Are headaches keeping you down? Is stress making you look ugly and old? You don't have to be pathetic! If you have a headache, reach for the brand that works the best, BTH, Bi-Toxiphetamine Hydroxylate. Check out the latest The Toxic Avenger teaser trailer for this upcoming movie reboot of the 1980s dark cult comedy. The Toxic Avenger opens in theaters on August 29, 2025.
Directed & written by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), the reboot of the 1980s dark cult comedy stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") as the titular character "Toxie," with Kevin Bacon (They/Them, Hollow Man), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings franchise), Jacob Tremblay (Room, Wonder) and Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Zola) also starring.
When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community. In a world where greed runs rampant… justice is best served radioactive.
Directed & written by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), the reboot of the 1980s dark cult comedy stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") as the titular character "Toxie," with Kevin Bacon (They/Them, Hollow Man), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings franchise), Jacob Tremblay (Room, Wonder) and Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Zola) also starring.
When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community. In a world where greed runs rampant… justice is best served radioactive.
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00:00Are headaches keeping you down?
00:02Is stress making you look ugly and old?
00:07Hi, as you can see, I'm a doctor.
00:10Certified!
00:11Have a headache?
00:12I reach for the brand of medicine that works the best.
00:14Phytoxepetamine! Hydraxine!
00:16He came to us with those headaches,
00:18and we ran some tests.
00:20This is a very advanced case of...
00:22There is a drug treatment available for this.
00:24It's very new and wildly expensive,
00:26but your insurance will probably cover it.
00:28My name is Winston Goose,
00:30and I've been working for you for 13 years.
00:32What can I do for you?
00:34I'm sick, so...
00:36BT insurance won't help.
00:38What is it you do for us?
00:40Hygiene services.
00:42Mop shop.
00:44We're gonna sort this out, my man.
00:46Fire him again.
00:48Jesus Christ.
00:50Mop shop!
00:58Get down, get down, get down.
01:00It's blue.
01:02Let's get down.
01:04Yeah.
01:06Alright, come on.
01:08Let's get down.
01:10Let's get down.