Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he's weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs... and it isn't long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!
Acting
Sammy Snyders commits to unhinged pre-teen villainy completely.
Practical Effects
Trogs are gloriously cheap foam rubber nightmares.
Writing
Teddy's dialogue elevates absurdity to accidental art.
Director
Lew Lehman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Originally shot as a serious psychological thriller called 'Teddy'; studio-mandated comedy reshoots created the tonal whiplash cult fans adore. Director Lew Lehman never made another feature.
A quintessential 'Canuxploitation' film—made to exploit 1970s Canadian tax incentives for film production, explaining the American-setting-with-obviously-Canadian-locations energy throughout.
US
CA
