The Toxic Avenger

1984 82 min ★ 6.3 Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

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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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

Dick Martinsen

Officer O'Clancy

Chris Liano

Walter Harris

Details

Director

Lloyd Kaufman

Screenplay

Joe Ritter

Tagline

"He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$500,000

Revenue

$800,000

Production

Troma Entertainment

Reviews

T

Taylor

June 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