The Toxic Avenger
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.
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The Toxic Avenger ≣ 1984 ≣ Trailer
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
Dan Snow
Cigar Face
Patrick Kilpatrick
Leroy
Andrew Craig
Fred
Rick Collins
Bully
Randy Schein
Bozo's Friend
Marisa Tomei
Health Club Girl (uncredited)
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Reviews
Taylor
This is one of Tromas absolute classics. A nerdy janitor at a health club gets bullied and in an accident gets dumped into a toxic vat of slime and it turns him into...THE TOXIC AVENGER. stomping out all the nastiness in Tromaville one bully and corrupt politician at a time
This one is fantastic and one of my favorites
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