1. In 1966, Lloyd Kaufman went on a hiatus from his studies and spent a year in Chad for USAID as a pathfinder for the Peace Corps.
13 Facts About Lloyd Kaufman
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Lloyd Kaufman served as executive in charge of locations for Saturday Night Fever, and was influential in choosing 2001 Odyssey as the nightclub in the film.
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From 1973 to 1979, Lloyd Kaufman produced and directed a handful of adult films in New York under the pseudonym "Louis Su".
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Lloyd Kaufman attributed the film's lack of success to cuts made to the movie after the MPAA refused to release it with an R-rating in its intended form.
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From 1995 to 2000, Lloyd Kaufman retrofitted the studio into an independent film company, finding success amongst cult movie fans and critics with the independent film Tromeo and Juliet, a loose parody of Shakespeare's play.
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Lloyd Kaufman supervised a reshoot in an attempt to salvage the film, dividing the footage into two parts, and recasting the film as a double-feature.
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Lloyd Kaufman himself encourages independent filmmaking, making cameo appearances in low-budget horror films, often for free.
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Lloyd Kaufman appeared on the Discovery Channel series, Oddities, on season 3 episode ten.
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In 2012, Lloyd Kaufman starred in the anthology horror film Horror House, playing Joe the Real Estate Agent in each of the film's five story scenarios.
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Lloyd Kaufman appears in Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie as himself, and was interviewed by James Rolfe.
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In December 2013, Lloyd Kaufman revealed on the podcast Chimichanga Talk that he found lost behind-the-scenes footage of the film Rocky.
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Lloyd Kaufman directed this footage and it was shot on Super-8.
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Lloyd Kaufman stated that he has completed a commentary of the footage and that it will be included in the 40th Anniversary release of Rocky on Blu-ray and DVD.