The Toxic Avenger

Name: The Toxic Avenger
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy
Released: April 11, 1986
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Andree Maranda, Chris Liano, Cindy Manion, Dick Martinsen, Gary Schneider

1986

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The Toxic Avenger

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Troma Entertainment | Release Date: April 11, 1986

Starring: Andree Maranda, Chris Liano, Cindy Manion, Dick Martinsen, Gary Schneider, Jennifer Babtist, Mark Torgl, Mitch Cohen, Pat Ryan, Robert Prichard

Summary: Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.

Director: Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 82 min

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Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

This is the main movie that built the house of Troma, Lloyd Kaufman's production company devoted to low-budget camp. The Toxic Avenger tells the humorous story of a geeky weakling who is turned into a superhero when he is slimed by some toxic waste. Read full review

Variety Staff (Not Credited)

This madcap spoof on The Incredible Hulk is an outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects. Read full review

Chicago Reader Dave Kehr

Cruddy, primal, extremely violent, and fairly entertaining, this 1984 feature from the New York-based exploitation outfit Troma, Inc. (Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz) captures some of the snot-flicking spirit of the old EC comics. How much you'll enjoy its deliberate crudity probably depends on how far you can let yourself regress to surly adolescence. Read full review

Time Out Staff (Not Credited)

Despite borrowing from sources as diverse as Frankenstein and The Producer, it all falls apart after an hour. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

All-in-all a fairly unpleasant experience for most audiences. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Though it is silly, sleazy, and graphically violent, The Toxic Avenger does hold a bit of warped charm for fans of this sort of thing. Read full review

Chicago Tribune Sid Smith

A monstrously crude, blatantly tasteless film reminiscent of the now bygone drive-in movies. It's also sterling evidence of why they haven't been missed. Read full review

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Scenxad

Jun 30, 2018

Absolute crap. Hard to sit through, no redeeming qualities. Might appeal to young teens but this movie is something you hopefully leave behind, like acne .

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