Getting Sleazy With Troma’s Original Trashterpiece ‘The Toxic Avenger’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Night on Trash Mountain.
After wrapping up August with journeys into the weird and wonderful world of Australian myths in Picnic at Hanging Rock (listen) and John Waters’ version of suburbia in Serial Mom (listen), we’re kicking off September by celebrating the release of Macon Blair’s reboot of The Toxic Avenger with a look at the original Troma trashterpiece!
The Toxic Avenger sees nerdy gym janitor Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) fall prey to a cruel prank that sends him head-first into a barrel full of toxic waste. Said toxic waste transforms Melvin into a super-powered monster (Mitch Cohen) who uses his powers to destroy evil in his hometown of Tromaville. Lovingly named “The Toxic Avenger” by Tromavillians, he embarks on a journey to stop the corrupt Mayor Belgoody (Pat Ryan Jr.) while falling in love with the blind Sara (Andree Miranda) at the same time.
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Episode 349: The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Get the kid and the bike because we’re heading to The Mexican Place to check out Troma Entertainment’s crown jewel: The Toxic Avenger (1984). Just in time to celebrate the release of Macon Blair’s remake, too!
Join us as we offer a primer on all things Toxie before diving into this ridiculously silly (and charming!) little film. The Toxic Avenger feels like a live-action cartoon that’s been dumped in a vat of extremely transgressive toxic waste, and it all (mostly) works!
Plus: an unexpected gang of queers, masturbating to photos of dead children, “Body Talk,” and swapping out human heads for cantaloupes.
CW: Dog death, child death, attempted sexual assault and the use of many, many slurs.
Cross out The Toxic Avenger!
Coming Up Next: We’re celebrating our 350th episode with a look at Robert Rodriguez’s crime thriller/vampire film hybrid From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)!
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