The Toxic Avenger

In a small town plagued by crime and corruption, a nerdy janitor named Melvin Junko undergoes a monstrous transformation after falling into a vat of toxic waste. Empowered by his newfound superhuman strength and size, Melvin becomes the Toxic Avenger, a hideously deformed mutant with a penchant for vigilante justice. As he takes on the town's criminal underworld, including drug dealers, pimps, and murderers, Melvin's actions spark a wave of hope and change in the community. But with great power comes great danger, and the Toxic Avenger must confront his own demons and the town's powerful elites to save the people he has sworn to protect. Will his grotesque appearance and awesome strength be enough to overcome the odds? Find out in this cult classic that has been shocking audiences for decades!

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Toxic Avenger include Maximum Overdrive, Bad Taste, The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie, The Toxic Avenger Part II, Ghostbusters, Innerspace.

The Toxic Avenger was released in theaters on April 11, 1986.