THE TOXIC AVENGER Remake Will Give Fans What They Want and That Includes a "Butt Guts" Scene
Legendary Pictures has produced a remake of the 1984 cult classic Troma film The Toxic Avenger, and the creators of the movie are hoping to deliver something very special for the fans. The movie has already been slapped with an R-rating for “Strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity,” which I’m sure fans were expecting.
When previously talking about the film, Peter Dinklage, who plays Toxie, described the film as being “over the top and crazy” and now we have a little idea of what that over-the-top craziness will entail! The creative team led by director Macon Blair (Blue Ruin, Green Room), wanted to give fans what they want, and apparently, that includes, what is described as a “butt guts” scene.
While talking to /Film in an interview, sound editor Casey Genton offered a little tease of what’s coming, saying:
"It's a really funny movie. Macon Blair, the director, I think did a really good job with it. Everybody was a dream on the film. I'm so surprised — for me personally, I had not seen the original 'Toxic Avenger' until I had done this film. And it's a huge cult classic, and I know people are really excited about it. When they have tested it, fans of the film have been over the moon with the film. [...] It's pretty out there. I think it's a different crack. They're giving the fans what they want, for sure. There's no lack of — I know everybody references the little kid's head getting run over and stuff. I think that there was an iteration of the film that didn't have enough of that, so they made a very — I don't want to ruin it. But it has, it's been nicknamed the 'butt guts' scene, and it's probably the best way to match that 'head getting run over' energy that everybody's looking for. So it's in line with the fan base, and I think it's hilarious."
The reference to the kid’s head getting run over is from the original film. If you’ve seen the movie, the head is popped like a melon because an actual melon was used in the scene for the effects shot. The whole “butt guts” scene sounds like it’s going to be wildly, gloriously gross!
The original film told the story of a bullied janitor who becomes a mutant superhero after falling into a vat of toxic waste and transforms into a radioactive hero. The synopsis for the new film reads:
Based on the 1984 cult classic of the same name. Set in a fantasy world following Winston, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-X health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power hungry employer refuses to pay for. After deciding to take matters into his own hands and rob his company, Winston falls into a pit of toxic waste and is transformed into a deformed monster that sets out to do good and get back at all the people who have wronged him.
Dinklage is joined in the film by Jacob Tremblay, Kevin Bacon, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood and Julia Davis. This movie is going to be crazy!