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The Toxic Avenger

1984 · 1h 50m · Action · Comedy · Horror

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

IMDb
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
42

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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.

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Cast

Andree Maranda

Andree Maranda

Sara

Mitch Cohen

Mitch Cohen

The Toxic Avenger

Jennifer Prichard

Jennifer Prichard

Wanda

Cindy Manion

Cindy Manion

Julie

Robert Prichard

Robert Prichard

Slug

Gary Schneider

Gary Schneider

Bozo

Pat Ryan

Pat Ryan

Mayor Belgoody

Mark Torgl

Mark Torgl

Melvin

Dick Martinsen

Officer O'Clancy

Chris Liano

Walter Harris

David Weiss

Chief of Police

Dan Snow

Dan Snow

Cigar Face

Doug Isbecque

Knuckles

Charles Lee Jr.

Nipples

Patrick Kilpatrick

Patrick Kilpatrick

Leroy

Larry Sulton

Frank

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
May 15, 1984
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Budget
$500,000
Revenue
$800,000
Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

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