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The Toxic Avenger

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

1984 · R · 1h 50m

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz

6.2

TMDB audience score
706 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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
    Sara

  • Mitch Cohen
    The Toxic Avenger

  • Jennifer Prichard
    Wanda

  • Cindy Manion
    Julie

  • 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

  • Larry Sulton
    Frank

  • Michael Russo
    Rico

  • Norma Pratt
    Mrs. Haskell