The Toxic Avenger

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The Toxic Avenger

R

1985

1h 22m

Horror

Comedy

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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.

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Variety

03/28/2007

An outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

02/09/2006

It all falls apart after an hour, chunks of the preceding entertainment reappearing as random montages.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Jazmyn M.

@jmitchellie 1h

I didn’t care for it :/

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Kirubel S

@Ksam19 1d

The comedic scenes were definitely the most enjoyable parts of the movie for me as I found them very silly and funny. Unfortunately there was a lot of gore within the movie which I'm not usually fond of but it was manageable.

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Jordan P.

@Jordan_Perez 3d

The Toxic Avenger was funny and messy. I laughed and it was weird.

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Leslie G

@LesMar Dec 10

The movie was enjoyable to watch. It was sometimes weird to watch, and it also had some dumb comedic scenes in it. It is funny how the people are so oblivious to everything in the movie. The creation of the Toxic Avenger was a bit sad.

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Camila H

@Cheetopiffeater20 Dec 7

The movie was all right where it combines superhero with over the top violence with horror. I like the storyline where a nerdy janitor is mutated into a super strong vengeful hero. It was very entertaining and funny but I recommend watching with friends.

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Robert S

@RobRob38472 Dec 4

A lot of gore but a entertaining watch.

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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

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