- Trailer Town
"Trailer Town" (2003) is a low-budget
movie , shot ondigital video , written and directed byGiuseppe Andrews and distributed byTroma Entertainment . The movie is set in thetrailer park where Andrews lives and stars many of the people who were his neighbors at the time. The film has drawn comparisons to thecult films of John Waters,Larry Clark , andHarmony Korine for its semi-realistic yet off-the-wall portrayal of lower-class individuals.Giuseppe Andrews and Troma
Although it is not Andrews's first effort as a director -- that would be Touch Me in the Morning, shot in 1999 and released by
Troma on DVD January 2006) -- "Trailer Town" is the first film Andrews directed to receive national distribution on DVD, throughTroma Entertainment . Andrews started a distribution relationship withTroma after his short film,Dribble , won the top prize at the 2004Tromadance Film Festival in January 2004. "Trailer Town" andDribble , included as part of "The Best ofTromadance , Volume 3", were both released on DVD byTroma later in 2004.Troma has since released a number of Andrews's films and plans to released a box set with five previously-unreleased features in 2007. Before his deal with Troma, Andrews would distribute the movies himself, mostly through his website.Cast members
"Trailer Town" includes cast members who are also featured in
Dribble , not to mention the majority of Andrews's work as a director, namely:Bill Nowlin ,Walt Dongo ,Tyree , the lateGayle Wells ,Sparky Sparks andVietnam Ron . They were all neighbors of Andrews at the time of filming.equels
Andrews created two
sequels to "Trailer Town". However, he destroyed them, and reportedly there are no more copies in existence. Andrews is known to have destroyed many of his works in this fashion when he gets dissatisfied with them.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413390/ "Trailer Town" on imdb.com]
* [http://www.troma.com/ Troma Entertainment website]
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