The Toxic Avenger (1985)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:11
Rotten:6
Average Rating:5.5/10
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
Reviews for The Toxic Avenger
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Cruddy, primal, extremely violent, and fairly entertaining, it captures some of the snot-flicking spirit of the old EC comics. Full Review |
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Though it is silly, sleazy, and graphically violent, The Toxic Avenger does hold a bit of warped charm for fans of this sort of thing. Full Review |
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An outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects. Full Review |
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It all falls apart after an hour, chunks of the preceding entertainment reappearing as random montages. Full Review |
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0/5 |
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
It's your basic nerd revenge fantasy, only decked out in gore and over-the-top, bad-taste gags. Full Review |
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1/5 |
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3/5 |
[It] may be trash, but it has a maniacally farcical sense of humor, and Tromaville's evildoers are dispatched in ingenious ways. Full Review |
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The Toxic Avenger tells the humorous story of a geeky weakling who is turned into a superhero when he is slimed by some toxic waste. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The Toxic Avenger is an incredibly bizarre flick, combining silly jokes with outrageous gore, but it works. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It's passable entertainment for a while, but even with the short 87 minute running time it starts to feel a bit long in the tooth Full Review |
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4/4 |
Simply one of the most embarassingly entertaining movies I've ever seen! Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
A film that you need to see. Full Review |
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-1 out of -4..+4 |
It has crude production values, weak humor, and an inexplicable following. Full Review |
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