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The Toxic Avenger

5 Ratings: 4.2

1984 film directed by Lloyd Kaufman

The first film of the Toxic Avenger series. 110 minutes is the Director's prefered cut. Released on video unrated. Character actor Patrick Kilpatrick makes his screen debut. … see full wiki

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Director: Lloyd Kaufman

Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy

Release Date: April 11, 1986

MPAA Rating: R

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review by ryguy4738. August 06, 2011

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All in good, guilty fun; The Toxic Avenger is exploitative gold.

*** out of **** Thank goodness that films as good as "The Toxic Avenger" exist when it comes to much needed escapism. Without these films, we might just explode from the stress of everyday life. Sometimes we just want to sit down and watch a movie. And while there are other movies that you could certainly watch instead, you shouldn't distance yourself too far from this one. As strange and corny as it may seem, "The Toxic Avenger" is a film that I'd actually end up recommending … more

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review by Captain_Couth. August 23, 2009

Melvin Junko, mop boy turned hideously mutated Superhero from Tromaville.

The Toxic Avenger was the flagship of Troma's movie line during the mid to late 80's. This film was responsible for keeping the company a float during this time period and it also marked a turning point in the company's history. For years, Lloyd Kaufman and company were making cheesy low budget sex comedies. With the birth of the Toxic Avenger, they started to expand their horizons, focusing on low budget horror/comedy trashy spoofs films. Instant cult classics were being produced by Team Troma. … more

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