A 98-pound nerd (Mark Torgl) from New Jersey lands in a vat of toxic waste and becomes a benevolent monster (Mitchell Cohen).

What's faster than a spreading germ...more powerful than Mr. Clean...and more lethal than nuclear waste? Is it a floorcleaner? Is it a waste site? No...it is the TOXIC AVENGER, the first super hero from New Jersey! He french fries his foes... dry cleans the dastardly.

Watch out, bad guys! Truth, Justice and The American Way is on a righteous rampage - it's Melvin, alias THE TOXIC AVENGER, and he's gonna getcha!

Transformed from wimp to warrior by a dip in a chemical pool, Melvin ('Tox' to his friends) battles corruption and crime in a small American town. But can even an industrial-strength super-hero survive a showdown against an army of tanks and troops? Thrill to the action, adventure and yes, romance, of this hilarious tongue-in-cheek hit.

WARNING: Explosively funny. May cause irritation to the excessively serious.

Media

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Mitch Cohen as The Toxic Avenger
•       Mark Torgl as Melvin
•       Andree Maranda as Sara
•       Jennifer Babtist as Wanda
•       Marisa Tomei as Health Club Girl

Director: Michael Herz

Director: Lloyd Kaufman (as Samuel Weil)

Producer: Lloyd Kaufman

Producer: Michael Herz

Additional Details

Label: Troma Films

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Run Time: 82 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/17/26

UPC: 760137223009