Body & Contagion, Nature, Genre Hybrids
The Toxic Avenger
1984
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
User Rating
3.6
avg.
451
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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 22m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Atomic Hero, The Toxic Avenger: 21st Anniversary Edition, The Toxic Avenger: The Japanese Cut
- TMDB
- 6.3/10 (654 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 73% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 42/100
- IMDb
- 6.2/10 (36,605 votes)
Released May 15, 1984·$500,000 budget·$800,000 revenue
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
No photo
Dick Martinsen
Officer O'Clancy
No photo
Chris Liano
Walter Harris
No photo
David Weiss
Chief of Police
Dan Snow
Cigar Face
No photo
Doug Isbecque
Knuckles
No photo
Charles Lee Jr.
Nipples
Patrick Kilpatrick
Leroy
No photo
Larry Sulton
Frank
No photo
Michael Russo
Rico
No photo
Norma Pratt
Mrs. Haskell
Crew
Keywords
corruptionnew jerseymayoranti herosadismpollutionbullyingsuperherorevengetoxicmurdergrindhouseperson on fireworkouthealth clubrabid angerdisfigured facesuperhero spoofstrong mancar run overshock humorpublic humiliationvigilantismabsurdistblind womantoxic wastelightheartedabsurdist humorabsurdridiculous
