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The Toxic Avenger (1985)

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Fresh:3

Rotten:0

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Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: One moment Melvin's a 90 pound weakling, and the next -- with a little help from some toxic waste -- he's THE TOXIC AVENGER! Now Melvin's in shape to get back at all the creeps who have ever... [More]

Starring: Mitchell Cohen, Andree Maranda, Jennifer Baptist, Cindy Manion

Director: Michael Herz, Samuel Weil

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Reviews for The Toxic Avenger

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An outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects.

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03/28/07

Variety

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[It] may be trash, but it has a maniacally farcical sense of humor, and Tromaville's evildoers are dispatched in ingenious ways.

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08/30/04

Stephen Holden

New York Times

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