1970s

• The Battle of Love's Return
  The Battle of Love's Return
  The Battle of Love's Return is a 1971 comedy film written, directed, produced, and starring Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder of Troma Entertainment, his first major film after his student production The Girl Who Returned....
  
   (1971)
• Sugar Cookies
  Sugar Cookies (film)
  Sugar Cookies is a 1973 soft-core crime film directed by Theodore Gershuny. It was co-written by future president of Troma Entertainment Lloyd Kaufman and produced by future director Oliver Stone....
  
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• Big Gus, What's the Fuss?
  Big Gus, What's the Fuss?
  Big Gus, What's the Fuss? was a 1973 Israeli comedy film directed by Ami Artzi and American director Lloyd Kaufman, the president of Troma Entertainment...
  
   (1973)
• East End Hustle
  East End Hustle
  East End Hustle is a 1976 drama film directed by Frank Vitale and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The plot revolves around a high-priced prostitute who leads a rebellion of hookers against their sadistic pimps....
  
   (1976) ³

1982

1982 in film

-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...

 

• Waitress!
  Waitress!
  Waitress! is a 1981 comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment. It was the second in Troma's line of "sexy comedies", preceded by the 1979's Squeeze Play! and followed by 1982's Stuck on You! and 1983's The First Turn-On!.-Premise:The film follows an aspiring...
  
  
• The Curse of the Screaming Dead
  Curse of the Cannibal Confederates
  Curse of the Cannibal Confederates is a 1982 horror film directed by Tony Malanowski and distributed by Troma Entertainment...
  
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• Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters
  Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters
  Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters is a 1982 action-comedy film directed by Jopi Burnama and Charles Kaufman, the brother of Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Entertainment, who distributed the film....
  
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1984

1984 in film

-Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....

 

• Zombie Island Massacre
  Zombie Island Massacre
  Zombie Island Massacre is a 1984 horror film directed by John N. Carter and starring famed congressman's wife and Playboy model, Rita Jenrette...
  
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• Dreams Come True
  Dreams Come True (film)
  Dreams Come True is a 1984 adventure film directed by Max Kalmanowicz and distributed by Troma Entertainment....
  
  
• The Toxic Avenger
  The Toxic Avenger
  The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 comedy horror film released by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts. Virtually ignored upon its first release, The Toxic Avenger caught on with filmgoers after a long and successful midnight movie engagement at the famed...
  
  

1985

1985 in film

-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...

 

• Igor and the Lunatics
  Igor and the Lunatics
  Igor and the Lunatics is a 1985 horror film directed by Billy Parolini and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film follows Igor, a maniacal cult leader, and his group of murderous followers who, after being sent to prison after a killing spree, are released sixteen years later, only to return...
  
  
• I Was a Teenage TV Terrorist
  I Was a Teenage TV Terrorist
  I Was a Teenage TV Terrorist is a 1985 comedy film directed by Stanford Singer and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film follows two bored teenagers, anarchic troublemaker Paul and aspiring actress Donna, as they use Paul's father's TV station to stage an elaborate bomb hoax and throw the...
  
   ²
• When Nature Calls
  When Nature Calls
  When Nature Calls is a 1985 spoof comedy written and directed by Charles Kaufman and starring Academy Award nominee David Strathairn in an early performance...
  
  

1986

1986 in film

-Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....

 

• Class of Nuke 'Em High
  Class of Nuke 'Em High
  Class of Nuke 'Em High, also known as Atomic High School, is a 1986 film made by cult classic B-movie production group Troma Entertainment. It was directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman under the pseudonym Samuel Weil...
  
  
• Combat Shock
  Combat Shock
  Combat Shock is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo and distributed by Troma Entertainment.The plot of the film takes place in Staten Island, and follows an unemployed Vietnam veteran living in total poverty with his nagging wife, his deformed baby due to Ricky having been...
  
  
• Girls School Screamers
  Girls School Screamers
  Girls School Screamers is a 1986 horror film co-written and directed by John P. Finnegan. The plot follows a group of young college girls who are taken up to an abandoned mansion to help renovate it, only to later be dispatched one by one by an unseen assailant. The film was distributed by Troma...
  
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• Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.
  Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.
  Sizzle Beach, U.S.A is an independent film starring Kevin Costner, Terry Congie, Leslie Brander, and Roselyn Royce.It was not released until 1986 after Costner had become a celebrity...
  
   ²
• Monster in the Closet
  Monster in the Closet
  Monster in the Closet is a 1986 horror/comedy with a veteran cast, including Howard Duff and John Carradine, as well as The Black Eyed Peas' Stacy Ferguson and Paul Walker in early roles. The film was distributed by Troma Entertainment...
  
  

1987

1987 in film

-Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....

 

• Redneck Zombies
  Redneck Zombies
  Redneck Zombies is a 1987 very low budget independent horror comedy trash film directed by Pericles Lewnes and released by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
  
   ²
• Plutonium Baby ³
• Deadly Daphne's Revenge
• Chillers
• Blood Hook
  Blood Hook
  -Plot:The plot of the film revolves around a murderer killing fishermen with an over-sized fishhook during a Wisconsin fishing festival. The film was shot on location in the community of Hayward, Wisconsin; the town's landmark giant fiberglass muskie is prominently featured in the film...
  
   ²
• The Adventure of the Action Hunters ²
• Surf Nazis Must Die
  Surf Nazis Must Die
  Surf Nazis Must Die is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Peter George and starring Gail Neely, Barry Brenner, and Robert Harden. It was produced by The Institute, a production company formed by Peter George, Craig A...
  
  
• Story of a Junkie
  Story of a Junkie
  Story of a Junkie is a 1987 drama film directed by Lech Kowalski and starring John Spaceley. Distributed by Troma Entertainment. Filmed in documentary-style, the film follows the character of Gringo, a young man looking for fortune in New York, only to fall into heroin addiction.The movie has...
  
  
• Lust for Freedom

1988

1988 in film

-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice...

 

• Rabid Grannies
  Rabid Grannies
  Rabid Grannies is a 1988 Belgian horror film directed by Emmanuel Kervyn.-Plot:The plot revolves around a large family who gather for their two grandmothers' birthday in the country side...
  
  
• Evil Clutch
  Evil Clutch
  Evil Clutch is a 1989 Italian horror film written and directed by Andreas Marfori and distributed by Troma Entertainment.An American college student joins her Italian boyfriend for a romantic weekend trip...
  
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• Troma's War
  Troma's War
  Troma's War, also known as 1,000 Ways to Die in the United States, is a 1988 action/adventure film written by Lloyd Kaufman and Mitchell Dana and directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman...
  
  

1989

1989 in film

-Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million...

 

• They Call Me Macho Woman!
  They Call Me Macho Woman!
  They Call Me Macho Woman! is a 1989 action film written and directed by Patrick G. Donahue and distributed by Troma Entertainment.The story follows city woman Susan Morris , who decides to escape her banal urban life and goes looking for a house in the country...
  
  
• Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator
  Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator
  Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator is a 1989 horror-comedy written and directed by Don Nardo and distributed by Troma Entertainment...
  
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• Fortress of Amerikkka
  Fortress of Amerikkka
  Fortress of Amerikkka is a 1989 action film directed by Eric Louzil and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The movie follows John Whitecloud, a criminal rebel who's out for revenge against a corrupt Sheriff and a militia run by a crazed General...
  
  
• Blades
  Blades (film)
  Blades is a 1989 horror film directed by Thomas R. Rondinella and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:The film is about people who are curious as to why people have been appearing shredded on a local prestigious country club...
  
   ²
• Beware: Children at Play!
  Beware! Children at Play
  Beware! Children at Play is a 1989 horror film directed by Mik Cribben and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:The film follows the inhabitants of a small rural town whose children are disappearing at an alarming rate and whose adults are simultaneously being killed in a ritualistic fashion...
  
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• The Toxic Avenger, Part II
  The Toxic Avenger Part II
  The Toxic Avenger Part II is a 1989 comedy horror film released by Troma Entertainment. It was directed by Lloyd Kaufman and features The Toxic Avenger in an adventure to Japan to meet his father. The film has received cult status among a new audience almost a generation after it was first released...
  
  
• The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
  The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
  The Toxic Avenger III: The Last Temptation of Toxie was released in 1989 by Troma Entertainment. It is effectively a direct sequel to The Toxic Avenger Part II because when director Lloyd Kaufman made that movie he realized he shot too much material for one film.-Plot:After getting Apocalypse Inc....
  
  

1990

1990 in film

The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....

 

• Def by Temptation
  Def by Temptation
  Def by Temptation is a horror film directed by James Bond III and stars Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bill Nunn. It was released in March of 1990. The director James Bond III played the character Doc in the children's television series The Red Hand Gang.-Synopsis:The story is set in New...
  
   ²
• Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell ²
• Invasion of the Space Preachers ²
• Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy
  Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy
  Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy is a 1990 Hungarian erotic horror film written, directed, and produced by Léon Paul De Bruyn Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy (also known as Bloodsucking Freaks II) is a 1990 Hungarian erotic horror film written, directed, and produced by Léon Paul De Bruyn Maniac Nurses Find...
  
   ²
• Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
  Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
  Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. is a 1990 comedic superhero film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Synopsis:...
  
  

1991

1991 in film

The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...

 

• Class of Nuke 'Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown
• Wizards of the Demon Sword
• Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
  Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
  Chopper Chicks In Zombietown is a 1989 comedy horror movie released by Troma, featuring Billy Bob Thornton.The film is about an all-female motorcycle gang named the 'Cycle Sluts', who cruise into the isolated town of Zariah looking for a good time...
  
  
• Horror of the Humongous Hungry Hungan ^{3 4}
• The Toxic Crusaders ⁵

1993

1993 in film

The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...

 

• Space Zombie Bingo!!! ^{2 4}
• The Troma System

1994

1994 in film

1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

 

• Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
  Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
  The Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid is a 1994 comedy, horror, science-fiction film directed by Eric Louzil and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
  
   ¹
• Femme Fontaine: Killer Babe for the C.I.A. ²

1996

1996 in film

Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...

 

• Kondom des Grauens ³
• Tromeo and Juliet
  Tromeo and Juliet
  Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment...
  
  
• Alferd Packer: The Musical ²

1997

1997 in film

-Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*...

 

• Bugged ¹
• Sgt. Kabukiman Public Service Announcement ⁵
• Hamster PSA
• Teenage Catgirls in Heat
  Teenage Catgirls in Heat
  Teenage Catgirls in Heat is a 1993 comedy film co-written and directed by Scott Perry and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
  
   ¹
• The Tromaville Café
  The Tromaville Cafe
  The Tromaville Cafe was a television program broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom from 1997–2000 that would regularly showcase classic Troma films....
  
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1998

1998 in film

-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...

 

• Fag Hag
  Fag Hag (film)
  Fag Hag is the debut film of director Damion Dietz released in 1998. He also wrote the film and has a lead role in it alongside Stephanie Orff.-Cast:*Stephanie Orff, as Destiny Rutt*Damion Dietz as Scott Bushey...
  
   ¹
• Buttcrack ²
• Tainted ²
• Creep ²
• Decampitated
  Decampitated
  Decampitated is a 1998 independent American horror comedy film directed by Matt Cunningham and distributed on video by Troma Entertainment....
  
  
• Sucker: The Vampire ^{2 4}
• Viewer Discretion Advised

1999

1999 in film

The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...

 

• Hellblock 13 ^{2 4}
• Terror Firmer
  Terror Firmer
  Terror Firmer is a 1999 American comedy horror film, directed by Lloyd Kaufman, written by Patrick Cassidy and Douglas Buck, and starring Will Keenan and Alyce LaTourelle. The film was produced by the Troma Entertainment company, known for distributing campy exploitation films...
  
  
• Backroad Diner
• Please Kill Mr. Kinski ³
• Touch Me in the Morning
  Touch Me in the Morning (film)
  Touch Me in the Morning is a 1999 Independent film written and directed by Giuseppe Andrews. Andrews, who is better known for his roles in films such as Cabin Fever and Detroit Rock City, made the film with his friends and neighbors from the trailer park community he lives in, he has since made...
  
  

2000

2000 in film

The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....

 

• Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
  Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
  Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV is a 2000 American superhero comedy film released by Troma Entertainment, directed by Lloyd Kaufman...
  
  
• Viral Assassins ^{2 4}
• Troma's Edge TV ⁵
• Medley - Brandelli di scuola ²
• The Rowdy Girls
• The Comeback
  The Comeback (film)
  The Comeback is a 1978 British horror film directed by Pete Walker.-Plot:A once successful American singer, Nick Cooper , relocates to a country manor in England, leaving L.A. and a failed marriage behind him, to begin work on his career comeback...
  
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• Cons ²
• Dumpster Baby ⁴
• Superstarlet A.D. ²
• Toilet Lesson ²
• Unspeakable ^{2 5}

2002

2002 in film

The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 

• All the Love You Cannes!
  All the Love You Cannes!
  All the Love You Cannes! is a 2002 documentary film directed by Lloyd Kaufman, Gabriel Friedman, and Seth McGrath.The film chronicles Troma Entertainment's annual pilgrimage to the Cannes Film Festival in order to take on the "elitist media conglomerates" and features interviews with Quentin...
  
  
• Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie' ⁴

2003

2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

 

• Wiseguys vs. Zombies ^{3 4}
• Zombiegeddon
  Zombiegeddon
  Zombiegeddon is a 2003 film directed by Chris Watson. The horror/comedy, distributed by Troma Films.- Plot :The movie follows two bad cops who find themselves engaged in a battle against evil Hellspawn.- Cast :...
  
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• Skunk Ape!? ³
• Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over ⁴
• Parts of the Family ^{2 4}
• The Wounded ^{2 4}

2004

2004 in film

The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...

 

• Tales from the Crapper
  Tales from the Crapper
  Tales from the Crapper is a 2004 straight-to-video anthology film that was a spoof of the Tales from the Crypt comics. The film was released by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
  
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• LolliLove
  LolliLove
  LolliLove is a mockumentary co-written by, directed by and starring Jenna Fischer. The film satirizes a hip, misguided Southern California couple who decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on the wrapper.-Production:The film stars...
  
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• Emily
  Emily (film)
  Emily, also known as The Awakening of Emily, is a 1976 British-made soft-core erotic film made by Henry Herbert, starring Koo Stark as a young woman discovering her sensual side....
  
   ²
• The Incredible Torture Trio ²
• Marijuana's Revenge ^{2 4}
• The Ruining ^{2 4}
• Merry Christmas, Motherfucker! ³

2005

2005 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

 

• 976-Lars ¹
• Bigfoot ²
• Coons! Night of the Bandits of the Night
  Coons! Night of the Bandits of the Night
  Coons! Night of the Bandits of the Night is a 2005 musical comedy horror satire film written and directed by Travis Irvinewith a budget of $5000....
  
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• Virgin Beasts ⁴
• Make Your Own Damn Movie!
  Make Your Own Damn Movie!
  Make Your Own Damn Movie is both a book and a DVD set about Troma Entertainment and independent film in general.-Book:Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director is written by Lloyd Kaufman published by St. Martin's, in 2003...
  
   ⁴
• Space Daze
  Space Daze
  Space Daze is a 2005 sci-fi comedy film written and directed by J.W. Norton and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It stars James Vallo, Byron Thames and features a cameo from Corey Feldman.-Plot:...
  
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• Flesh Eaters from Outer Space ⁴
• Hick Trek 2: The Next Aggravation ^{2 4}
• Pot Zombies ^{3 4}

2006

2006 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...

 

• Debbie Rochon Confidential: My Years in Tromaville Exposed! ^{1 4}
• Special Needs
  Special Needs (film)
  Special Needs is a dark comedy/satire about three reality TV producers creating show about people with physical and mental disabilities. The film was written and directed by Isaak James.- External links :* at Internet Movie Database...
  
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• The Evolved: Part One ²
• Cyxork 7 ³
• Yeti: A Love Story ^{2 4}
• I Need to Lose Ten Pounds ^{2 4}

2007

2007 in film

This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...

 

• Blood, Boobs & Beast ³
• Crazy Animal ²

2008

2008 in film

This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 

• Poultry in Motion: Truth Is Stranger Than Chicken ^{2 4}
• Splendor and Wisdom ²

2009

2009 in film

The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...

 

• Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare ^{12 4}
• Direct Your Own Damn Movie! ^{1 4}
• My Best Maniac ^{1 2}
• Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead

2011

2011 in film

The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 

• Toxic Twins: The Toxic Avenger¹²
• Father's Day

• ″Class of nuke em´high 4

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