The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)

Directors:

Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Lloyd Kaufman (story)
Pericles Lewnes (additional material)
(more)

Release Date:

24 November 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Toxie finds he has nothing to do as a superhero, as he has ridden his city of evil. So he decides to go to work for a major corporation, which he discovers may be the evilest of all his adversaries.

Plot Keywords:

Toxic Avenger | Devil | The Devil | Roman Numeral In Title | Satan

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ron Fazio	...	The Toxic Avenger / Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
John Altamura	...	The Toxic Avenger
Phoebe Legere	...	Claire
Rick Collins	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Chairman / The Devil
Lisa Gaye	...	Malfaire
Jessica Dublin	...	Mrs. Junko
Tsutomu Sekine	...	Announcer
Michael J. Kaplan	...	Little Melvin
Traci Mann	...	Snake Lady / Apprentice Bad Girl
Bonnie Garvin	...	Bad Girl
Karen King	...	Bad Girl
Dee Dee Mancuso	...	Bad Girl
Melissa Osborne	...	Bad Girl
Helen Wheels	...	Bad Girl
Raven Skye	...	Apprentice Bad Girl
Fernando Antonio	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Paul Borghese	...	Lou Sipher - Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Sylvester Covin	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Paul Davis	...	Apocalypse Inc. Employee
William Decker	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive (as William L. Decker)
Joe Fleishaker	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Mark Fucile	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Marc Allan Ginsberg	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Sal Lioni	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Doug McDonald	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Benny Nieves	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Kariim Ratcliff	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Jerry Valle	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Michael Jai White	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive (as Michael White)
Susan Whitty	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Jeremiah Yates	...	Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Pericles Lewnes	...	Painted Face Villian
Ara Romanoff	...	Video Store Employee
Paul Eagle	...	Video Store Employee
Joseph Pisani	...	Video Store Employee (as Joe Pisoni)
Sandra Hataley	...	Video Store Customer
Brian Sanet	...	Video Store Customer
Orentha Alava	...	Video Store Customer
Kathleen Foster	...	Video Store Customer
Carl Burrows	...	Doctor Goldberg (as Edward Burrows)
Ray Seiden	...	Dog Face
Sophia Domoulin	...	Donkey Woman
Arthur M. Jolly	...	Donkey Man
Jim McCluskey	...	Lawnmower Man
Ichirô Yamanaka	...	Japanese Bald Man
William E. Benson	...	Father O'Reilly (as W.E. Benson)
Bryan Perkins	...	First Messenger
Phil Rivo	...	Cookie
Dan Snow	...	Cigar Face
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trish Cook	...	Bad Girl (uncredited)
Michael Gingold	...	Tromaville Resident (uncredited)
Earl McKoy	...	Good People of Tromaville (uncredited)
James Nugent Vernon	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lloyd Kaufman		story
Pericles Lewnes		additional material
Joe Ritter		characters (uncredited)
Phil Rivo		additional material
Gay Partington Terry		writer
Andrew Wolk		additional material

Produced by
Michael Herz	....	producer
Lloyd Kaufman	....	producer
Jeffrey W. Sass	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christopher De Marco

Cinematography by
James A. Lebovitz		(as James London)

Film Editing by
Joseph McGirr

Casting by
Phil Rivo

Production Design by
Alexis Grey

Art Direction by
Alexis Grey

Costume Design by
Susan Douglas

Makeup Department
Timothy Considine	....	special animal makeup
William Decker	....	special makeup effects artist
Kelly Gleason	....	special makeup effects artist
Vincent J. Guastini	....	devil design & concept
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist
Arthur M. Jolly	....	special makeup effects artist
Roy Knyrim	....	key gore effects artist
Jerry Macaluso	....	Toxic Avenger makeup & transformation

Production Management
Michael Leoce	....	assistant production manager
Jeffrey W. Sass	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Jennings	....	first assistant director
Pericles Lewnes	....	second unit director
Phil Rivo	....	third unit director
Vidette Schine	....	fourth unit director
Andrew Wolk	....	second assistant director
Andrew Wolk	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jane Harrison	....	property master
Frank Kramer	....	associate art director
Douglas Wright	....	associate art director

Sound Department
Alan Barnaby	....	assistant sound editor
Abe Nejad	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Wilfred Caban	....	pyrotechnics
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor
George Giordano	....	special atmospheric effects
Dave Grasso	....	Toxic Avenger transformation fabrication
Pericles Lewnes	....	special effects coordinator
Kenny Myers	....	teeth car effects

Stunts
Robert Amico	....	stunts
Cleo Ferris	....	stunts
Regina Franchi	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunt coordinator
Scott Leva	....	stunts
William J. McVey III	....	stunts (as Bill McVey)
Scott Rhodes	....	stunts
Peter Rocca	....	stunts
David Tatosian	....	stunts
Geoffrey Scott Wilde	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Timothy Healy	....	electrician

Editorial Department
Don Ciana	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Richard Demaree	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Mary McCormick	....	location manager
Kariim Ratcliff	....	wrestling coordinator
Sylvia B. Ross	....	equine services
Michael Jai White	....	assistant wrestling coordinator (as Michael White)
Terry Woods	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Troma Entertainment

Distributors

• Beam Entertainment (Japan) (DVD producer)
• Creative Axa Co. Ltd. (Japan) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Troma Entertainment
• Vestron Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Il vendicatore tossico 3 (Italy) [it]
Toxie's letzte Schlacht (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

102 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:Not Rated (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (director's cut) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG (cut) | USA:Unrated | Australia:R (director's cut) | USA:R | UK:18 | Australia:MA (2005 re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Trivia:

This film is made up of half the footage shot for Toxic Avenger Part II.

Quotes:

The Chairman of Apocalypse Inc.: Who said minimum wage? Did *I* say minimum wage? Melvie, bubula, baby, what self-respecting, hideously deformed creature of super-human size and strength works for peanuts, hmmmm?
Toxic Avenger: Uh, none I guess.
The Chairman of Apocalypse Inc.: All these things I will give thee, if you will bow down and work for me.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Amazing Grace

Hodgepodge of odds and ends make-up this movie

Toxic Avenger, part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) is basically the left overs from Toxic Avenger II. The film-makers at Troma took what was left from the first sequel and patched them together to make another film. As a quilt work film, the results are pretty satisfying. It's not horrible but on the other hand, it's no great shakes either. The film is essentially the second half of a three hour movie. If you're a huge Toxic Avenger fan, then this film's for you. Others need not apply.

Lloyd Kaufman and company decided to make a couple of extra bucks when they released this movie. He should go back and edit the two together a make an epic version of this movie instead of having a movie that's basically 75 percent filler.

Recommended for Troma film fans only