Troma's War (1,000 Ways to Die) (1988)

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When a plane filled with residents from Tromaville crash on a desert island, the pilot literally goes all to pieces, and only one crew member survives along with a diverse array of passengers. Among them are insufferable yuppies, car salesmen, little old ladies, and housewives. The group must band… More When a plane filled with residents from Tromaville crash on a desert island, the pilot literally goes all to pieces, and only one crew member survives along with a diverse array of passengers. Among them are insufferable yuppies, car salesmen, little old ladies, and housewives. The group must band together to fight terrorists who plan to take over the United States by infecting the entire population with the AIDS virus. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Genres: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Dec 9, 1988 Wide
On DVD: Sep 15, 1998
Studio: Troma

Critic Reviews

Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Starts off cleverly enough, then proceeds to badly staged low-budget war scene after badly staged low-budget war scene.

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Randy T

A group of plane crash survivors find themselves on an island inhabited by camouflage clad commandos. A talentless cast, excessive gore, incredibly stupid dialog, and topless women. In other words, vintage <i>Troma</i>.
Cassandra M

Thank God for troma! This is the epitome of low budget classic film making. Lloyd Kaufmen delivers the goods with TROMA'S WAR. GORE! GORE! GORE! NUDITY! AND it's funny to! Troma is not known for it's big budgets but this one appears to have the biggest budget of any of… More
Thank God for troma! This is the epitome of low budget classic film making. Lloyd Kaufmen delivers the goods with TROMA'S WAR. GORE! GORE! GORE! NUDITY! AND it's funny to! Troma is not known for it's big budgets but this one appears to have the biggest budget of any of their previous works. And you can tell that every dime went into the production. Lloyd put together an impressive cast for this one, and introduced us to the great Joe Fleshieker (who returned in other Troma classics). The action is great. This is what we have coem to expect from Troma. This is troma at it's best. I also recommend Toxic Avenger 1-3, Citizen Toxie, and Bloodsucking Freaks.