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The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger

May 15, 1984
82 min
ActionComedyHorrorScience Fiction
6.3/ 10
611 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
6.3/10
611 votes
IMDB
6.2/10
35,515 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
42/100
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$500,000Production cost
Box Office$800,000Worldwide gross
Profit$300,000Profitable
ROI
+60.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

1 nomination total

Details

Production information

"He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$500,000

Revenue

$800,000

Production Companies

The Toxic Avenger CollectionTroma Entertainment

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