The Toxic Avenger Part II

"The first super-hero from New Jersey is back!"

1989 1h 35m EN

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Melvin Junko was a nerdy weakling until he fell into a vat of toxic waste, turning him into the first ever superhuman creature from New Jersey. This time, he takes on Tokyo.

“The first super-hero from New Jersey is back!”

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Cast

Ron Fazio
The Toxic Avenger (voice) / Apocalypse Inc. Executive
John Altamura
The Toxic Avenger
Phoebe Legere
Claire
Rick Collins
Apocalypse Inc. Chairman
Rikiya Yasuoka
Big Mac
Tsutomu Sekine
Announcer
Mayako Katsuragi
Masami
Shinoburyû
Shockikuyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lloyd Kaufman
Writers: Lloyd Kaufman, Gay Partington Terry, Lloyd Kaufman
Languages: Russian, Japanese, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 32% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Japanese, English.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Barrie Guard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lloyd Kaufman directs. James A. Lebovitz behind the camera. Barrie Guard scores. Michael Schweitzer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 32% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
337 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Japanese, English.
5Part of the "The Toxic Avenger Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, shot by James A. Lebovitz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Barrie Guard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Michael Schweitzer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Ron Fazio and John Altamura and Phoebe Legere carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "The first super-hero from New Jersey is back!".
11IMDB entry: tt0098503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: James A. Lebovitz
Original score: Barrie Guard
Editing: Michael Schweitzer
Production design: Alexis Grey
Costume design: Susan Douglas
Makeup / hair: Roy Knyrim
Stunt coordinator: Scott Leva
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,500,000
Box office: $792,966
Return: 32% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes: 0% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5/10 · 8,486 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

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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.