The Toxic Avenger, Part II (1989)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Directors:

Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Fumio Furuya (additional material)
Lloyd Kaufman (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 February 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

The first superhero from New Jersey is back!

Plot:

The Toxic Avenger is lured to Tokyo, Japan by the evil corporation Apocalypse Inc. So while the Toxic Avenger is fighting crime in Tokyo...

Plot Keywords:

Toxic Avenger | Tokyo | Japan | Splatter | Second Part

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ron Fazio	...	The Toxic Avenger / Apocalypse Inc. Executive
John Altamura	...	The Toxic Avenger
Phoebe Legere	...	Claire
Rick Collins	...	Apocalypse Inc. Chairman
Rikiya Yasuoka	...	Big Mac Bunko
Tsutomu Sekine	...	Announcer
Mayako Katsuragi	...	Masami
Shinoburyo	...	Shôchikuyama (as Shinoburyu)
Lisa Gaye	...	Malfaire
Jessica Dublin	...	Mrs. Junko
Jack Cooper	...	Big Mac Junko
Erika Schickel	...	Psychiatrist
Bonnie Garvin	...	Bad Girl
Karen King	...	Bad Girl
Didi Mancuso	...	Bad Girl

Runtime:

96 min | Norway:102 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Spain:13 | Norway:15 (director's cut) | Australia:R (director's cut) | Finland:K-18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Trivia:

The original Toxic Avenger II edit was over 4 hours long, so the Troma team split it into 2 movies.

Quotes:

The Chairman: You know what I want. He... must... be... de... stroyed!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: The Toxic Avenger, Part II" (1999)

...worst of all... if Tromaville was destroyed, there'd be no Toxic Avenger 3!

You are either going to find the Toxic Avenger films funny, or incredibly stupid. Well, maybe they are so incredibly stupid that they are funny. They certainly grow on you the more you watch them.

In this second adventure, all the great stuff happens in Japan. The fish-nose bit is hilarious.

But, before Toxie gets to Japan, he fights off the evil minions that are attempting to take over Tromaville. Those who are averse to blood and guts may find his methods a little hard to take.

In japan, he finds his father, Big Mac (Rikiya Yasuoka) with the help of a girl (Mayako Katsuragi) he saved from more evildoers. His father is evil also and he meets an inglorious end at the hands of a fish market owner. Toxie dispatches all his father's henchmen, and one henchwoman (Maya Shiraki), who manages to provide some real comic relief. Lots of gore in Tromaville, and plenty of nudity in Japan.

Returning home, he sets out to clean up the mess that happened while he was gone. And, he unites with his real father.

The production values were top notch in this film. The costumes in Japan were really colorful and I can see why it was such a hit there.