The Boy Who Loved Trolls
| The Boy Who Loved Trolls | |
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The VHS cover for The Boy Who Loved Trolls.
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| Written by |
John Wheatcroft (play) James A. DeVinney (screenplay) |
| Directed by | Harvey Laidman |
| Starring |
Matt Dill Sam Waterston Susan Anton |
| Narrated by | Richard B. Shull |
| Theme music composer |
Casey Filiaci Ferdinand Jay Smith III |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Bob Walsh Co-Producers Jay Rayvid Jim DeVinney |
| Editor(s) | Gary Hines Neil Travis |
| Running time | 58 min. |
| Distributor | BWE Video |
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The Boy Who Loved Trolls is a 1984 American fantasy/adventure film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks.
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.
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.
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