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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Andree Maranda
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Mitch Cohen
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Jennifer Prichard
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Cindy Manion
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Robert Prichard
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Gary Schneider
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Pat Ryan
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Mark Torgl
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Dick Martinsen
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Chris Liano

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Directors:
Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Release Date:
05-15-1984
Run Time:
82m
Tagline:
The first superhuman-hero...from New Jersey!
Genres:
ComedyHorrorScience Fiction
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