““A big part of this one, I would say, is like a dude with a mop and a tutu, and you’re instantly like, ‘What the fuck is this? I’ve gotta watch this one.’”
“That’s Macon Blair, director of the new The Toxic Avenger, reminiscing with me about the allure of the 1984 original, a movie whose cover loomed large over us both as kids in video stores growing up.
“It was probably years before I actually saw it, sometime in my early teens, but the original was a perfect mix of outrageous title, artwork and restricted sticker. Something from the forbidden zone (no, not that bit through the video store saloon doors).”
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