Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)

Director:

Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Patrick Cassidy (writer)
Gabriel Friedman (writer)

Release Date:

26 August 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Plot:

When the notorious Diaper Mafia take hostage the Tromaville School for the Very Special, only the Toxic...

Plot Keywords:

Toxic Avenger | Diaper | Doppelganger | Parallel Universe | Castration

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Mattey	...	Toxic Avenger / Noxious Offender / Man getting a B.J. from Chester
Clyde Lewis	...	Toxie (voice)
Heidi Sjursen	...	Sarah / Claire
Paul Kyrmse	...	Sgt. Kabukiman / Evil Kabukiman
Joe Fleishaker	...	Chester / Lardass
Dan Snow	...	Sgt. Kazinski
Michael Budinger	...	Tito
Lisa Terezakis	...	Sweetie Honey
Barry Brisco	...	Pompey
Debbie Rochon	...	Ms. Weiner
Ron Jeremy	...	Mayor Goldberg
Corey Feldman	...	Sarah's Gynecologist (as Kinky Finkelstein)
Trent Haaga	...	Tex Diaper
Mark Torgl	...	Evil Melvin
Rick Collins	...	Amortville Police Chief

Also Known As:

Atomic Hero 4 (Germany) [de]
Atomic Hero 4: Citizen Toxie (Germany) [de]
The Toxic Avenger IV - Citizen Toxie (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, crude humor, language, violence and drug content.

Runtime:

France:108 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:109 min (unrated director's cut) | Australia:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:14 (Original rating) | Spain:13 | USA:Unrated (uncut version) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Italy:VM18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Trivia:

Tex Diaper, the leader of the Diaper Mafia, says in one scene, "Alright you fucking retards, drop your tacos or I'll blow your brains out!" - a reference to what Leroy said in The Toxic Avenger (1984) movie, which was "Alright everybody, drop your tacos or I'll blow your brains out!"

Goofs:

Continuity: When Toxie finds out that Sarah is pregnant, he's got his mop in his left hand, but in the next shot he has a paper bag in his left hand. In the next shot, the mop is in his left hand.

Quotes:

Dex Diaper: Toxie's got his head up his ass.
[Toxie grabs him, turns him upside-down and slams him into the ground causing his head to come up through his ass]
Dex Diaper: I've got my head up my ass.
[laughs as Toxie knocks his head off]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Watching the Detectives (2007)

Soundtrack:

Burner

Troma has come a long way in 30 years...wait what?

Citizen Toxie is, without a doubt, the finest Troma film to date. Lloyd Kaufman and the Troma team managed to make a sequel to a twenty year old movie that is not only more succesful than the original, but has a lesser budget to boot. The Toxic Avenger has never looked better on screen, the acting, while often intentionally corny, fits the movie perfectly, and the script is comedic genius. Now, to see all this, it is imperative to not be off put by the gallons of gore, extreme sexuality, and the lengths at which the makers go out of their way to be politically incorrect.

Which brings us to a very controversial subject. Many people have bashed this movie, aside from given remarks such as "idiotic", "lowbrow", and "tasteless". Many people claim this film to be racist, and they are serious when they say this. To see someone brand this offensive, but harmless, piece of art racist truly makes me sad. If anybody took the time to learn anything about the production of this movie, or the people involved making it, such claims would never be vocalized or even thought. The scene in question involves an african-american gentlemen being dragged behind a pickup truck, and is also based upon an actual event. The villain of the picture is the one commiting this act against humanity, as villains in most movies do. Who saves him? Toxie, the hero of the film who fights crime, and is eternally trying to end violence.

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger 4 is a landmark in independant films. Anyone who takes movies too seriously may not get it though, so it is advised to know what you're getting into: This film is crude, revolting, offensive, politcally incorrect, violent, and nothing short of amazing. However, that last one would not apply if the first Toxic Avenger, another minor masterpiece, did not exist. If none of the above descriptions bother you, rent (or better yet, BUY), the original Toxic Avenger and Citizen Toxie. You'll have a great time, guaranteed.