The Toxic Avenger

ActionComedyHorrorScience Fiction

"He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!"

User Score634 votes

63%6.3/10

Release1984→

Runtime1H 22M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.

Principal Cast8

Andree Maranda

Sara

Mitch Cohen

The Toxic Avenger

Jennifer Prichard

Wanda

Cindy Manion

Julie

Robert Prichard

Slug

Gary Schneider

Bozo

Pat Ryan

Mayor Belgoody

Mark Torgl

Melvin

Full Cast & Crew (108)

Media87

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Director

Lloyd Kaufman

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Budget$1M

Revenue$1M

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Keywords

pollutioncorruptionnew jerseysadismsuperheroanti heromayorbullyinggrindhouserevengemurdertoxicperson on fireworkouthealth clubrabid angerdisfigured facesuperhero spoofstrong mancar run overshock humorpublic humiliationvigilantismabsurdistblind womantoxic wastelightheartedabsurdist humorabsurdridiculous

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Reviews1

Taylor10/10

This is one of Tromas absolute classics. A nerdy janitor at a health club gets bullied and in an accident gets dumped into a toxic vat of slime and it turns him into...THE TOXIC AVENGER. stomping out all the nastiness in Tromaville one bully and corrupt politician at a time This one is fantastic and one of my favorites

Jun 12, 2024