By Chris Lanphear
November 14, 2002
Episode 6: “A Tribute to a Terrific Tro-man”
Greetings from Tromaville!
I interrupt your regularly-scheduled Tromatic programming for a special presentation, in honor of a hero here in Tromaville. True toxicity to return next time, folks…
A Man Among… People
In late 1999, during the production of CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, a lowly 19 year-old P.A. (production assistant) named Doug Sakmann began his career in Tromaville. Little did Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz and the entire Troma Team know, but we were all in store for a hell of a ride….
After the completion of CITIZEN TOXIE, President of Troma and Creator of the Toxic Avenger himself, Lloyd Kaufman, offered Doug full-time gainful employment as Troma’s Head of Production and Marketing.
As one of his first duties with Troma, Doug helped to establish the TromaDance Film Festival, the first—and only—film festival of the people, for the people and by the people. With the help of Hollywood.com and Tromaville.com, TromaDance 2000 was a huge success, and became a yearly event in Park City, UT. But Doug didn’t stop there…
Cannes You Dig It?
As Head of Marketing, one of Doug’s biggest and most important tasks was to manage the Troma Team during the annual Cannes Film Festival. One of the most important times of the year for Troma, it was Doug’s responsibility to coordinate the marketing of the Troma name and organize the infamous Troma parades. He accomplished this by spraying flyers, slime and blood throughout the Croisette of Cannes, attracting film buyers, the public and media from all over the world….
