The Toxic Avenger
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
A nerdy janitor becomes a toxic mutant superhero in this essential cult classic that put Lloyd Kaufman's Troma Entertainment on the map. Tromaville, New Jersey is being terrorized by criminals while the corrupt mayor does nothing. After a gang of thugs pull a cruel prank on Melvin, the janitor, he winds flying into a vat of toxic waste. But when an unexpected metamorphosis takes place, he becomes the Toxic Avenger, and starts using his superpowers to rid the city of the bad guys in no time at all. Contains strong language, sexual scenes, violence and gore.
A nerdy janitor becomes a toxic mutant superhero in this essential cult classic.
Cast: Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Babtist
Member Reviews
A classic!
gnarly
This wasn't as awesome as I remember it from my childhood, but it was okay, just weird and crazy. I liked the insane make up and special effects, for it's time and budget it was pretty cool, but the acting is horrible and I know it is on purpose, but it is annoying and takes away from the film and the sound kept coming and going, so that was annoying as well. 2 skulls for being watchable, but just not all that great. A comic book or cartoon would have been better, which I seem to remember there being at least one, if not both.
Awesome
This movie is a classic, but it's also kinda problematic. While not the first Troma film, it definitely started something. It's demoralizing that there haven't been more service industry related revenge horror films. We need more custodians and fast food servers avenging themselves against Karens with mops and fryers.