The Toxic Avenger Part II
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The Toxic Avenger Part II is a 1989 comedy horror film
released by Troma Entertainment
. It was directed by Lloyd Kaufman
and features The Toxic Avenger in an adventure to Japan to meet his father. The film has received cult status among a new audience almost a generation after it was first released. Go Nagai
makes a cameo appearance
and the film is also the debut of actor/martial artist Michael Jai White
and musician/composer/performance artist Phoebe Legere.
, The Toxic Avenger (Ron Fazio) is lured to Tokyo, Japan by the evil corporation
Apocalypse Inc. So while the Toxic Avenger is fighting crime in Tokyo, Apocalypse Inc. spread evil in Tromaville and it is up to the famous hideously deformed superhero of superhuman size and strength to stop the abominable Apocalypse from attacking both Tokyo and Tromaville.
is actually missing almost all scenes of gore. The full version with an extra 10 minutes of gore is currently only available in the 'Tox Box' DVD set which is now out of print
.
The Japanese and German releases are the full uncut version.
The 2008 'Complete Toxic Avenger' 7-disc DVD set includes the uncut version and is the same disc found in the 'Tox Box'. However, there are reports of the heavily cut version occasionally being included in the 'Complete Toxic Avenger'. This may be because nowhere on the disc art or DVD do the words 'Director's Cut' appear. The unedited "Director's Cut" can be told apart from the edited version by checking the feature running time, or by listening to the audio commentary by director Lloyd Kaufman. The commentary track is different for both versions, and the director mentions which cut is shown.
Comedy horror
Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary and film genre, combining elements of comedy and horror fiction. The comedy horror genre almost always inevitably crosses over with the black comedy genre; and in some respects could be considered a subset of it.The short story "The Legend...
released by Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
. It was directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
and features The Toxic Avenger in an adventure to Japan to meet his father. The film has received cult status among a new audience almost a generation after it was first released. Go Nagai
Go Nagai
, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
makes a cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
and the film is also the debut of actor/martial artist Michael Jai White
Michael Jai White
Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn...
and musician/composer/performance artist Phoebe Legere.
Plot
Five years after the events of the original filmThe Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 comedy horror film released by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts. Virtually ignored upon its first release, The Toxic Avenger caught on with filmgoers after a long and successful midnight movie engagement at the famed...
, The Toxic Avenger (Ron Fazio) is lured to Tokyo, Japan by the evil corporation
Evil corporation
An evil corporation is a staple of science fiction , usually a big multinational company which values profits over ethics....
Apocalypse Inc. So while the Toxic Avenger is fighting crime in Tokyo, Apocalypse Inc. spread evil in Tromaville and it is up to the famous hideously deformed superhero of superhuman size and strength to stop the abominable Apocalypse from attacking both Tokyo and Tromaville.
Cast
- Ron Fazio as The Toxic Avenger / Apocalypse Inc. executive
- John Altamura as The Toxic Avenger
- Phoebe LegerePhoebe LegerePhoebe Hemenway Legere is a Multi-Format Artist: she is a composer, soprano, pianist and accordionist; a painter, a poet, and a film maker.Legere has recorded for Mercury Records in England and Epic, Island, Funtone, ESP Disk and Einstein records in the United States. Legere has released ten CDs...
as Claire - Rick Collins as Apocalypse Inc. chairman
- Lisa Gaye as Malfaire
- Rikiya Yasuoka (Michael HerzMichael Herz (producer)Michael Herz is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. With Lloyd Kaufman, the two are the co-founders of Troma Entertainment, the world's longest running independent film studio, known for their comedic horror films, including the cult favorite Toxic Avenger series and the...
, uncredited voice) as Big Mac Bunko - Mayako Katsuragi as Masumi
- Jessica Dublin as Mrs. Junko
- Jack Cooper as Big Mac Junko
- Don Eckhart as Kid riding bike in opening scene
- Michael WhiteMichael Jai WhiteMichael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn...
as Apocalypse Inc. executive - Dan Snow as Cigar Face
- Lloyd KaufmanLloyd KaufmanLloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
(uncredited) as Sumo wrestler / Voice of fish salesman
Versions
The 'Unrated Director's cut' version released on DVD by Troma EntertainmentTroma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
is actually missing almost all scenes of gore. The full version with an extra 10 minutes of gore is currently only available in the 'Tox Box' DVD set which is now out of print
Out of print
Out of print refers to an item, typically a book , but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is in the state of no longer being published....
.
The Japanese and German releases are the full uncut version.
The 2008 'Complete Toxic Avenger' 7-disc DVD set includes the uncut version and is the same disc found in the 'Tox Box'. However, there are reports of the heavily cut version occasionally being included in the 'Complete Toxic Avenger'. This may be because nowhere on the disc art or DVD do the words 'Director's Cut' appear. The unedited "Director's Cut" can be told apart from the edited version by checking the feature running time, or by listening to the audio commentary by director Lloyd Kaufman. The commentary track is different for both versions, and the director mentions which cut is shown.