The Boy Who Loved Trolls
The VHS cover for The Boy Who Loved Trolls.
Genre	Fantasy
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	English
Production
Producers	Bob Walsh Co-Producers Jay Rayvid Jim DeVinney
Production location	Pittsburgh
Editors	Gary Hines Neil Travis
Running time	58 min.
Original release
Release	October 29, 1984 (1984-10-29)

The Boy Who Loved Trolls is a 1984 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks.^[1]

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.^[2]

Plot

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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