The Toxic Avenger (1984)

Directed by

Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman

Genre

comedy film, action film, science fiction film, comedy horror, splatter film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 664 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A weak janitor falls into a vat of toxic waste and transforms into a hideously deformed superhero. He fights crime and corruption in his town with brutal and messy methods.

goofyover-the-topcampysillygorylow-budgetirreverentenergetic

What happens

The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 American superhero black comedy film produced and directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman (the latter credited as Samuel Weil for directing) from a screenplay by Joe Ritter, based on a story by Kaufman. The film was produced and released by Troma Entertainment. It is the first installment in The Toxic Avenger film series and generated a media franchise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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