The Toxic Avenger Part II is a 1989 American superhero splatter- comedy film released by Troma Entertainment.
It was directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz and features The Toxic Avenger in an adventure to Japan to meet his father.
Apocalypse Inc., a New York-based chemical company, finds Tromaville to be the perfect home for its new takeover site, and has an employee disguised as a PUS deliveryman deliver a bomb into the center.
When the deliveryman and an Apocalypse construction worker arrive to begin their takeover, the Toxic Avenger emerges from the rubble and kills them.
Displeased, the chairman orders his number one Mona Malfaire to call a meeting with the board of directors and fire the entire personnel department.
Toxie heads to Japan using a windsurfboard and a paper, asking for his father from the worker at a local Japanese restaurant.
When production started, John Altamura played The Toxic Avenger with Ron Fazio doing some doubling mainly for long shots of the character, as he was already cast as an Apocalypse Inc. executive.
[2] Kaufman then hired Fazio to play the Toxic Avenger when production moved to Tokyo, Japan.
[5] Lloyd Kaufman was told that the main Japanese actors, Rikiya Yasuoka and Mayako Katsuragi, spoke English.
The 'Unrated Director's cut' version released on DVD by Troma Entertainment is missing almost all scenes of gore.
The 2008 'Complete Toxic Avenger' seven-disc DVD set includes the uncut version and is the same disc found in the 'Tox Box'.
[7] As of April 2024, The Toxic Avenger Part II holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.