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<div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|The Toxic Avenger]]''' ([[:Category:1984|1984]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Science Fiction|Super Hero]]-[[:Category:Comedy|Comedy]] film directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman | <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|The Toxic Avenger]]''' ([[:Category:1984|1984]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Science Fiction|Super Hero]]-[[:Category:Comedy|Comedy]] film directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman | ||
*'''Contents''': [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/BluRay|BluRay/DVD Combo]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | *'''Contents''': [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/BluRay|BluRay/DVD Combo]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | ||
*'''Featured in''': [[Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (BluRay)]] | |||
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===Main Details=== | |||
* Released in 1984 (NY) | 1986 (USA) | * Released in 1984 (NY) | 1986 (USA) | ||
* Color | * Color | ||
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* Directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman (as Samuel Weil) | * Directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman (as Samuel Weil) | ||
* Written by Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Ritter, Gay Partington Terry, Stuart Strutin | * Written by Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Ritter, Gay Partington Terry, Stuart Strutin | ||
* Starring Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard | * Starring Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard | ||
* Produced by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Stuart Strutin | * Produced by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Stuart Strutin | ||
* Cinematography by Lloyd Kaufman, James A. Lebovitz (as James London) | * Cinematography by Lloyd Kaufman, James A. Lebovitz (as James London) | ||
* Film Editing by Richard W. Haines | * Film Editing by Richard W. Haines | ||
====Also Known As | |||
===Plot 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 | |||
===Also Known As=== | |||
* Brazil - O Vingador Tóxico | * Brazil - O Vingador Tóxico | ||
* Spain - El vengador tóxico | * Spain - El vengador tóxico | ||
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* USA (working title) - Health Club Horror | * USA (working title) - Health Club Horror | ||
* Germany - Atomic Hero | * Germany - Atomic Hero | ||
===Taglines=== | |||
* Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it's one fighting crime in the Garden State. | * Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it's one fighting crime in the Garden State. | ||
* Criminals, beware of the Toxic Avenger. He will kick your butt HARD!! | * Criminals, beware of the Toxic Avenger. He will kick your butt HARD!! | ||
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* The first Super-Hero... from New Jersey! | * The first Super-Hero... from New Jersey! | ||
* He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became... | * He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became... | ||
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[[Category:1984]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Science Fiction]][[Category:Comedy]][[Category:Action/Adventure]][[Category:Troma Films]][[Category:USA]] | [[Category:1984|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:Films|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:Science Fiction|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:Comedy|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:Action/Adventure|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:Lloyd Kaufman|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:Troma Films|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:USA|Toxic Avenger]][[Category:Politics|Toxic Avenger]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 29 September 2022
The Toxic Avenger (1984, USA) is a Super Hero-Comedy film directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
- Contents: Film Review | BluRay/DVD Combo | Fun Facts | Watch Trailer
- Featured in: Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (BluRay)
Main Details
- Released in 1984 (NY) | 1986 (USA)
- Color
- Running Time: 87 min | 82 min (unrated) | 87 min | 78 min (R-rated)
- Production Co: Troma Entertainment
- Distribution Co: Troma Entertainment (1985) (USA) (theatrical) | Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1986) (Canada) (theatrical) | Eden (2013) (Japan) (theatrical) (restored version) | Filmmuseum Distributie (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical) | Shochiku-Fuji Company (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman (as Samuel Weil)
- Written by Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Ritter, Gay Partington Terry, Stuart Strutin
- Starring Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard
- Produced by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Stuart Strutin
- Cinematography by Lloyd Kaufman, James A. Lebovitz (as James London)
- Film Editing by Richard W. Haines
Plot 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
Also Known As
- Brazil - O Vingador Tóxico
- Spain - El vengador tóxico
- France - Toxic
- Hungary - A Toxikus Bosszúálló
- Poland - Toksyczny msciciel
- Serbia - Toksični osvetnik
- USA (working title) - Health Club
- USA (working title) - Health Club Hero
- USA (working title) - Health Club Horror
- Germany - Atomic Hero
Taglines
- Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it's one fighting crime in the Garden State.
- Criminals, beware of the Toxic Avenger. He will kick your butt HARD!!
- He'll go from cleaning nerd to cleaning crime-fighter.
- "Melvin was a 90lb. weakling until nuclear waste transformed him into..." [The Toxic Avenger]
- The first Super-Hero... from New Jersey!
- He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...
