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2 TOXIC!: a poisonous Double Bill at MOTELX 2025
Attention horror fiends, goremaniacs, and lovers of cinematic absurdity: a fully radioactive Special Screening is about to contaminate the big screen at MOTELX 2025. Under the title "2 TOXIC!", we present a double feature dedicated to one of the most dysfunctional (and revered) icons in horror cinema: The Toxic Avenger.
A double dose of caustic insanity is heading to MOTELX 2025 with the Special Screening titled “2 TOXIC!”
1) "The Toxic Avenger" (2023)
We kick things off with the wild, acidly funny, and surprisingly reverent remake of the Troma classic. Directed by Macon Blair and starring Peter Dinklage as the titular anti-hero, this new version follows Winston Gooze, a humble man invisible to society who, after falling into a vat of toxic waste, is reborn as a mutant monster — the unlikely avenger of his corrupted community.
This reboot pulls no punches when it comes to style or guts, featuring Jacob Tremblay, a demonically deranged Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon as a sleazy capitalist villain. There’s blood, viscera, razor-sharp satire… and above all, deep reverence for the original cult source.
2) "The Toxic Avenger" (1984)
After the new, comes the sacred. We travel back to 1984 for the original cult classic from Troma Entertainment, directed by the legendary duo Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz — godfathers of American trash cinema and lifelong champions of creative independence.
This is the film that launched a whole universe of chaos: “The first Super-Hero... from New Jersey!” — a tagline that says it all. A conscious masterpiece of bad taste where nerdy Melvin, through a toxic chemical mishap, transforms into a musclebound, grotesquely lovable monster. Expect a mix of unhinged gore, violent slapstick, and biting social commentary — all wrapped in latex, grime, and radioactive sweat.
The “2 TOXIC!” double bill is a crash course in trash cinema history, a punk-powered explosion of mutant energy, and a poisoned love letter to the DIY spirit that shaped generations of horror fans. The 2023 reboot is living proof that, even when dripping in sludge and guts, The Toxic Avenger still shines — or better yet, radiates.
Fans of bizarre superheroes, deliciously over-the-top practical effects, deformed vigilantes, and pitch-black humour, like crude oil — this “2 TOXIC!” screening was brewed like plutonium in the MOTELX labs especially for you.
1) "The Toxic Avenger" (2023)
We kick things off with the wild, acidly funny, and surprisingly reverent remake of the Troma classic. Directed by Macon Blair and starring Peter Dinklage as the titular anti-hero, this new version follows Winston Gooze, a humble man invisible to society who, after falling into a vat of toxic waste, is reborn as a mutant monster — the unlikely avenger of his corrupted community.
This reboot pulls no punches when it comes to style or guts, featuring Jacob Tremblay, a demonically deranged Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon as a sleazy capitalist villain. There’s blood, viscera, razor-sharp satire… and above all, deep reverence for the original cult source.
2) "The Toxic Avenger" (1984)
After the new, comes the sacred. We travel back to 1984 for the original cult classic from Troma Entertainment, directed by the legendary duo Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz — godfathers of American trash cinema and lifelong champions of creative independence.
This is the film that launched a whole universe of chaos: “The first Super-Hero... from New Jersey!” — a tagline that says it all. A conscious masterpiece of bad taste where nerdy Melvin, through a toxic chemical mishap, transforms into a musclebound, grotesquely lovable monster. Expect a mix of unhinged gore, violent slapstick, and biting social commentary — all wrapped in latex, grime, and radioactive sweat.
The “2 TOXIC!” double bill is a crash course in trash cinema history, a punk-powered explosion of mutant energy, and a poisoned love letter to the DIY spirit that shaped generations of horror fans. The 2023 reboot is living proof that, even when dripping in sludge and guts, The Toxic Avenger still shines — or better yet, radiates.
Fans of bizarre superheroes, deliciously over-the-top practical effects, deformed vigilantes, and pitch-black humour, like crude oil — this “2 TOXIC!” screening was brewed like plutonium in the MOTELX labs especially for you.