"Mr. Melvin" Combines Two Troma Classics Into One Strange Film

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Published on Thursday, 06 November 2025 15:13

Written by Brad Balfour

One of the strangest cult classics is about to get stranger. Make that TWO of the strangest cult classics! Touted as the true vision of shlock-auteur Lloyd Kaufman, Mr. Melvin takes The Toxic Avenger Parts II & III and combines them into one new film. The idyllic, crime-free tranquility of the Tromaville citizens’ lives is shattered when Apocalypse Inc. settles down in their town. To make matters worse, the corrupt corporation has poisoned Tromaville’s only hero, the Toxic Avenger, against them. However, if Toxie can confront the monster he’s become, it may not be too late to save his town—and his soul. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Troma President and Co-founder Lloyd Kaufman.

A fixture of video stores and dark basements, the films of Troma Entertainment has equally thrilled and repulsed audiences for decades, with titles including Class of Nuke ‘Em High, Surf Nazis Must Die, Poultrygeist, and their post-modern prometheus, The Toxic Avenger, which also recently had a remake starring Peter Dinklage.

To learn more, go to: https://movingimage.org/event/mr-melvin/

Mr. Melvin with Lloyd Kaufman in person
November 7, 2025

Redstone Theater, Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
Astoria, NY 1110

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