The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 cult comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman. The Musical chronicles the plight of the residents of Tromaville, who are in desperate need of a hero. Melvin Ferd the Third, a nerdy young earth scientist who is motivated to clear up the state's big hazardous waste problem, enters. When a corrupt Mayor and her minions learn of his plans, they vow to put an end to this noble achievement. Melvin is ambushed and thrown into a tank of poisonous waste, which instantaneously transforms him into The Toxic Avenger, New Jersey's first superhero! Toxie is a seven-foot mutant freak with extraordinary strength and a correspondingly oversized heart. His objectives are to save highly polluted New Jersey, to halt global warming, to win the love of the town's prettiest (and blindest) librarian-and to make it home in time for supper!
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The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 cult comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman. The Musical chronicles the plight of the residents of Tromaville, who are in desperate need of a hero. Melvin Ferd the Third, a nerdy young earth scientist who is motivated to clear up the state's big hazardous waste problem, enters. When a corrupt Mayor and her minions learn of his plans, they vow to put an end to this noble achievement. Melvin is ambushed and thrown into a tank of poisonous waste, which instantaneously transforms him into The Toxic Avenger, New Jersey's first superhero! Toxie is a seven-foot mutant freak with extraordinary strength and a correspondingly oversized heart. His objectives are to save highly polluted New Jersey, to halt global warming, to win the love of the town's prettiest (and blindest) librarian-and to make it home in time for supper!
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