The Toxic Avenger (1984)
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.
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Michael Herz
- Joe Zubrovich
- Joseph Solomito
- Mark Torgl
- Joe Ritter
- Lloyd Kaufman
Rating: 6.3/10 by 542 users
Alternative Title:
Atomic Hero - Das liebenswerte Monster - DE
Atomic Hero - US
The Toxic Avenger: The Japanese Cut - US
The Toxic Avenger: 21st Anniversary Edition - US
The Toxic Avenger - CA
Toxic - FR
The Toxic Avenger - UC - AU
悪魔の毒々モンスター - JP
El hombre químico - PE
Atomic Hero - DE
El vengador tóxico - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 22 minutes
Budget: $500,000
Revenue: $800,000
Plot Keyword: pollution, corruption, new jersey, sadism, superhero, anti hero, mayor, bullying, grindhouse, revenge, murder, toxic, person on fire, workout, health club, rabid anger, disfigured face, superhero spoof, strong man, car run over, shock humor, public humiliation, vigilantism, absurdist, blind woman, toxic waste, killer as protagonist, absurdist humor, ridiculous
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