The Toxic Avenger

“He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!”

6.3

1984

1h 22m

ActionComedyHorrorScience Fiction

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.

Key Crew

Director

Lloyd Kaufman

Producers

Lloyd Kaufman

Michael Herz

Writers

Joe Ritter

Cinematography

Lloyd Kaufman

Cast (29)

Andree Maranda

Sara

Mitch Cohen

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