Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show: Episode 48 - The Troma Episode

About this episode

The episode highlights the debuts of directors who started with Troma Productions.

It was fated to happen sooner or later. For the third season finale, we highlight the debuts of directors given their start by the outrageous Troma Productions! James Gunn got his start in the industry with 1996's Tromeo and Juliet. Then, before co-creating MST3K , Jim Mallon gave the world 1987's Blood Hook. Finally, Trey Parker was finding his voice with 1993's Cannibal! The Musical. A shpadoinkle day, indeed. Email: info@channel-37.com Twitter: @WHXN37

Topics covered

• Troma Productions
• film debuts
• directors
• cult films
• midnight movies

Keywords

• Troma
• James Gunn
• Jim Mallon
• Trey Parker
• cult films
• midnight movies
• Blood Hook
• Cannibal! The Musical

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Troma Productions

Books & works: Tromeo and Juliet, Blood Hook, Cannibal! The Musical

More episodes of Earth-2.net Presents...

• Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show: Episode 47 - Showgirls and Gold Diggers of 1933 · June 8, 2026 · 1h 18m
• Dread Media - Episode 954 - All the Gods in the Sky · May 25, 2026 · 1h 24m
• Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show: Episode 46 - Biggles: Adventures in Time and Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase · May 21, 2026 · 1h 22m
• Dread Media - Episode 953 - Spree · April 6, 2026 · 1h 2m
• Hey, an Actor: Danny DeVito · April 5, 2026 · 2h 57m
• Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show: Episode 45 - Rock and Rule and Yellow Submarine · March 20, 2026 · 1h 3m