Two very different films, Footloose and The Toxic Avenger, opened within weeks of each other in early 1984. The Toxic Avenger was a low-budget indie horror comedy about a mutant superhero with a no-name cast and buckets of fake blood and gore from producer-director Lloyd Kaufman. Footloose was a glossy Paramount musical drama that made Kevin Bacon a star and featured Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Penn, becoming the seventh-biggest box-office hit of 1984. The original Toxic Avenger became a cult favorite. A new remake starring Kevin Bacon, Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood, Taylour Paige and Jacob Tremblay opens Aug. 29, 2025.
When Footloose and The Toxic Avenger arrived in theaters within weeks of each other in early 1984, about the only thing they had in common was that they were both, well, movies. The Toxic Avenger was a low-budget indie horror comedy about a mutant superhero that featured a no-name cast awash in buckets of fake blood and gore producer-director Lloyd Kaufman splashed on screen.
The original 1984 comedy horror movie The Toxic Avenger became a cult favorite over the years. A new version that stars actors including Kevin Bacon, Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood, and Taylour Paige opens on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Peter Dinklage plays Winston Gooze who after an industrial accident becomes the title character in The Toxic Avenger. Jacob Tremblay, behind Dinklage, plays his son Wade.
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