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Return to Nuke 'Em High Vol.1

Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 (2013) poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Produced by
Written by
  • Travis Campbell
  • Derek Dressler
  • Aaron Hamel
  • Additional material:
  • Lloyd Kaufman
  • Casey Clapp
Starring
  • Asta Paredes
  • Catherine Corcoran
  • Zac Amico
  • Vito Trigo
  • Lloyd Kaufman
Narrated by Stan Lee
Music by
  • Ethan Hurt
  • Kurt Dirt
Cinematography Justin Duval
Edited by Travis Campbell
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) (Cannes)
  • January 10, 2014 (2014-01-10)
Running time
85 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 is a 2013 American science-fiction horror comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman. The film, produced by the cult classic B-movie production group Troma Entertainment, is the fourth in the Nuke 'Em High film series.

Welcome to Tromaville High School where, unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a vicious gang called The Cretins. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent bloggers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate.

A fourth Nuke 'Em High film entitled Battle of the Bikini Subhumanoids was initially announced in 1996. Troma ran a script-writing contest that invited fans to contribute two pages with a weekly winner announced and added to the collective screenplay. Despite a script being finished in 2000, this project never got past the pre-production stage.

Troma again announced production of the sequel in October 2011. Initially, it was stated the film would be made in Spain by Mushnik's Entertainment in collaboration with Chaparra Entertainment. The directors were to be Marc Gras and Dani Moreno. The plot centered around a new group of Cretins who are forced into the role of the protagonists. However, this version also never came to fruition.

Kaufman began production anew in 2012, directing the film himself in New York and New Jersey. Casting took place throughout June 2012. For the first time, Troma relied on Kickstarter to raise a small amount of funds to support "animal actor" Kevin the Duck. Principal photography began in August 2012 and finished in September.

The film makes copious references to the FOX TV series Glee, along with many films, including Full Metal Jacket, Soylent Green, Cat Ballou, Carrie, The Hurt Locker, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Showgirls, and other Troma releases (Cannibal! The Musical, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., The Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, Stuck on You!, Blood Hook, Rockin' Road Trip).


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