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The Toxic Avenger

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A 98-pound nerd (Mark Torgl) from New Jersey lands in a vat of toxic waste and becomes a benevolent monster (Mitchell Cohen).
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Critics Consensus

A silly and ribald superhero spoof, Toxic Avenger uninhibited humor hits more than it misses.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 03/28/2007
Cruddy, primal, extremely violent, and fairly entertaining, it captures some of the snot-flicking spirit of the old EC comics. Go to Full Review Variety 03/28/2007
An outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects. Go to Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out 02/09/2006
It all falls apart after an hour, chunks of the preceding entertainment reappearing as random montages. Go to Full Review Charlotte Simmons The Treatment (Substack) Nov 8
There’s no diplomacy to be found here; the film knows it needn’t play with the specifics of the corruption amalgam or otherwise mythologize the villainy of the system; it trusts the audience enough to not be corpo-worshipping morons. Go to Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Sep 1
4/5
A film that revels in bad taste, but it's got such a big heart and goofy sense of humor that it's difficult not to be won over by its charms. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/28/2023
3/4
It sports a frenzied and freewheeling attitude that none of the follow-ups were able to recapture. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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valeria S @valeriasalgado 1d I thought this film was intresting due to how the production crew didn't hold back and went against a lot of the film that were being produced in that year but im not sure sure if I would watch the movie again if im being honest See more Adrian A. @Adrian_AU 2d This movie was alright. I liked how he turned into a hero killing bad people. Also how he was unable to control the killings making him think he killed an innocent person. The acting was alright and so was the storyline. Overall I would. It watch it or recommend it to a friend because there are better movies to watch. See more Elias M @Elias_miguel_502 6d i believe that this movie used a good amount of it's overall expectations, ti Greatly enjoyed the movie yet i haven't heard word of mouth of this movie at all. what made it even more enjoyable was the fact the movie itself was purely made by hand. That part of the movie where budget wasn't the main focus really elevated the experience. See more Michael T @Michael3333 Mar 12 The concept of the movie was cool. I enjoyed the violent scenes and found some parts hilarious. See more Craig B @Boundsy Jan 27 An absolutely bonkers movie! See more Geraldine V @Gerald3n111 Dec 18 The toxic avenger is one of the funniest movies I have seen. it definelty has a cult classic film where it has violence mixed with dark comedy. I would watch it again See more Read all reviews
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Michael Herz

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Lloyd Kaufman

Director

Andree Maranda

Sara

Mitch Cohen

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Mark Torgl

Melvin Junko

Jennifer Prichard

Wanda

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The Toxic Avenger

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Movie Info

Synopsis A 98-pound nerd (Mark Torgl) from New Jersey lands in a vat of toxic waste and becomes a benevolent monster (Mitchell Cohen).
Director
Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
Producer
Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
Screenwriter
Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Ritter
Distributor
Troma Films, Lightning Video, Cinepix Film Propertes Inc., Creative Axa Co. Ltd. [jp], Beam Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
Troma Entertainment Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 21, 2015
Runtime
1h 22m
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