May 15, 1984 (Cannes Film Market)
May 29, 1985 (France)
April 11, 1986 (United States)
The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 American superhero black comedy splatter film directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman (credited as Samuel Weil) and written by Kaufman and Joe Ritter. It is the first installment of The Toxic Avenger franchise. The film was released by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts and gruesome violence. Virtually ignored upon its first release, The Toxic Avenger caught on with filmgoers after a long and successful midnight movie engagement at the Bleecker Street Cinema in Greenwich Village in late 1985. It is now regarded as a cult classic.
The film has generated a media franchise including three film sequels, a stage musical production, a video game and a children's TV cartoon. In 2019, it was announced that Legendary Entertainment would be producing a reboot of the film, with original creators Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment serving as producers and Macon Blair serving as writer and director.
Storyline[]
Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.
Also See[]
- The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)
- The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)
- The Toxic Avenger (2025)
- Toxic Crusaders
- Toxic Crusaders (Video Game)
Sound Effects Used[]
- H-B CRASH, CARTOON - HEAVY METAL JUNK CRASH
- SKYWALKER, SPACECRAFT - TIE FIGHTER ROAR BY 02 (Heard during the introduction of the film's title.)
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, AUTO - AUTO APPROACH, SKID AND CRASH, CARTOON
- Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BIG LONG SKID
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - SINGLE THUNDER ROLL, WEATHER 01
- Valentino Body Falling Downstairs
- Valentino Champagne Cork Pop
- Valentino Police Siren (New Warbling Type)
- Valentino Swooping Sounds (Various)
- Valentino Whistling Shell And Explosion 01 (Bomb fall whistling only.)