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    Toxic Avenger (1984)

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    Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) is a 90-pound weakling who works as the mop boy in the Tromaville health club.

    One day, body-building bullies Bozo (Gary Schneider) and Slug (Robert Prichard) and bimbettes Julie (Cindy Manion) and Wanda (Jennifer Babtist) play a prank on Melvin that ends up with the nerd wearing a tutu in front of the laughing hordes.

    Things go horribly wrong when Melvin plunges out of a window into a truck carrying toxic waste.

    Melvin starts mutating into a seven-foot muscle-bound monster (Mitch Cohen) with an insatiable need to rid his town of its criminal element. And so “The Toxic Avenger” takes to the streets of Tromaville and starts (literally) tearing criminals limb from limb.

    At one point, he comes across a group of thugs about to waste a cop for not taking a bribe. In a grand fight with the four thugs, he tears two of their scalps off, knocks off one of their noses, pokes out another one’s eyes and saves the cop.

    Later, a group of crazed punks try to rob a fast-food taco restaurant and are about to take advantage of a blind girl when Toxie shows up, tears off one of the assailant’s arms and beats him with it, makes a milkshake/sundae out of the other guy’s face, and puts the third punk’s hands into a vat of scolding French Fry grease.

    Once he establishes himself as a local hero, Toxie exacts revenge on the foursome that turned him into what he is – Bozo, Slug, Julie and Wanda – and eventually sets his sights on the corrupt Mayor (Pat Ryan Jr.).

    Amongst his most appreciative supporters are blind love interest Sara (Andree Maranda) and incorruptible Irish cop O’Clancy (Dick Martinsen).

    No one could’ve predicted back in 1984 that this little low-budget indie gore-fest shot in Boonton, New Jersey, would go on to spawn three sequels, comic books, a television cartoon titled Toxic Crusaders and a slew of related toys and merchandise.

    TRIVIA
    Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei makes her big-screen debut in the uncredited role of ‘health club girl’ in the movie.

    The Toxic Avenger
    Mitchell Cohen
    Sara
    Andree Maranda
    Wanda
    Jennifer Babtist
    Julie
    Cindy Manion
    Melvin Furd
    Mark Torgl
    Slug
    Robert Prichard
    Bozo
    Gary Schneider
    Mayor Belgoody
    Pat Ryan Jr.
    Officer O’Clancy
    Dick Martinsen
    Walter Harris
    Chris Liano
    Chief of Police
    David Weiss
    Cigar Face
    Dan Snow
    toxicavenger78978Knuckles
    Doug Isbeque
    Nipples
    Charles Lee Jr
    Leroy
    Pat Kilpatrick
    Frank
    Larry Sutton
    Rico
    Michael Russo
    Mrs Haskell
    Norma Pratt
    Fred
    Andy Craig
    Johnny
    Ryan Sexton
    Melvin’s Mother
    Sarabel Levinson
    Tom
    Wrightson Al Pia
    Dr Snodburger
    Reuben Guss
    Toxic Avenger’s Voice
    Kenneth Kessler
    Barbie
    Barbara J. Gurskey

    Director
    Michael Herz
    Samuel Weil

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