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The Toxic Avenger

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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. Go to Full Review
Variety 03/28/2007
An outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 02/09/2006
It all falls apart after an hour, chunks of the preceding entertainment reappearing as random montages. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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Jazmyn M. @jmitchellie 1h I didn’t care for it :/ See more 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. See more Jordan P. @Jordan_Perez 3d The Toxic Avenger was funny and messy. I laughed and it was weird. See more 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. See more 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. See more Robert S @RobRob38472 Dec 4 A lot of gore but a entertaining watch. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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