The Toxic Avenger

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

1984 1h 50m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 698

ActionComedyHorrorScience Fiction

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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.

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

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lloyd Kaufman
Writers: Joe Ritter, Lloyd Kaufman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Toxic Avenger Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, shot by Lloyd Kaufman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard W. Haines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Andree Maranda and Mitch Cohen and Jennifer Prichard carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lloyd Kaufman directs. Lloyd Kaufman behind the camera. Richard W. Haines cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Toxic Avenger Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, shot by Lloyd Kaufman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Richard W. Haines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andree Maranda and Mitch Cohen and Jennifer Prichard carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!".
8IMDB entry: tt0090190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 31 themes, including "pollution", "corruption", "new jersey", "sadism".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lloyd Kaufman
Editing: Richard W. Haines
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Aspinall
Stunt coordinator: Scott Leva
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Box office: $800,000
Return: 160% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Toxic Avenger (1984)

Part of

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.

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Taylor2024-06-12
★ 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

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