The Toxic Avenger

Name: The Toxic Avenger
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1984-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 6.2

About The Toxic Avenger

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.

The Toxic Avenger (1984) is a comedy horror film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. At 110 minutes long, it arrived in May 1984.

The film is filed under corruption, campy, lighthearted, and sadism.

Andree Maranda appears as Sara, Mitch Cohen as The Toxic Avenger, Jennifer Prichard as Wanda, and Cindy Manion as Julie. The screenplay is by Joe Ritter. Produced by Troma Entertainment. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and AMC+.

Friday the 13th, The Toxic Avenger Unrated, and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II make useful companions to The Toxic Avenger, all filed under murder, new jersey, and revenge. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 698 votes and it carries a R rating.