Long before Dr. George Hardy, ‘77, kept the mouths of Alexander City, Ala., healthy, he was an actor starring in the 1989 cult classic “Troll 2,” adoringly referred to as “the best worst movie ever.” Since it’s debut, “Troll 2” has acquired an international following still going strong today. The pop-culture phenomenon has been screened in sold-out theatres worldwide. “I sort of fell into the movie, really,” said Hardy. “I was doing postdoctoral work in Salt Lake City and running a small practice after graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s dental school. A patient told me the Italian filmmakers Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi were in a nearby town casting a low-budget movie. I thought ‘why not’ and decided to go give it a shot.” “Troll 2” follows the Waits family as they arrange a home exchange vacation to the rural farming community of Nilbog. The youngest Waits sibling, Joshua, is warned by the ghost of his dead grandfather that vegetarian goblins are plotting to transform his family into vegetables so they can be eaten. Joshua is then on the quest to save his family from the goblins. The day after his audition, Hardy received word that he was selected to play the lead father in the movie, “Michael Waits.” After much consideration of how to continue practicing dentistry while shooting an entire movie, he came up with a plan. To read the full story, click here.