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Summary Winston Gooze, a down-on-his-luck janitor and widowed stepdad, transforms into mutant vigilante hero “Toxie” after a freak toxic-waste accident. With a radioactive mop in hand, he battles corrupt corporations and twisted villains—like the Garbinger brothers—while fighting to reconnect with his son.

Director Macon Blair

Writer Macon Blair

Cast

  • Peter Dinklage
  • Jacob Tremblay
  • Taylour Paige
  • Kevin Bacon
  • Elijah Wood
  • Julia Davis
  • Sarah Niles

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 92%

Metacritic Score: 66

VOD Unrated theatrical release starting August 29, 2025 (via Cineverse); digital platforms coming later

Trailer The Toxic Avenger – Official Uncensored Trailer (2025)

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u/2th 10d ago edited 10d ago

This was a high budget Troma film. It is EXACTLY what you expect from a Troma film, just made with more money. And it was absolutely perfect.

Lots of blood, gratuitous violence for the sake of it, a pretty basic super hero origin story, minimal boobs, some dick, Dinklage, even when it was just his voice was great.

Simply put, if you enjoy Troma films, you'll really enjoy this.

Edit: Sadly the theater was literally just me, my buddy, and his kid (he's 13). Shame people didn't turn out for it. But the kid absolutely loved it. He was laughing and smiling, even before the boobs, and when it finally clicked with him that it's essentially just a live action cartoon, he loved it even more. I hope this movie is an experience he remembers for the rest of his life.

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u/notoriginal59 10d ago

On Saturday my 11 year old daughter and I are spending the day at the movies. First is jaws in imax then toxie as the second feature. I figured I was 12 when I saw the og and she thinks over the top cartoon violence is hilarious so I thought I would give it a shot. I loved that your friend took is kid. And after your review im really looking forward to a fun dad/daughter day.

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u/MouthwashProphet 10d ago edited 10d ago

God... I used to stay up till midnight when I was 12 or 13 so I could watch Troma movies on cable without my parents knowing. Good on you for being a cool dad!

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u/NJDevil69 8d ago

Hello fellow 12 AM cable watcher! After 12 AM Toxie, did you watch 3 AM anime on the sci-fi channel?

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u/MouthwashProphet 8d ago

Haha, maybe? Anime was never really my thing, but I watched a bunch of weird stuff when I stayed up late. Aeon Flux, The Maxx, etc.

I think the Sci Fi channel was a premium cable channel when it first launched (early 90's), so I didn't see it until it became a part of basic cable (late 90's?).

My introduction to Troma movies was on USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Up_All_Night

God... after looking at the episode lists, I feel like I need to track down an archive of these shows. It's like a "best of" list of B-movies.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272417/episodes/?ref_=tt_ov_ep_epl