THE TOXIC AVENGER (1985)

USA. Direction: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman. Production: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman / Troma Films. Screenplay: Joe Ritter. Photography: Lloyd Kaufman, James London. Music: Mark Hoffman, Dean Summers. Edition: Richard Haines. Cast: Andree Maranda, Mitchell Cohen, Jennifer Baptist, Cindy Manion, Robert Prichard, Gary Schneider. Running time: 87 min

LANGUAGE: English / SUBTITLES: Spanish

Cult flick in the fantasy and horror Z-movie world responsible for the popularity of TROMA, which has since produced several sequels of the same tale and dozens of titles of all types and conditions. Melvin is a mop boy at the Health Club in Tromaville, perhaps the most contaminated city in the world, ruled by a bent mayor and terrorised by a gang of thugs. But when Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste everything changes. The superhero kicks into action and sets out to clean the streets. He is the Toxic Avenger, icon of the fantasy world in recent years.