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

The Toxic Avenger

6.3

662 votes·

1984

1h 22m

·Movie

ActionComedyHorrorScience Fiction

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.

Director

Lloyd Kaufman

Status

Released

Language

Commercial Verdict

Average

Budget

$500K

Revenue

$800K

Profit

+$300K

ROI

+60%

Revenue vs Budget1.6x

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Modest returns after marketing costs

Keywords

pollutioncorruptionnew jerseysadismsuperheroanti heromayorbullyinggrindhouserevengemurdertoxic

Cast

Andree Maranda

Sara

Mitch Cohen

The Toxic Avenger

Jennifer Prichard

Wanda

Cindy Manion

Julie

Robert Prichard

Slug

Gary Schneider

Bozo

Pat Ryan

Mayor Belgoody

Mark Torgl

Melvin

Dick Martinsen

Officer O'Clancy

Chris Liano

Walter Harris

David Weiss

Chief of Police

Dan Snow

Cigar Face

Doug Isbecque

Knuckles

Charles Lee Jr.

Nipples

Patrick Kilpatrick

Leroy

Based on this title

6.0