The Boy Who Loved Trolls

The Boy Who Loved Trolls is a 1984 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks.[1]

The Boy Who Loved Trolls
The VHS cover for The Boy Who Loved Trolls.
GenreFantasy
Written byJohn Wheatcroft (play)
James A. DeVinney (screenplay)
Directed byHarvey Laidman
StarringMatt Dill
Sam Waterston
Susan Anton
Narrated byRichard B. Shull
Theme music composerCasey Filiaci
Ferdinand Jay Smith III
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersBob Walsh
Co-Producers
Jay Rayvid
Jim DeVinney
Production locationPittsburgh
EditorsGary Hines
Neil Travis
Running time58 min.
DistributorBWE Video
Release
Original release
  • October 29, 1984 (1984-10-29)

The story was adapted by James A. DeVinney from a play by John Wheatcroft. The original play, entitled Ofoeti, was telecast in 1966, on NET Playhouse, winning a National Television Award that year for best original television play.[2]

Plot

12-year-old Paul would like nothing more than for the magical trolls and mermaids he reads about in his favorite story to be real. He goes searching for a real troll and finally meets one named Ofoeti, who has friends like Kalotte, a mermaid, and Socrates, a talking turtle. Soon the mermaid's home is threatened by an evil bridge builder. Paul also discovers that Ofoeti is dying and has less than a day to live. Paul must see if he has what it takes to risk everything and save his new friends.

Cast
Actor Role
Matt DillPaul
Sam WaterstonOfoeti
Susan AntonKalotte
Nicolle CherubiniPretty Girl
David CrawfordPaul's Father
James A. DeVinneyGuard
Winnie FlynnPaul's Mother
Paul GertnerOlaf the Great
Arther GreenwaldJogger
Larry HarrisBasketball Player
James KarenRichman
Radar LongGuard
William H. Macy (credited as W.H. Macy)Socrates
Josh MostelWiseman
David RolandGuard
Tom SaviniMotorcyclist
Richard B. ShullDoorman/Narrator
Max WrightSecretary

References
  1. John Tiech (2012). Pittsburgh Film History: On Set in the Steel City. The History Press. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-60949-709-5.
  2. John Wheatcroft (1991). Our Other Voices: Nine Poets Speaking. Bucknell University Press. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-8387-5196-1.


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