Say “Toxic Avenger” and three things leap to mind … genre
film franchise, the iconic Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment.
All three are absolutely true and fans of all three
— genre films, Lloyd Kaufman and Troma — will be celebrating (champagne corks
popping) on Aug. 29 when the 4K Ultra HD collection titled The Toxic
Avenger Collection will be hitting the
streets.
Troma Entertainment, with sales and distribution
support provided by MVD Entertainment Group, has the ultimate collection of all
four films in this classic series ready for fans to enjoy as a four-disc 4K
Ultra HD and four-disc Blu-ray collection on Aug. 29.
It was arguably the biggest gamble in Lloyd Kaufman’s
filmmaking career. One million dollars
was the production budget. He had had success
with the production of such films as Silent
Night, Bloody Night, Squeeze Play and The Final
Countdown, parlayed that into Mother’s
Day, Waitress! and Stuck on
You!
It was now time to roll the dice and in 1983 he produced,
wrote and co-directed with Michael Herz a film that would change everything … The Toxic
Avenger.
By the time The Toxic
Avenger finished its market-by-market
theatrical rollout beginning in April of 1986 (yes, it took three years to get
through post production and launch the film) the story of Melvin, “The Toxic
Avenger,” had generated $15 million in ticket sales … and would go on to
generate not one, but three sequels!!!
What is The Toxic Avenger Collection? All four films — The Toxic
Avenger: Unrated Director’s Cut, The Toxic Avenger Part II: Unrated Director’s
Cut, The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie: Unrated Director’s
Cut and Citizen
Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV: Unrated Director’s Cut —
are here, with bonus features that include multiple commentary options and
numerous featurettes.
It’s a TOXIC dream
… mark it down, Aug. 29 from Troma Entertainment.
