{"id":5035,"date":"2012-10-29T09:48:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2012-10-29T09:48:08","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T15:48:08","slug":"five-quick-questions-with-lloyd-kaufmans-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=5035","title":{"rendered":"Five Quick Questions with Lloyd Kaufman&#8217;s Long Suffering Daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=5036\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5036\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photo-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photo-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photo-785x586.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we know Lloyd Kaufman is a legend for B movie horror and comedy horror.\u00a0 Beyond that his wife Patricia is the executive director of the New York State Governor\u2019s Office for Motion Picture and Television Development.<\/p>\n<p>With all the awards and films Lloyd has made, his top award would have to be raising his three daughters with Pat; Lily Hayes, Lisbeth and Charlotte.\u00a0 All three live away from each other, but they have a strong bond and be sure to always keep in touch.\u00a0 Yes, the man surrounded by gore and sexy Tromettes biggest success was teaching his daughters good family values.\u00a0 So, how was it for them growing up with a B movie legend?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>There have been plenty of family vacations with Toxie.\u00a0 What was your most memorable vacation that you may still give your father grief or laugh about today?<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hard to choose just one\u2026 we were really lucky to share so many Tromatic vacations as a family \u2013 that includes Toxie.\u00a0\u00a0 At any point, dad could disappear into a phone booth, a car, a men\u2019s room, or just simply duck his head in a garbage can and reemerge as\u2026 THE TOXIC AVENGER!<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, we took a family trip to The Cameroons in West Africa.\u00a0 Our car broke down way up in the hills.\u00a0 As soon as TOXIE appeared, we had no problem hitchhiking our way back to the abandoned house we were squatting in for a couple nights (Our hotel was overbooked) where we pushed a dresser against the door and slept on our suitcases on the floor.\u00a0\u00a0 Luckily, we always knew that TOXIE was there by our side to protect us.<\/p>\n<p>Another favorite: The youngest of us spent a year living in Yemen the Arabian Peninsula.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thoughtful Mom didn\u2019t want her to miss out on Christmas, so when the whole family flew to Yemen to celebrate the holidays with her.\u00a0 In the holiday spirit, Dad agreed to take his Toxie mask one step farther. He donned a full Santa Claus outfit,\u00a0 (which was: black knee socks over his red long long pajamas and a fake beard with Santa hat) and surprised her (and her perplexed roommates) with a sack full of gifts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Your father loves his fans and is passionate about his films.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure being his daughter you see a different person while he\u2019s filming, can you tell us how it was being on the set with him growing up?<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The public Lloyd Kaufman creates a fantasy world where nerdy superheroes mix with \u201cTromettes\u201d who have little clothing but big\u2026brains.\u00a0 We were totally accustomed to bloody mutants, on-screen head crushing and projectile vomit. <strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dad regularly broke child labor laws: he had us working 18 hour days as \u201cactors\u201d \u2013 for free, but unlike his real actors we were not allowed to eat until the whole crew had eaten, (including my pregnant mom) Being on set with Troma team we learned from some of our Troma heroes like:<\/p>\n<p>James Gunn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0348181\/\">http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0348181\/<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Eli Roth <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fr0LB9InMEA\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fr0LB9InMEA<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Stan Lee <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_BWyntUhT5k\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_BWyntUhT5k<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Mark Neveldine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.troma.com\/news\/4582\/mark-neveldine-director-of-ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance\/\">http:\/\/www.troma.com\/news\/4582\/mark-neveldine-director-of-ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whilst Dad was exposing us to sex, violence and explosions of fake bodily fluids, MOM made sure we studied, didn\u2019t eat candy, made it to ice skating lessons, she saw every single one of our ballet performances, and didn\u2019t miss a single College visit.\u00a0 We aren\u2019t saying we\u2019ll come out normal as adults, but any decency we do have is thanks to MOM!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How did it feel to have your dad kill you off in \u2018Sgt. Kabukiman\u2019 when you were just a little kid?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And yes, he sure did seem to enjoy killing us (fictionally): \u00a0running us through with samurai swords, blowing us up into trees, fake vomiting to a fatal end or through other creatively gruesome ways.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the blood and gore that was the issue, but when it\u2019s the last shot of a late night, you have a mutant ear breaking out of your stomach, or maybe a glowering grunting man in a blond wig threatening you with a scary long knife, your dad is screaming and cursing about blowing his brains out if you don\u2019t get the next shot, and there is a bikini clad woman squealing to your left, you know not to do it, you know you really shouldn\u2019t, that it will ruin the scene and the cast and crew want to go home,\u00a0 but you just can\u2019t help yourself, there is a glimmer attracting your eye, your reflection perhaps, what is it, you know you shouldn\u2019t but\u2026 YOU LOOK IN THE CAMERA, and BAM a regularLot\u2019s wife, you freeze like a pillar of salt\u2014\u2018CUT! Goddamit CUT!!! \u2018 Dad yells, \u2018WHY DID YOU LOOK IN THE BLOODY CAMERA?\u2026 let\u2019s do it again!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=5037\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5037\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kabukiman-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kabukiman-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kabukiman.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you actively involved with Troma and how?<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No matter how much we beg, plead, and interview none of us has yet succeeded in breaking in to a real job at Troma, so we\u2019re always looking for ways to get our foot in the door on odd Troma Jobs here and there like:<\/p>\n<p>Hiring a Talented Duck (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/852899646\/troma-entertainment-return-to-nuke-em-high-ducksta\/comments\">http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/852899646\/troma-entertainment-return-to-nuke-em-high-ducksta\/comments<\/a>) to act in \u2018Return To Nuke Em High\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Playing a mute, a mutant, or a vomiting fast food customer in a Troma Film.<\/p>\n<p>We also recently pitched a LLOYD KAUFMAN segment to the Oddities show on The Science Network. His episode, \u2018The Arsenic Avenger\u2019 aired in Season 3.\u00a0 Mike and Evan, from the Obscura store lent a hand (a mummified hand) to our pops in his search for the perfect Troma prop.<\/p>\n<p>One day, maybe dad will hire us to officially work with him at Troma.\u00a0 Until then, as the wise old Senegalese proverb goes\u2026 \u201cSlowly Slowly Catch the Monkey\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What are you up to today and how did your parents influence you?<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our blog TROMEMOIR,\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tromemoir.wordpress.com\">www.tromemoir.wordpress.com<\/a>) is a sort of test kitchen for gruesome and frightening memories of our Tromatic childhood growing up in the shadow of The Toxic Avenger.\u00a0 We\u2019ve had a lot of help from Pops, the Troma Team and Troma fans*, including some guest writers and amazing artists.\u00a0 One day maybe we will pitch the whole story to pops\u2026 a different kind of family movie \u2013 TROMA style?<\/p>\n<p>We always love Troma fan Tromemories, if you have one you\u2019d like to share shoot us an email:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:tromemoir@gmail.com\">tromemoir@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tromemoir has a ton of great stories so definitely visit their blog and say hi.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have some thoughts to share about this article or you&#8217;d<br \/>\nlike to discuss B movies with other B movie fans and filmmakers please<br \/>\nvisit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/bmovienation\/\" target=\"_blank\">B Movie Nation Facebook group<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we know Lloyd Kaufman is a legend for B movie horror and comedy horror.\u00a0 Beyond that his wife Patricia is the executive director of the New York State Governor\u2019s Office for Motion Picture and Television Development. 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