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The Toxic Avenger (1986)

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Movie"The first superhuman-hero...from New Jersey!"
Audience Score
63
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R 1 hr 22 minApr 11th, 1986Horror, Action, Comedy, Science FictionThe Toxic Avenger Collection PosterPart of The Toxic Avenger Collection
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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.
StarringAndree MarandaMitch CohenJennifer Prichard
DirectorsLloyd KaufmanMichael Herz

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 11th, 1986
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 25th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$800,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Troma Entertainment
The Toxic Avenger on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
murderrevengesuperherobullyingabsurdcorruptionsadismnew jerseylightheartedabsurdist

The Toxic Avenger Collection

Low-budget superhero comedy splatter film franchise following the heroic exploits of Melvin Ferd, a weak and skinny janitor turned into the deformed and mutated superhero, the Toxic Avenger, or "Toxie", by exposure to toxic chemicals.