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Director: |
Samuel Weil, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
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Starring: |
Gary Schneider, Jennifer Babtist, Robert Prichard, Mitchell Cohen, Andree Maranda
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Genres: |
Cult Classics-Exploitation, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror, US Premier
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Origin: |
USA
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Certificate: |
R
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Languages: |
English
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Running Time: |
97 min
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15 Years after its theatrical release, The Toxic Avenger has become one of the most popular and recognisable superhuman heros in film history. He is America's favourite hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength. An unprecedented success, The Toxic Avenger spawned two sequels, an animated television series, Toxic crusaders, and a full line of Tromatic merchandise. This is the story of Melvin, the Tromaville Health Club mop boy, who inadvertently and naively trusts the hedonistic, contemptuous and vain health club members, to the point of accidentally ending up in a vat of toxic waste. The devastating results then have a transmogrification effect, his alter ego is released, and the Toxic Avenger is born, to deadly and comical results. The local mop boy is now the local Superhero, the saviour of corruption, thuggish bullies and indifference. Troma classic with good make-up effects and stunts.
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