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6.3/10 • 575

1984-05-15 • 1h 22m

ActionComedyHorror

The first superhuman-hero...from New Jersey!

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.

Directors
Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Editors
Richard W. Haines

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Andree Maranda

    Andree Maranda

    Sara

  2. Mitch Cohen

    Mitch Cohen

    The Toxic Avenger

  3. Jennifer Prichard

    Jennifer Prichard

    Wanda

  4. Cindy Manion

    Cindy Manion

    Julie

  5. Robert Prichard

    Robert Prichard

    Slug

  6. Gary Schneider

    Gary Schneider

    Bozo

  7. Pat Ryan

    Pat Ryan

    Mayor Belgoody

  8. Mark Torgl

    Mark Torgl

    Melvin

  9. Dick Martinsen

    Dick Martinsen

    Officer O'Clancy

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Taylor

Jun 12, 2024

10/10

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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$500,000.00
Revenue
$800,000.00
Keywords
pollutioncorruptionnew jerseysadismsuperheroanti heromayorbullyinggrindhouserevengemurdertoxicperson on fireworkouthealth clubrabid angerdisfigured facesuperhero spoofstrong mancar run overshock humorpublic humiliationvigilantismabsurdistblind womantoxic wastekiller as protagonistlightheartedabsurdist humorabsurdridiculous