remaining fragment of the alternate fairy world. Torok's arm rises into view, preparing to use his ring on the cop. Cast Noah Hathaway as Harry Potter Jr. Michael Moriarty as Harry Potter Sr. Shelley Hack as Anne Potter Jenny Beck as Wendy Anne Potter Sonny Bono as Peter Dickinson Phil Fondacaro as Malcolm Malory and Torok the Troll Brad Hall as William Daniels June Lockhart as Eunice St. Clair Anne Lockhart as Young Eunice St. Clair Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jeanette Cooper Gary Sandy as Barry Tabor Production The film was shot back-to-back with Empire Pictures' TerrorVision in Italy, at the Stabilimenti Cinematografici Pontini studios near Rome. Many of the same crew worked on both productions, including Buechler as creature effects designer, Romano Albani as cinematographer, and Richard Band as composer. The two films were released a month apart from each other in the United States. Release Box office The estimated budget for Troll was between $700,000 and $1.1 million. Troll opened in the U.S. on January 17, 1986, on 959 screens, earning $2,595,054 that weekend, and placing ninth on the box office charts. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 30% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 3.67/10. On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote: "Troll has a knowing tone that's more smart-alecky than clever. And it hovers uncomfortably between comedy and horror, without ever landing decisively in either camp." Variety gave the film a mixed review and called it a "predictable, dim-witted premise executed for the most part with surprising style". Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times described it as "a clunky, poorly executed shocker". Accolades In 1986, Beck was nominated in the 8th Youth in Film Association, for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress. Legacy Trolls plot has no relation to the film Troll 2 or the two Troll 3 films, which are intended to be more horror than fantasy. Its first "sequel", Troll 2, produced under the title Goblins, is considered one of the worst films of all time, and was retitled Troll 2 to cash in on the success of the original. Over time, it has developed a cult following. The films Creepers (also known as Contamination .7 or The Crawlers) and Quest for