Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie' (2002) (V)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Gabriel Friedman

Release Date:

February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Tagline:

The Horrible... The Horrible.

Plot Keywords:

Behind The Scenes | Making Of

Cast

Lloyd Kaufman	...	Himself
David Mattey	...	Himself
Trent Haaga	...	Himself
Heidi Sjursen	...	Herself
Patrick Cassidy	...	Himself
James Gunn	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jarred Alterman	...	Himself
Joseph Anthony	...	Himself
Chris Bagnall	...	Himself
Michael Budinger	...	Himself
Mitch Cohen	...	Himself
Julia Comenge	...	Herself
Tim Considine	...	Himself
Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf	...	Himself
Caleb Emerson	...	Himself
Corey Feldman	...	Himself
Joe Fleishaker	...	Himself
Brendan Flynt	...	Himself
T.J. Glenn	...	Himself
Hasen Gray	...	Himself
Allison Grossman	...	Herself
Wanda Harris	...	Herself
Aaron Imeson	...	Himself
Paul Kyrmse	...	Himself
Sandra J. Lacko	...	Herself
Bram Lewis	...	Himself
Brian Macaya	...	Himself
Evan Meszaros	...	Himself
Sandy Molina	...	Herself
Geoff Mosher	...	Himself
Phuong Pham	...	Himself
Scott Rhodes	...	Himself
Debbie Rochon	...	Herself
Cat Sarrael	...	Herself
Yaniv Sharon	...	Himself
Joanna Shattuck	...	Herself
Nives Spaleta	...	Himself
Lisa Terezakis	...	Herself
Mark Torgl	...	Himself
Rick Washburn	...	Himself
Millard Wooley	...	Himself

Also Known As:

The Making of 'Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger 4' (USA)

Runtime:

135 min | USA:137 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM18

Filming Locations:

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Trivia:

This feature-length documentary is featured on the 2-Disc edition of Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000).

Movie Connections:

Features The First Turn-On!! (1983)

Not Just For Troma Fans

First off, let me say that I am a die hard Troma fan and have been so since seeing the original Toxic Avenger as a youngster and even followed the Toxic Avenger cartoon (if only they could re-release it). Having said this, I must make it clear that being such a die-hard fan has nothing to do with my rating for this behind the scenes documentary.

For those of you out there interested in what really takes place behind the scenes when making a movie this is a no holds barred account of just that. From on-set squabbling, to fist fights, to firings, everything is documented by this camera crew that follows Lloyd and his crew throughout the entire filming of Citizen Toxie 4.

As others have pointed out, highlights of the film include; Lloyd Kauffman attempted to explain the concept of script revisions to an Assistant Director who's only comments on the matter are "they look the same to me", Lloyd's insistence on using a man plucked from the street as a double for Toxie despite the fact that he stood over 6 inches shorter than the real thing, and the useless stuntman whose full body burn and leap from an incredible height must be seen to be believed.

In all, this is a great documentary and an even better addition to the Collector's Edition of Citizen Toxie, an equally funny and amusing movie. Check them out both, you will not be disappointed!

9/10