Summary: <br> Lloyd Kaufman & Troma: How I Make Money Selling Movies<br> What can I say about Lloyd Kaufman? Director. Writer. Producer. Indie Filmmaker. Innovator. Nice guy. Pain in the ass of main stream media. I believe all of those statements are true and then some.<br> Lloyd Kaufman is one the original indie filmmakers going back to the 1970’s. The Troma Universe was born in 1974 with a series of highly original, raunchy comedies such as Squeeze Play!, Stuck On You!, Waitress!, and other film titles ending with an exclamation point.<br> In my favorite decade, the 80’s, is where Lloyd Kaufman really made a name for himself. His 1984 sleeper hit <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JOSOIVG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00JOSOIVG&linkCode=as2&tag=whatisbroke-20&linkId=VCAYRK3MO7BJEYC4" target="_blank">The Toxic Avenger</a> launched his career and his production company Troma Entertainment. Creating his own brand of independent films, Lloyd Kaufman discovered there was a market for his “unique type” of films.<br> The success of The Toxic Avenger was followed by a string of commercial and artistic triumphs in a similar vein, blending fantasy, comedy, bad ass action, and a bit of eroticism in a style that can only be described as “Tromatic”.<br> These films, including the Class of Nuke ‘Em High trilogy, Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, and Troma’s War, were often ignored or scorned by the intelligentsia of the time but spoke to an entire generation (including yours truly) of young people who rejected the pandering, commercial films of the mid-to-late 80’s. Some of his fans include Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Mike Judge, Peter Jackson, and Trey Parker.<br> Related: <a class="row-title" title="Edit “IFH 059: How a 17 yr old Directed & Sold Her 1st Feature on 16mm Film”" href="https://www.indiefilmhustle.com/16mm-film-kansas-bowling/">How a 17 yr old Directed & Sold Her 1st Feature on 16mm Film</a><br> Always one to help indie filmmakers, Lloyd Kaufman just wrote his most recent book Sell Your Own Damn Movie!, the latest installment of his acclaimed series of books on guerrilla filmmaking that includes Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Director, Direct Your Own Damn Movie! and Produce Your Own Damn Movie! The books have inspired Kaufman to teach a successful series of Master Classes at colleges and institutions across the country and the world!<br> To say this was an enjoyable and entertaining interview would be an understatement. Enjoy my conversation with the one and only Lloyd Kaufman.<br> <a href="http://indiefilmhustle.podbean.com/mf/web/qynvki/IFH_065.mp3" target="_blank">Right click here to download the MP3</a><br> LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.troma.com" target="_blank">Troma Entertainment</a><br> * Lloyd Kaufman – <a href="http://www.lloydkaufman.com" target="_blank">Official Site</a><br> * <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240815203/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0240815203&linkCode=as2&tag=whatisbroke-20&linkId=KA7STR5YJKFKMTTE" target="_blank">Sell Your Own Damn Movie!</a> (<a href="http://www.freefilmbook.com" target="_blank">Get a FREE Audio Book Here!</a>)<br> * <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240810457/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0240810457&linkCode=as2&tag=whatisbroke-20&linkId=U5P2VR32XQWR3JCS" target="_blank">Produce Your Own Damn Movie!</a><br> * <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312288646/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312288646&linkCode=as2&tag=whatisbroke-20&linkId=ZV54GOBLV4EW7HDU" target="_blank">Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Dire...</a>
