Nowadays, the writer/director of several hyphenses/CEO/Co -Director of DC Studios James Gunna is a pretty massive driving force and a shaker in the entertainment world, but in 2004 he still got his career. Of course, he had worked with Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Studios for several years, and Written “Tromeo and Juliet” in 1996 for their first official concertand he had written Successful scenario “Scooby-doo” in 2002But he was far from professional and pop culture titanium he is today. However, in the true spirit of the Troma, Gunn was still difficult to work on a low-budget draft, and he starred as his version alongside his then wife, Jenna Fisher, in her director’s debut-Mockumentary, called “Lollilove”.
“Lollilove” is as indie as it becomes, filmed for about $ 1,500 and was taken in and around Gunna and Fisher’s home, as well as the actual shots of the wedding as B-roll. Mockummentary is Gunns and Fisher as fictional versions of themselves that are self -confident, but wants to show good deeds, and the fictional Jenna decides to start a charity organization in which she gives candy with useful reports. Troma eventually ended with the distribution of the film, and like most troma films, “Lollilove” has some jokes that go beyond the limits of good taste, but there are still some things to appreciate in this odd footnotation in Gunna’s career.
Lollilove is both offensive and fun old -fashioned
“Lollilove” is strangely to watch in 2025, because the world has changed so much, and yet the kind of self -righteousness jupies, which Fisher and Gunn cheat are still almost exactly the same. Watching how Jenna and James release their candy on the camera is just like watching how to watch so unspeakable, the numbers and YouTubers that do very similar things in the name of self -promotion. Movie roasting people who use charity to continue their goals while feeling morally superior are incredibly addressing and feeling pristine, pointing to a public problem that will only deteriorate exponentially as social media grows.
Here’s the thing: “Lollilove” is some jokes that, in 2025, absolutely endure the bad taste test. James and Jenna are believed to be deliberate people, but some of the things they say and what they say can easily be removed from the context, and the “Mockumentary” element is missed. This is Gunn and Co. In their most conscientious time when he made some jokes that really upset people (and eventually Slightly fired from Disney), so “lolilove” is not for super sensitive viewers. However, if you can handle a small troma-esque comedy around 2004, it has some real laughter and some big cameras from big stars in their first days.
Lollilove is a strange slice of 2004 with some fun camels
The Lollilove scenario was written by Fisher and Peter Alon, who also told the film, but most of the film was Ad-Libbed. Because of the super low budget and ad-Libbing are the moments when “Lolilove” almost feels like a student film, making it all wildlife when big stars appear. Fisher would continue the star as Pam “in the office” just a year later, and Gunns is now one of the biggest words in Hollywood, but Lollilove is also Jason Segel and Linda Cardellini, who play themselves as a friend of James and Jen, who discuss their charity plans. Troma President Loyd Kaufman appears as “Father Loyd”, and Judy Greer even appears as a fictional “Judy”. This is well known Troma helped Kickstart Gunn’s careerBut it’s exciting that it also helped Fisher give her director’s debut and that some of the couple’s friends helped them.
Although Lollilove is things that are not outdated, there are things that are fitting today, so they feel even more topical, so it should not be completely ignored. If you are looking for an interesting peeking in the past showing some of James Gunna’s comedy troma at the base of the rootsIt is worth checking this strange little mockumumentary site in Prime.
