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The Toxic Avenger

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A 98-pound nerd (Mark Torgl) from New Jersey lands in a vat of toxic waste and becomes a benevolent monster (Mitchell Cohen).
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A silly and ribald superhero spoof, Toxic Avenger uninhibited humor hits more than it misses.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 03/28/2007
Cruddy, primal, extremely violent, and fairly entertaining, it captures some of the snot-flicking spirit of the old EC comics. Go to Full Review
Variety 03/28/2007
An outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 02/09/2006
It all falls apart after an hour, chunks of the preceding entertainment reappearing as random montages. Go to Full Review
Charlotte Simmons The Treatment (Substack) Nov 8
There’s no diplomacy to be found here; the film knows it needn’t play with the specifics of the corruption amalgam or otherwise mythologize the villainy of the system; it trusts the audience enough to not be corpo-worshipping morons. Go to Full Review
Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Sep 1
4/5
A film that revels in bad taste, but it's got such a big heart and goofy sense of humor that it's difficult not to be won over by its charms. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/28/2023
3/4
It sports a frenzied and freewheeling attitude that none of the follow-ups were able to recapture. Go to Full Review
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thiago S @Thiagostone 4d Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Brandon M @RT14839179 5d When watching this film, it gets down and dirty when came to the gore and I like how it was underdog story. Overall, this was fun movie to watch. See more Jack P @RT76624209 6d This movie wasn't bad and I definitely could see why it got so much Love with it especially the fact that was even able to get a reboot of this movie I thought this movie was good but I think because of the T how old it is it's as well as it can get confusing at times it kind of wasn't my favorite but it was still pretty good See more Leslie A @Les233 May 13 I enjoyed this watch, and although you can tell it was a low-budget film, it still had a fun storyline. The effects were crazy and eye-catching, which made it fun to look at. See more Gitana R. @Gitana.R May 11 I really enjoyed this one because it was the very first cult film I had watched that portrayed a character with disabilities. The special effects were another driving factor that caught my eye throughout the whole film. See more Ngọc Ánh Đ @RT00770051 May 10 This is clearly a low-budget film, but I loved it. It’s messy, gross, and completely over the top, but that’s what makes it so fun. The chaotic style gives it a charm that really worked for me. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A 98-pound nerd (Mark Torgl) from New Jersey lands in a vat of toxic waste and becomes a benevolent monster (Mitchell Cohen).
Director
Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
Producer
Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
Screenwriter
Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Ritter
Distributor
Troma Films, Lightning Video, Cinepix Film Propertes Inc., Creative Axa Co. Ltd. [jp], Beam Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
Troma Entertainment Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 21, 2015
Runtime
1h 22m