| The Toxic Avenger | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Toxic Avenger |
| Directed by: | Michael Herz; Samuel Weil |
| Written by: | Joe Ritter; Lloyd Kaufman |
| Produced by: | Lloyd Kaufman; Michael Herz |
| Cinematography: | Lloyd Kaufman; James London |
| Edited by: | Richard Haines |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Troma Entertainment |
| Released: | May, 1984 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 82 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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The Toxic Avenger is an American independent feature film of the super-hero fantasy and comedy genres with an emphasis on "gross-out" exploitation. It was directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman (as Samuel Weil) with a screenplay written by Kaufman and Joe Ritter. It was produced by Troma Entertainment and premiered in New York City, New York in May, 1984. It opened to limited theatrical release in the U.S. on April 11th, 1986. The premise of the film revolves around a socially awkward mop boy named Melvin Junko, who works at a health spa in the fictional Tromaville in New Jersey. After being bullied by the more athletic patrons of club, he falls out of a window into a vat of toxic chemicals, which transforms him into a muscular mutant. Guided by an instinctive need to destroy evil, the so-called "monster-hero" stalks his way across Tromaville dispensing his own brand of mop-water flavored justice one mutant footstep at a time.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
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| Andree Maranda | Sara |
| Mitchell Cohen | The Toxic Avenger |
| Jennifer Baptist | Wanda |
| Cindy Manion | Julie |
| Robert Prichard | Slug |
| Gary Schneider | Bozo |
| Pat Ryan, Jr. | Mayor Peter Belgoody |
| Mark Torgl | Melvin Junko |
| 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 |
| Pat Kilpatrick | Leroy |
| Larry Sulton | Frank |
| Mike Russo | Rico |
| Norma Pratt | Mrs. Haskell |
| Andrew Craig | Fred |
| Ryan Sexton | Johnny |
| Sarabel Levinson | Melvin's mom |
| Al Pia | Tom Wrightson |
| Reuben Guss | Doctor Snodburger |
| Kenneth Kessler | Toxic Avenger voice |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Toxic Avenger redirects to this page.
- The tagline for this film is "Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it's one fighting crime in the Garden State."
- On the movie review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, The Toxic Avenger retains a 70% Fresh rating on their Tomatometer based on twenty reviews. It has an audience score of 63% based on more than 10,000 user ratings.
- On Metacritic, The Toxic Avenger has a rating of 42 out of 100 based on eight posted critic reviews. It has a user score of 7.6 based on twelve ratings.
- Actress Jennifer Babtist is credited as Jennifer Baptist in this film.
Recommendations[]
- Toxic Avenger Part II
- Toxic Avenger Part III
- Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie
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