The Boy Who Loved Trolls
The Boy Who Loved Trolls | |
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Genre | Fantasy |
Based on | play by John Wheatcroft |
Screenplay by | James A. DeVinney |
Directed by | Harvey Laidman |
Starring | Matt Dill Sam Waterston Susan Anton |
Narrated by | Richard B. Shull |
Theme music composer | Casey Filiaci Ferdinand Jay Smith III |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Bob Walsh |
Production location | Pittsburgh |
Editors | Gary Hines Neil Travis |
Running time | 58 min. |
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Network | PBS |
Release | October 29, 1984 (1984-10-29) |
The Boy Who Loved Trolls is a 1984 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks.[1]
The story was adapted by James A. DeVinney from a play by John Wheatcroft. The original play, entitled Ofoeti, was telecast in 1966, on NET Playhouse, winning a National Television Award that year for best original television play.[2]
Plot
12-year-old Paul would like nothing more than for the magical trolls and mermaids he reads about in his favorite story to be real. He goes searching for a real troll and finally meets one named Ofoeti, who has friends like Kalotte, a mermaid, and Socrates, a talking turtle. Soon the mermaid's home is threatened by an evil bridge builder. Paul also discovers that Ofoeti is dying and has less than a day to live. Paul must see if he has what it takes to risk everything and save his new friends.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Matt Dill | Paul |
Sam Waterston | Ofoeti |
Susan Anton | Kalotte |
Nicolle Cherubini | Pretty Girl |
David Crawford | Paul's Father |
James A. DeVinney | Guard |
Winnie Flynn | Paul's Mother |
Paul Gertner | Olaf the Great |
Arther Greenwald | Jogger |
Larry Harris | Basketball Player |
James Karen | Richman |
Radar Long | Guard |
Russ Martz | Computer Voice |
William H. Macy (credited as W.H. Macy) | Socrates |
Josh Mostel | Wiseman |
David Roland Radar Long James A. DeVinney | Guards |
Tom Savini | Motorcyclist |
Richard B. Shull | Doorman/Narrator |
Max Wright | Secretary |
References
External links
- The Boy Who Loved Trolls at IMDb
- The Boy Who Loved Trolls at AllMovie
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