The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
A grotesque superhero’s desperate attempt to fund his blind girlfriend’s surgery lets a corporate enemy enslave Tromaville, forcing him into a devilish battle for redemption.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- midnight screening
What critics said
The film primarily appeals as an outrageous continuation of Troma's original cult formula, though available aggregate reception is limited and unfavorable.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Toxie uses superhuman strength against Apocalypse Inc. while the film foregrounds gore, spoofing, and camp.
Apocalypse Inc. takes over Tromaville and enslaves its residents after recruiting Toxie as a spokesman.
Toxie accepts work for his enemy to pay for Claire's surgery, despite not understanding the corporation's full agenda.
The cult production's horror identity is built around gore, grotesque imagery, and camp exploitation effects.
Films like The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie, and why
The Toxic Avenger
campy comedy horror, grotesque practical gore, and anarchic superhero satire
The Return of the Living Dead
low-budget splatter comedy, outrageous parody, and deliberately juvenile cult humor
Class of Nuke 'Em High
comic-book violence, grotesque transformations, and irreverent genre spoofing
Re-Animator
camp horror comedy, exaggerated villainy, and exploitation-film energy
Movie Details
- Directors
- Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
- Release Date
- 1989-11-24
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (156)
Cast
- Ron Fazio
- John Altamura
- Phoebe Legere
- Rick Collins
- Lisa Gaye
- Jessica Dublin
- Michael J. Kaplan
- Tsutomu Sekine
- Traci Mann
- Paul Borghese
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie about?
- A grotesque superhero’s desperate attempt to fund his blind girlfriend’s surgery lets a corporate enemy enslave Tromaville, forcing him into a devilish battle for redemption.
- What is The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie?
- The film primarily appeals as an outrageous continuation of Troma's original cult formula, though available aggregate reception is limited and unfavorable.
- Which films are like The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie?
- Films with a similar feel include The Toxic Avenger, The Return of the Living Dead, Class of Nuke 'Em High, and Re-Animator.
- How long is The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie?
- The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie?
- In United States, The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
