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1984

The Toxic Avenger

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!

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.

Duration

1h 22m

Released

May 15, 1984

Revenue

$800,000

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6.3

Rating598

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Cast29

  • Andree Maranda
  • Mitch Cohen
  • Jennifer Prichard
  • Cindy Manion
  • Robert Prichard
  • Gary Schneider
  • Pat Ryan
  • Mark Torgl
  • Dick Martinsen

Part ofThe The Toxic Avenger Collection

Includes The Toxic Avenger (1984), Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2001), The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989), and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989).

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