The Toxic Avenger

– Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when mop boy Melvin Junko falls into ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 22 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
The Toxic Avenger (1984)

Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when mop boy Melvin Junko falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Toxic Avenger (1984) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Apr 1986

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman

Writer:

Lloyd Kaufman (story), Joe Ritter (screenplay), Lloyd Kaufman (additional material), Gay Partington Terry (additional material), Stuart Strutin (additional material)

Main Actors:

Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Babtist, Cindy Manion

Plot:

This is the story of Melvin, the Tromaville Health Club mop boy, who inadvertently and naively trusts the hedonistic, contemptuous and vain health club members, to the point of accidentally ending up in a vat of toxic waste. The devastating results then have a transmogrification effect, his alter ego is released, and the Toxic Avenger is born, to deadly and comical results. The local mop boy is now the local Superhero, the saviour of corruption, thuggish bullies and indifference. Troma classic with good make-up effects and stunts, a pleasant surprise indeed.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Troma

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
Metacritic:
42%