The Toxic Avenger
1984
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
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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.
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- Directors
- Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
- Written by
- Joe Ritter, Lloyd Kaufman
- Produced by
- Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
- Cinematographers
- James A. Lebovitz, Lloyd Kaufman
- Editor
- Richard W. Haines
- Makeup FX
- Jennifer Aspinall, Ralph Cordero, Tom Lauten
- Studio
- Troma Entertainment
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Atomic Hero, The Toxic Avenger: 21st Anniversary Edition, The Toxic Avenger: The Japanese Cut
- TMDB
- 6.2/10 (683 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 73% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 42/100
- IMDb
- 6.2/10 (36,605 votes)
Cast
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
Dick Martinsen
Officer O'Clancy
Chris Liano
Walter Harris
David Weiss
Chief of Police
Dan Snow
Cigar Face
Doug Isbecque
Knuckles
Charles Lee Jr.
Nipples
Patrick Kilpatrick
Leroy
Larry Sulton
Frank
Michael Russo
Rico
Norma Pratt
Mrs. Haskell
Crew
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The Toxic Avenger Collection
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