The Toxic Avenger
1984 · Movie · R · 82 min · ★ 6.3 · 56% critics
After a cruel prank at a local health club goes wrong, an awkward janitor is hurled into a vat of toxic waste and survives a shocking transformation. Back in a town overrun by bullies and corruption, the newly changed outsider takes on local scum in a wildly over-the-top, gross-out, darkly comic rampage.
Also known as Atomic Hero · The Toxic Avenger: The Japanese Cut · The Toxic Avenger: 21st Anniversary Edition · The Toxic Avenger - UC
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-05-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (656 votes)
- Box office
- $800,000
- Budget
- $500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gleefully trashy, ultra-violent horror-comedy with crude humor and a scrappy superhero vibe; Not for you if graphic gore, offensive jokes, or sleazy nudity are dealbreakers.
Pros: outrageous dark comedy; nonstop splattery mayhem; cult B-movie energy | Cons: extreme gore; crude nudity and jokes; intentionally bad acting
Themes
- pollution
- corruption
- new jersey
- sadism
- superhero
- anti hero
- mayor
- bullying
- grindhouse
- revenge
- murder
- toxic
- +18 more
Cast & crew
Andree Maranda
as Sara
Mitch Cohen
as The Toxic Avenger
Jennifer Prichard
as Wanda
Cindy Manion
as Julie
Robert Prichard
as Slug
Gary Schneider
as Bozo
Pat Ryan
as Mayor Belgoody
Mark Torgl
as Melvin
- DM
Dick Martinsen
as Officer O'Clancy
- CL
Chris Liano
as Walter Harris
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz