The Toxic Avenger (1984)
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!
82 min
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.
- Release date
- April 11, 1986
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $500,000
- Box office
- $800,000
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Cast
- Andree Maranda as Sara
- Mitch Cohen as The Toxic Avenger
- Cindy Manion as Julie
- Robert Prichard as Slug
- Gary Schneider as Bozo
- Pat Ryan as Mayor Peter Belgoody
- Mark Torgl as Melvin
- Dick Martinsen as Officer O'Clancy
- Chris Liano as Walter Harris
- Dan Snow as Cigar Face
- Doug Isbecque as Knuckles
- Patrick Kilpatrick as Leroy
- Michael Russo as Rico
- Norma Pratt as Mrs. Haskell
- Andrew Craig as Fred
- Ryan Sexton as Johnny
- Al Pia as Tom Wrightson
- Rick Collins as Bully
- Randy Schein as Bozo's Friend
- Richard Duggan as Ice Cream Man
- Jennifer Babtist as Wanda
- Gary Schneider as Bozo
Crew
- Michael Herz · Director
- Lloyd Kaufman · Director
- Joe Ritter · Writer
- Lloyd Kaufman · Writer
- Gay Partington Terry · Writer
- Stuart Strutin · Writer
- Michael Herz · Producer
- Lloyd Kaufman · Producer
- Lloyd Kaufman · Cinematographer
- James A. Lebovitz · Cinematographer
- Richard W. Haines · Editor
- Brian Katkin · Casting director
- Stacy Kelley · Casting director
- Rhonda Krafchin · Casting director