THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984)

 

Directed by: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman

Starring: Mitch Cohen, Kenneth Kessler, Mark Torgl, Andree Maranda, Pat Ryan Jr, Sarabel Levinson, Dan Snow, Dick Martinsen, Gary Schneider, Robert Prichard, Jennifer Babtist, Cindy Manion, Chris Liano, David Weiss, Doug Isbecque, Charles Lee Jr, Pat Kilpatrick, Larry Sulton, Michael Russo, Al Pia, Dennis Souder, Steven Zmed, Xavier Barquet, Reuben Guss, Matt Klan, Dominick Calvitto, Marisa Tomei

82 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, gore, nudity)

PLOT:

This is the story of Melvin, the Tromaville Health Club mop boy, who inadvertently and naively trusts the hedonistic, contemptuous and vain health club members, to the point of accidentally ending up in a vat of toxic waste. The devastating results then have a transmogrification effect, his alter ego is released, and the Toxic Avenger is born, to deadly and comical results. The local mop boy is now the local Superhero, the savior of corruption, thuggish bullies and indifference.