Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- pollution
- corruption
- new jersey
- sadism
- superhero
- anti hero
- mayor
- bullying
- grindhouse
- revenge
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- 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
- Directed
- Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
- Written
- Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Ritter
Production
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 · 677 ratings
- Studio
- Troma Entertainment
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1984 · You’re hereThe Toxic Avenger
Where it starts.
The Toxic Avenger Part II
1989
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
1989
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
2001
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
