Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director and producer. With Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment. He is also the co-director, with Herz, of several of Troma's feature films. His early Troma films are credited to Samuel Weil, a pseudonym (actually the name of Kaufman's maternal grandfather) which Kaufman used to skirt Directors Guild of America rules.
Books written by Kaufman include All I Needed To Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger (with James Gunn) and Make Your Own Damn Movie (with Adam Jahnke and Trent Haaga).
He pronounces his name KOFF-man.
Select Filmography
as director
All films from Squeeze Play to Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. were co-directed with college buddy and Troma Vice President Michael Herz
- The Girl Who Returned (1969)
- The Battle Of Love's Return (1971)
- Big Gus, What's the Fuss (1973)
- Squeeze Play (1980) (as Samuel Weil)
- Waitress (1981)(as Samuel Weil)
- The First Turn On!! (1983)(as Samuel Weil)
- Stuck On You (1984)(as Samuel Weil)
- The Toxic Avenger (1985)(as Samuel Weil)
- Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)(as Samuel Weil) (co-directed with Richard W. Haines)
- Troma's War (1988)(as Samuel Weil)
- The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The last Temptation of Toxie (1989)
- Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1991)
- Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
- Terror Firmer (1999) (based on his book All I Needed To Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger)
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)
- All The Love You Cannes (2002)
- Tales From The Crapper (2004)
External links
http://www.troma.com The Troma website
http://www.lloydkaufman.com The director's personal website
