As most Troma fans know, The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III were originally written and shot as one movie, but directors Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz ended up with so much footage that they broke it up into two installments. 36 years years later, the filmmakers’ initial vision for the […]
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“Lloyd Kaufman is a true auteur. His work is important. It has meaning. I hope Mr. Melvin gives people—especially the naysayers—another chance to actually look at what he’s been doing all these years. Because Mr. Melvin isn’t just a goofy sequel—it’s a complex piece of work.”
Peltier continues, “It’s as much about Toxie trying to figure out his place in the world once there’s no more crime to fight as it is about Lloyd grappling with what to do after creating a surprise cult hit. Both of them—Toxie and Lloyd—are facing the same question: do I sell out to the corporate overlords, or do I keep fighting the good fight?”
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Mr. Melvin premiering at Troma-Thon 2025,” enthuses Mahoning co-founder J.T. Mills. “In what’s being dubbed as ‘the year of Toxie,’ it’s perfect timing to see Troma finally putting together what was the original vision for the Toxic Avenger sequel, and getting to show our drive-in audience this historic, definitive cut, first, is a real honor!”
After ridding Tromaville of evil, Melvin Junko, the Toxic Avenger, has nothing left to fight. Evil has been vanquished, his mop is clean, and his heart feels… empty. Depressed and emotionally adrift, a psychiatrist with questionable motives encourages him to reconnect with his long-lost father in Japan. But this heartfelt journey is merely a charade, as Apocalypse Inc. lures Toxie overseas in order to blast him with Anti-Tromatons, corrupting his superhuman senses.
Blinded to the forces of evil, Toxie returns home and becomes a corporate puppet for infernal forces bent on enslaving Tromaville… and the world! Can the Toxic Avenger reclaim his soul and save Tromaville once again, or is the hero of the people doomed to become the very monster he always feared?
Troma-Thon tickets are on sale now. Along with Mr. Melvin, the two-night event includes screenings of Surf Nazis Must Die, Rise of the Super Tromettes, Rabid Grannies, Class of Nuke ‘Em High, and Def By Temptation.
Additional screenings of Mr. Melvin are being planned. The film is likely to eventually join the original four Toxic Avenger films in streaming on Troma Now. There’s also potential for physical media edition accompanied by newly discovered making-of footage.
The Toxic Avenger‘s legacy continues with Macon Blair‘s reboot starring Peter Dinklage, opening unrated in theaters on August 29.
Adam Peltier and Andrew L. Miller
