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The Toxic Avenger

1984 · 110 min

A gleefully tasteless, cartoonish splatter-comedy that plays like a live-action comic book, mixing gross-out gags with over-the-top revenge.

Directed by
Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror
Starring
Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard
Tagline
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!
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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Directed by
Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror
Starring
Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • identity
  • justice
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour8
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, comedy, horror, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard, Cindy Manion, Robert Prichard, Gary Schneider, Pat Ryan, Mark Torgl
Cinematography
James A. Lebovitz, Lloyd Kaufman
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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