The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger

1984-05-15 • 1h 22m • R •
Action Comedy Horror Science Fiction
6.3
User Score
622 votes

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

Overview

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.

Michael Herz

Director

Joe Ritter

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$500,000

Revenue

$800,000

Runtime

1h 22m

Release Date

1984-05-15

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Reviews

Taylor

Taylor

2024-06-12T21:16:58.906Z

This is one of Tromas absolute classics. A nerdy janitor at a health club gets bullied and in an accident gets dumped into a toxic vat of slime and it turns him into...THE TOXIC AVENGER. stomping out all the nastiness in Tromaville one bully and corrupt politician at a time This one is fantastic and one of my favorites