The Toxic Avenger (1985)

"The first superhuman-hero...from New Jersey!"
Audience Score
63
The Toxic Avenger
A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.
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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 11th, 1986
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 25th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$800,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Troma Entertainment

The Toxic Avenger Collection

Low-budget superhero comedy splatter film franchise following the heroic exploits of Melvin Ferd, a weak and skinny janitor turned into the deformed and mutated superhero, the Toxic Avenger, or "Toxie", by exposure to toxic chemicals.