Film
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became... the Toxic Avenger!
Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction· Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz· 110 min
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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- Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it's one fighting crime in the Garden State.
- Criminals, beware of the Toxic Avenger. He will kick your butt HARD!!
- He'll go from cleaning nerd to cleaning crime-fighter.
- "Melvin was a 90lb. weakling until nuclear waste transformed him into... "
The Toxic Avenger
- The first Super-Hero... from New Jersey!
Connections
Top billing
- Andree Maranda as Sara
- Mitch Cohen as The Toxic Avenger
- Jennifer Prichard as Wanda
- Cindy Manion as Julie
- Robert Prichard as Slug