Without Your Head: 30 Years of Troma Recap!
I tuned in to check out the chat with Will Keenan and John Brennan and learned SO much, as well as getting all kinds of laughs! Definitely go give the live a watch if you missed it. ~Tasha
"Will Keenan joined 'Nasty' Neal, Tara Hutchison and 'Terrible' Troy live to celebrate 30 years of Troma — Tromeo & Juliet (1996), where he played Tromeo, and Terror Firmer, where he starred and also produced and cast. His hour covered getting cast in Tromeo and the brutal reality of Troma sets, script changes and working with a young James Gunn, his years in Bollywood and the move to digital media, and 30 years of Troma's fanbase and legacy. John Brennan also crashed Keenan's hour early — in full costume as Michael McDonald for Halloween, an impersonation he kept up through singer trivia and audience Q&A before his own interview later in the show."
How does Will Keenan think Shakespeare would react to seeing his works converted into Troma projects?⬇️
Missed the live and want to check it out? Head here!
Is there a specific part you're interested in? Here are the highlights (timestamps from the replay)
Keenan segment opens — early career, getting cast in Tromeo & Juliet, the brutal reality of Troma sets — 1:36
Keenan on Bollywood, learning to cry on set with Debbie Rochon, and the move to digital at Maker Studios — 15:48
Troma's legacy at 30 years, Occupy Cannes, and "What would Shakespeare think of Tromeo & Juliet?" — 30:34
Brennan crashes the show in costume as Michael McDonald (Halloween impersonation) — MoMA, #ShakespearesShitstorm memories, Cannes stories — 40:10
Brennan segment opens — the GWAR / Last Drive-In split album, starting as a Troma volunteer, "Lloyd Kaufman's $50 solution to every problem" — 57:30
Brennan on The Last Drive-In, the Roger Corman tribute song, Fabio Frizzi, Chris Jericho and Danhausen — 1:26:22
Aftershow: Blöthar interview teaser, Crystal Lake discussion, Halloween show + costume contest details — 1:51:26
"I used to say it's like going through war… I did two Troma movies and every day people would quit. It was like a revolving door." — Will Keenan
At 10 PM, John Brennan — formerly of Joe Bob's The Last Drive-In and a Troma producer — joined the show, including the story behind "Splatter-Fu," the song he wrote for GWAR on the new album GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein (out November 13), his start as a Troma volunteer, and his tribute song for Roger Corman.
"I was stoked as anything — it was like Fabio Frizzi live from the drive-in… I got to sing a song at the end called 'Thank You, Maestro.' And he did a solo. It was amazing." — John Brennan (1:37:31)
"I'm just really proud of the GWAR thing… to write a song for Beavis and Butt-Head's favorite band and to have them collaborate with me is just insane." — John Brennan (1:31:00)
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