Sexy September screening of 1979’s hilarious softball-sex comedy ‘Squeeze Play” on September 3rd – 9:00 PM at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn, NYC and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, Canada at 9:00 PM!

”SQUEEZE PLAY” is a zesty movie of its kind… This is a low-budget bawdy comedy, full of dopey routines and live-wire characters.”

“There’s a friendliness to all this, and it’s the movie’s best quality.”

– Janet Maslin, The New York Times

SQUEEZE PLAY is the first and most seminal of the sexy comedies of the late 1970’s.  Before there was Porky’s, there was Squeeze Play, a hilarious, raunchy comedy about a women’s softball team where anything goes. It’s a wild battle of the sexes as the “World Series of Laughs” heats up on and off the softball field. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, SQUEEZE PLAY stars Jennifer Hetrick (L.A. Law), Jim Metzler (Four Friends) and Al Corley (Dynasty)!

Fans can see Squeeze Play on September 3rd for ONLY $5 at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn and at The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto (Donations Appreciated), with both screenings commencing at 9:00 PM.

Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday. We will be screening weekly in Toronto, Canada in partnership with The Grand Gerrard Theatre while screening at various locations around New York.

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The Extraterrestrial Undead take on the United States Army to decide the fate of the planet in ‘Space Zombie Bingo’ this Troma Tuesday in Brooklyn, NYC and Toronto, CAN!

Troma Entertainment proudly presents an Earth Zapping screening of the 1993 sci-fi zombie extravaganza ‘Space Zombie Bingo‘ on August 13th at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn, NYC and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, Canada at 9:00PM!

The earth is in grave danger when a gang of flesh-eating zombies from outer space take on menacing military macho men. The future of the world rests solely on the shoulders of the Zombie Defense Corps and their incredulous leader, Major Kent Bendover. Will Major Bendover and his moronic kitchen utensil-bearing troops have what it takes to battle these horrifying space invaders, or will the entire universe crumble to become a SPACE ZOMBIE BINGO!?!? Directed by George Ormrod and starring William Darkow, Romana Provost and Hugh Crawford.

Fans can see Space Zombie Bingo on August 13th for FREE at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn and at The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto (Pay What You Can), with both screenings commencing at 9:00 PM.

Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday. We will be screening weekly in Toronto, Canada in partnership with The Grand Gerrard Theatre while screening at various locations around New York.

Lucky 13 Saloon
644 Sackett St
 Brooklyn, NY 11217 

The Grand Gerrard Theatre
1035 Gerrard St. E
Toronto, ONM4M 1Z6 Canada

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Troma Entertainment proudly presents an OUT OF THIS WORLD screening of the 1990 sci-fi comedy Strangest Dreams: Invasion Of The Space Preacherson August 6th at Santa Salsa in Brooklyn, NYC and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto (with a special appearance by Director Daniel Boyd), Canada at 9:00PM!

Finally! A heartwarming science-fiction adventure movie that pits a delirious dentist, a pencil-weilding accountant and a shapely space woman against an egotistical intergalactic evangelist! Something strange is going on in the backwoods and hills of West Virginia. The once cheerful townsfolk are becoming mindless, moronic automatons. Is it an alien invasion? No, it’s much worse than creatures from space… it’s PREACHERS from space!!! And they’ve arrived under the leadership of the evil Reverend Lash, who is using his faithful following to control the minds of the hapless Earthlings! They’re from out of town, she’s from outer space and together, they’re all going out of their minds!!!

Fans can see Invasion Of The Space Preachers on August 6th for FREE at Santa Salsa in Brooklyn at 8:00 PM and at The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto at 9:00 PM with a special appearance by Director Daniel Boyd (Pay What You Can!)    Troma Tuesdays has branched its weekly program that we continue to curate in New York into other countries to create a unique universal experience to be had with independent cinema around the world every Tuesday. We will be screening weekly in Toronto, Canada in partnership with The Grand Gerrard Theatre while screening at various locations around New York.

GIVE ART BACK TO THE PEOPLE!

Santa Salsa 234 Starr St, Brooklyn, NY 11237
The Grand Gerrard Theatre1035 Gerrard St. E, Toronto, ONM4M 1Z6 Canada

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Emil Johannson Levin‘s SIN-tillatingly Surrealistic ‘Unplanned Parenthood’ makes it’s TROMATIC debut on Troma Now as one of many exciting new August additions!

In Unplanned Parenthood, a soon to be mother goes to a Planned Parenthood clinic for her last check up, but everything takes a dark turn for the worse. Directed by Emil Johannson (as Emil Levin) and starring Patrik Brander, Jesper Danielsson, Petar Gagic.

Fans can see Unplanned Parenthood, along with many other Fantoxic August additions, at Troma Now! Exclusive World Premieres, Troma Classics and Exclusive Behind the Scenes Content are just some of the many features of Troma Now that celebrate Reel Independent Filmmaking!

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Troma is proud to present films that we found to be exceptional in bringing Reel Independence to the big screen! Troma Entertainment presents a special Troma Tuesday screening of The Best of Short Films selections from The 19th Annual TromaDance Film Festivalon July 30th at Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn, NYC at 9PM.

Selected Titles

Kinky’s Treat – Dir. Etienne Cipriani (USA)
Brutal Realty, Inc. – Dir. Erik Boccio (USA)
Whiskers & The Terrible Hole – Dir. Dan Bringhurst (USA)
The Nautilus – Dir. Dan Bringhurst (USA)
Tigger! – Dir. Iban del Campo (Spain)

-Intermission-

Meat is Murder! – Dir. James Boylan
Psycho Kino – Dir. Guillem Dols (Spain)
The Jerry Show – Stephen Stull (USA)
Lunch Ladies – Dir. J. M. Logan/ Prod. Clarissa Jacobson (USA)

Fans can see The Best of TromaDance Short Films on July 30th at Film Noir Cinema, located at 122 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, at 9:00 PM! Admission is ONLY $5!

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Troma Panel dedicated to The United States Women’s National Team World Cup Championship in Support of Equal Rights and Pay for All Genders and Races With Special Guests Dolph Ziggler, Chuck Tingle and More!

San Diego Comic-Con Is About to Get a Lot More Toxic!

Troma Entertainment will have a special ‘Happy 45th Birthday, Troma” Panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con at 9:00PM on Saturday, July 20th at booth #4017 in Room 25 ABC at the San Diego Convention Center with Legendary filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman and a Fantoxic lineup of surprise guest speakers.

The “Happy 45th Birthday Troma” panel will take place from 9:00 Pm – 10:00PM and will feature Tromazing guests such as Kaufman himself, Dolph Ziggler (World Famous WWE Superstar), Producer Pat Kaufman (Producer of #ShakespearesShitstorm and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead), Frazer Brown (#ShakespearesShitstorm, Producer of The Toxic Avenger: The Musical), James Rolfe (The Angry Video Game Nerd) and illustrious author Chuck Tingle (Appearing in the Troma Booth on Friday July 19th and Saturday July 20th for signings and photo-ops along with Kaufman).

Troma will have a meet and greet including FREE signings and Photo-Ops with Tingle and Kaufman and will be selling NEW & EXCLUSIVE merchandise including hats, shirts, Blu-rays, DVD’s, posters and more!

The 2019 San Diego Comic-Con will be taking place on July 18th to July 21st at the San Diego Convention Center, located at 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101. The international, multi -genre entertainment and comic convention will be celebrating it’s 50th year in 2019.

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Troma‘s toxic, lesbian love story Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High AKA Vol. 2 will be making it’s Colorado Theatrical Premiere at the prestigious Oriental Theatre in Denver on Saturday, July 13th at 8:00 PM with a special pre-show presentation by Lloyd Kaufman and a Q&A session following the screening.

On Saturday, July 13th, Kaufman’s highly acclaimed Tromasterpiece will be shown the way it was always meant to be seen – UNCENSORED and on the big screen! The legendary director himself will be in attendance for the ONE NIGHT ONLY screening and Q&A, as well as selling exclusive merchandise, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans! Doors open at 7:00 PM, show starts at 8:00 PM with Q&A to follow! Tickets sales are LIMITED and start at ONLY $20!

“Its outrageous imagery brings to light the absurdity we’re currently up against as a society dealing with all sorts of turmoil.”– LA Weekly

“The fluorescent fluids fly fast and furiously… it gets only wilder from there.”– LA Times

“This might be Kaufman’s angriest polemic yet… bless him and Troma for making a movie that’s so aggressively unclean.”– Simon Abrams, Rogerebert.com

“Return to Return to Nuke Em High AKA Vol. 2, is Troma’s most manic magnum opus yet… It’s right and righteous.”– Film Threat

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FREE TromaTuesday Screening! Bring Your Own Blood!

Calling All Freaks in Brooklyn, NYC and Toronto, CAN!

Troma Entertainment presents FREE Troma Tuesday screenings of the macabre 1976 torture extravaganza Bloodsucking Freaks on July 2nd at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn, NYC at 8PM and The Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, Canada at 9:00PM

The much revered Troma horror classic ‘Bloodsucking Freaks‘, also known as The Incredible Torture Show, makes its bloodstained comeback on the big screen! Viewers will be transported to the bizarre and psychotically twisted world of Sardu (Seamus O’Brien), a stage performer who exhibits live shows of torture, dismemberment and other sadistic acts for public audiences. The only thing is… the viewers have no idea it’s all real!

Fans can see Bloodsucking Freaks on July 2nd for FREE at 8:00 PM in Brooklyn at Lucky 13 Saloon and at 9:00 PM in Toronto at The Grand Gerrard Theatre (Pay What You Can!)

Troma Tuesday screenings are continuing in Brooklyn’s Film Noir Cinema and Toronto’s Grand Gerrard Theatre! Film Noir admission is only $5, Grand Gerrard Theatre admission is FREE! Film Noir starts at 9:30 PM, Grand Gerrard starts at 9 PM!

GIVE ART BACK TO THE PEOPLE!

Troma Entertainment continues to disrupt the media and has now broken the internet with new premiere features, shorts and exclusive bonus content on their streaming service, Troma Now, at only $4.99 a month with the first month free! New Additions every month!

Lucky 13 Saloon
644 Sackett St 
Brooklyn, NY 11217

The Grand Gerrard Theatre
1035 Gerrard St. E
Toronto, ONM4M 1Z6 Canada

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The 19th Annual Tromadance Film Festival Set to Wreak Toxic Havoc and Make History on June 21st and June 22nd at the 3 Dollar Bill in Brooklyn, NYC! 

New York City and all of it’s Visionary Brooklyn Film Fans are set to become a part of Tromaville history in just two short days!

Featuring three wildly wicked features, 36 bone breaking shorts and a killer lineup of metal bands that would make a mother run for cover, the 19th Tromadance Film Festival has officially become THE CAN’T MISS EVENT OF THE SUMMER!

JUNE 21st  (21+) 6PM-4AM $10-15 MINIMUM DONATIONJUNE 22nd  (18+) 12PM-10PM FREE! $5 SUGGESTED DONATIONat the 3 Dollar Bill in Brooklyn, NYC!

Friday night on June 21st, There will be a special screening of Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana featuring a Q&A with WORLD RENOWNED artist Mike Diana (the first artist to be found guilty on charges for artistic obscenity), Director Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Brain Damage), Producer Mike Hunchback, and moderated by Tony Timpone (longtime editor of Fangoria).

There will also be an EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK of Troma’s upcoming film #Shakespeare’s Shitstorm, from the brains CINE-MASTERMIND and President of Troma, Lloyd Kaufman.  All this and more will ensure that guests have once in a lifetime, TOXICALLY TERRIFIC weekend!

Live Music Performances (June 21st Only: 10PM-Late)

 FEATURING:
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT

NIHILISTICS

ESCUELA GRIND

H.B.I.C.

SEWAGE NYC

Then on Saturday, June 22nd, Troma will be showing even more truly independent films with a 10 hour program from 12pm-10pm with 2 feature films, Portal Man (Dir. by Charles Davis) and Assassinaut (Dir. by Drew Bolduc of Troma’s The Taint), along with a special guest panel set with Q&A’s taking place after the films. 

Troma will also be selling a limited edition run of shirts designed by our honored guest, the WORLD FAMOUS Mike Diana!

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The Tromadance Film Festival is an Annual Free Film Festival presented by Troma Entertainment, the longest running independent film company in the US (45 YEARS and counting). Tromadance features a range of films made independently, usually without big stars, big money and far removed from the Hollywood studio system. The official selected films of Tromadance have been made with nothing more than passion, courage, integrity, and raw talent.

Tromadance is an opportunity for everyone who’s ever picked up a camera to have their work seen without the compromises required by elitist cartel interference.  Tromadance is proud to be the first and only film festival that is TRULY INDEPENDENT for the people and by the people.

Sponsored By:

DREAD CENTRAL
KITSPLIT
NO FLOWERS FOR YT POWERS
FORBIDDEN PLANET
VEGAN ROB’S
BAD DRAGON

Featured Artist Booths:

FRANK HENENLOTTER
MIKE DIANA
BOCKHAUS x NAUSIKAE NYC
JOHN ZEH (UNDERSIDER ART)
ANDREW TREMBLAY

Raffles Provided By:

BAD DRAGON
FORBIDDEN PLANET
PI RECORDINGS

ABOUT THE VENUE
3 Dollar Bill is the newest and largest Queer Venue in Brooklyn. Troma is honored to create this event with a safe space for everyone in the community, promoting independence, and the importance of expressing free identity.

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