Query: 1980s American superhero black comedy splatter films
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
The Toxic Avenger Part II
The Toxic Avenger (1984 film)
Evidence from documents: The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie: '''''The Toxic Avenger III: The Last Temptation of Toxie''''' is a 1989 American superhero comedy splatter film
The Toxic Avenger Part II: '''''The Toxic Avenger Part II''''' is a 1989 American superhero black comedy film
The Toxic Avenger (1984 film): '''''The Toxic Avenger''''' is a 1984 American superhero black comedy splatter film directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman (credited as Samuel Weil) and written by Kaufman and Joe Ritter. It is the first installment of ''The Toxic Avenger'' franchise. The film was released by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts and gruesome violence. Virtually ignored upon its first release, ''The Toxic Avenger'' caught on with filmgoers after a long and successful midnight movie engagement at the Bleecker Street Cinema in Greenwich Village in late 1985. It is now regarded as a cult classic.