Cruddy, primal, extremely violent, and fairly entertaining, it captures some of the snot-flicking spirit of the old EC comics.
The Toxic Avenger (1985)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:11
Rotten:6
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: One moment Melvin's a 90 pound weakling, and the next -- with a little help from some toxic waste -- he's THE TOXIC AVENGER! Now Melvin's in shape to get back at all the creeps who have ever... One moment Melvin's a 90 pound weakling, and the next -- with a little help from some toxic waste -- he's THE TOXIC AVENGER! Now Melvin's in shape to get back at all the creeps who have ever tormented him. So those bad guys had better watch out... because Melvin's got superpowers beyond their imagination. [More]
Starring: Mitchell Cohen, Andree Maranda, Jennifer Baptist, Cindy Manion
Starring: Mitchell Cohen, Andree Maranda, Jennifer Baptist, Cindy Manion
Director: Michael Herz, Samuel Weil
Director: Michael Herz, Samuel Weil
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Reviews for The Toxic Avenger
Though it is silly, sleazy, and graphically violent, The Toxic Avenger does hold a bit of warped charm for fans of this sort of thing.
It all falls apart after an hour, chunks of the preceding entertainment reappearing as random montages.
It's your basic nerd revenge fantasy, only decked out in gore and over-the-top, bad-taste gags.
[It] may be trash, but it has a maniacally farcical sense of humor, and Tromaville's evildoers are dispatched in ingenious ways.
The Toxic Avenger tells the humorous story of a geeky weakling who is turned into a superhero when he is slimed by some toxic waste.
The Toxic Avenger is an incredibly bizarre flick, combining silly jokes with outrageous gore, but it works.
It's passable entertainment for a while, but even with the short 87 minute running time it starts to feel a bit long in the tooth
Simply one of the most embarassingly entertaining movies I've ever seen!
It has crude production values, weak humor, and an inexplicable following.
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