Co-writer and co-director Gary Goldman said during an interview that the reason the movie did so poorly at the box office was the fact that it was released without any promotion, and that release was limited. He also stated that its distributor, Warner Bros., did not have any confidence in this movie.
According to Don Bluth, Cloris Leachman arrived in the recording studio with a canister of her homemade barley soup, and seeing the crew members eating take out hamburgers and fries, immediately began lecturing them on healthy eating. She even snatched Don Bluth's chocolate eclair and tossed it in the trash. Bluth said this helped establish Queen Gnorga's character - 'a screaming monster who'd steal your chocolate eclair.'
Both this and Thumbelina (1994) were in production simultaneously at Don Bluth Studios in Ireland. Initially, "Troll" was to be released first, followed by "Thumbelina," but it was then decided to release the latter first as it was a pre-sold commodity given its origins as a Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tale.
This movie was originally scheduled to be distributed by MGM in the United States and J&M Entertainment overseas, but both companies ended up dropping the arrangement, due to concerns about the bankruptcy of Bluth's studio. Warner Bros. subsequently bought the distribution rights in March 1993.
Although Dom DeLuise lent his voice to many Don Bluth movies, this is the only film where he voices the main character.
Don Bluth: Dom DeLuise , Charles Nelson Reilly, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Neil Ross, Will Ryan, and Pat Musick provide voices for this movie.
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