Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV is a 2000 American superhero splatter comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and written by Trent Haaga. It is the fourth installment of The Toxic Avenger franchise. Despite being the third sequel to The Toxic Avenger, Stan Lee's opening narration claims that Citizen Toxie is, in fact, the official sequel to the first film, disacknowledging the events of the first two sequels.

Citizen Toxie:
The Toxic Avenger IV
Theatrical release poster by Joe Paradise
Directed byLloyd Kaufman
Written byLloyd Kaufman
Michael Herz
Patrick Cassidy
Trent Haaga
Gabriel Friedman
Produced byLloyd Kaufman
Michael Herz
StarringDavid Mattey
Clyde Lewis
Heidi Sjursen
Paul Kyrmse
Joe Fleishaker
Debbie Rochon
Ron Jeremy
Narrated byStan Lee
CinematographyBrendan Flynt
Edited byGabriel Friedman
Music byWes Nagy
Production
company
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08) (Sitges)
  • May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15) (Cannes)
  • November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02) (New York)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000

Plot

When the notorious Diaper Mafia take hostage the Tromaville School for the Very Special, only the Toxic Avenger and his morbidly obese sidekick Lardass can save Tromaville. However, an explosion results in some unforeseeable consequences where it creates a dimensional tear between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image Amortville. While the Toxic Avenger (Toxie) is trapped in Amortville, Tromaville comes under the control of the superhuman powered hero's evil doppelgänger the Noxious Offender (Noxie). With the citizens of Tromaville unaware of the switch, Mayor Goldberg decides to combat "Toxie" by calling in every superhero he can afford. Meanwhile, Toxie's wife Sarah becomes pregnant with two babies from two different fathers. It is up to Toxie to return to Tromaville to stop Noxie's rampage and come to his wife's aid.

Cast
  • David Mattey as The Toxic Avenger / Melvin Ferd, a janitor that got mutated into a deformed superhero.
    • David Mattey also performs The Noxious Offender, an evil version of The Toxic Avenger from an alternate reality.
    • David Mattey also portrays a customer of Chester's.
    • Clyde Lewis as The Voice of The Toxic Avenger and The Noxious Offender
      • Mark Torgl as Melvin "Evil Melvin" and Melvin Ferd III
  • Heidi Sjursen as Sarah / Claire, the blind girlfriend of The Toxic Avenger.
  • Joe Fleishaker as Chester / Lardass, the obese sidekick of The Toxic Avenger.
  • Paul Kyrmse as Sgt. Kabukiman, a superhero who has become a pathetic has-been.
    • Paul Kyrmse also portrays Evil Kabukiman, a more-threatening version of Sgt. Kabukiman from an alternate reality.
  • Ron Jeremy as Mayor Goldberg, the Mayor of Tromaville.
  • Dan Snow as Sergeant Kazinski
  • Michael Budinger as Tito
  • Lisa Terezakis as "Sweetie Honey"
  • Barry Brisco as Pompey
  • Trent Haaga as Tex Diaper, a member of the Diaper Mafia.
  • Caleb Emerson as Rex Diaper, a member of the Diaper Mafia.
  • Yaniv Sharon as Lex Diaper, a member of the Diaper Mafia.
  • Stan Lee as The Narrator
  • James Gunn as Dr. Flem Hocking
  • Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf as God
  • Corey Feldman as "Kinky" Finkelstein, Sarah's gynecologist.
  • Debbie Rochon as Ms. Weiner
  • Jason Sklar as Jason Diaz
  • Randy Sklar as Jason Gonzales
  • Al Goldstein as Mayor Goldberg's Press Secretary
  • Tom Fulp as New Wave Painter, the creator of Newgrounds
  • Kevin Eastman as a Biker who gets killed by Noxie
  • Julie Strain as a Tromadu model who gets killed by Noxie
  • Lemmy as Lemmy
    • Lemmy also portrays the alternate reality Lemmy
  • Eli Roth as Frightened Tromaville Citizen
  • Bill Weeden as Abortion Doctor
  • Will Keenan as man Getting Hit By Car On The News
  • Mitch Collins as Racist Truck Driver, The Original Toxic Avenger
  • Rick Collins as Police Chief, the unnamed chief of police. Collins is the only actor except for Dan Snow that has appeared in all 4 Toxic Avenger movies.
  • Gil Brenton as Warren. Brenton reprises his role from Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
  • Charlotte Haug as Mrs. Ferd, Toxie's mom.
  • Tromelissa Saytar as Lesbian Art Student
  • Bella Compagna as Diaper Mafia Temptress
  • Terri Firmer as Wet Lesbian
    • Terri Firmer also portrays a Topless Deaf Translator
  • Stacy Burke as Additional Contest Winner
  • Tiffany Shepis as Beautiful Interpretative Dancer
  • Celeste Octavia as Glamorous Gyno-American
    • Celeste Octavia also portrays a Naked Nurse
  • Devin DeVasquez as Glamorous Gyno-American
  • Masuimi Max as Glamorous Gyno-American
  • Lenore Claire as herself
  • Hugh Hefner as The President of The United States
  • Lloyd Kaufman also shows up in the end of the film during a PSA about traveling accidentally to other dimensions

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD on March 18, 2003.[1] The DVD includes deleted scenes; three commentary tracks from the director, actors and crew; “around the world” footage; and a more than two-hour documentary dubbed as a real look at filmmaking.[1]

Reception

Critical response

Unlike The Toxic Avenger's first two sequels, The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie, which both received negative reviews, Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV received positive reviews and currently has a 67% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Stephen Holden of The New York Times opined, "If the take-no-prisoners humor of Citizen Toxie is very funny, the movie's relentless comic excess is ultimately a little exhausting."[3] Reviewing the 2015 Blu-ray release, the website Den of the Geek found that "It's a real shame, then, that the ridiculously enjoyable silliness turns nasty for Citizen Toxie, representing the studio's more recent trend towards plain horribleness, irritatingly pointless celebrity cameos (here, we get Corey Feldman, Lemmy from Motorhead and porn-star Ron Jeremy) and over-the-top (even by Troma standards) bad acting."[4]

Sequel

Shortly after the release of the fourth entry, director Lloyd Kaufman announced a fifth entry titled Toxic Twins: The Toxic Avenger V, which would revolve around Toxie and Sarah's twins. In 2010 a press release announced that Collyn McCoy would serve as the screenwriter.[5] Kaufman shot promo footage for the film in 2013 and 2016, but Troma has not begun official production on the sequel.

References
  1. Topel, Fred (March 1, 2003). "Toxic DVD Shows Ups, Downs of Indie Films". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. "Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  3. Holden, Stephen (November 2, 2001). "Citizen Toxie The Toxic Avenger Part IV (2000)". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. Aldwinckle, Nick (February 18, 2015). "The Bottom Shelf: The Toxic Avenger Parts III and IV". Den of Geek. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  5. "Writer Named for The Toxic Avenger 5: The Toxic Twins". Dread Central. July 30, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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