The Toxic Avenger (1984 film)

The Toxic Avenger
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Joe Ritter
Story byLloyd Kaufman
Produced by
  • Lloyd Kaufman
  • Michael Herz
Starring
  • Andree Maranda
  • Mitchell Cohen
  • Pat Ryan Jr.
  • Jennifer Babtist
  • Robert Prichard
  • Cindy Manion
  • Gary Schneider
  • Mark Torgl
Cinematography
  • James London
  • Lloyd Kaufman
Edited byRichard W. Haines
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release date
  • April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (United States[1])
Running time
82 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000[3]

The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 American superhero black comedy splatter film produced and directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman (the latter credited as Samuel Weil for directing) from a screenplay by Joe Ritter, based on a story by Kaufman. The film was produced and released by Troma Entertainment. It is the first installment in The Toxic Avenger film series and generated a media franchise.[4]

A director's cut was released in 2002, notably adding a scene with Marisa Tomei in one of her first roles.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Catalog - The Toxic Avenger". AFI.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ "The Toxic Avenger (18)". British Board of Film Classification. November 5, 1986. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Official site was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (2003-11-07). "Lloyd Kaufman". Something Jewish. Archived from the original on December 26, 2003. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  5. ^ "(official studio site)". ToxicAvenger. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  6. ^ Phipps, Keith (29 March 2002). "Toxic Avenger: The Unrated Director's Cut". AVClub.com. Keith Phipps. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  7. ^ Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2009). Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914–2008. McFarland & Company. pp. 145–147. ISBN 9780786453788.