The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
Movie, 1989, Troma, Set in Tromaville
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie is #3 of 6 in release order and #3 of 6 in chronological order in the The Toxic Avenger.
The story
Desperate to raise money for the experimental surgery that could restore his blind fiancee's eyesight, Toxie accepts a lucrative job with the evil multinational conglomerate Apocalypse Inc.
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie recap
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) has a jobless Toxie sign with the company he beat to pay for his girlfriend's eye surgery. Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz directed it. Melvin Junko (John Altamura, voiced by Ron Fazio) fails as a mechanic and a babysitter before Apocalypse Inc. offers him a spokesman job, and he signs the contract in blood. Claire (Phoebe Legere) gets her sight back and sees him for the first time, but Toxie turns into a yuppie selling the company's chemicals to his neighbors. Kids kicking his poster wake him up, and he wins the town back by killing goons holding hostages in a video store. The chairman (Rick Collins) then shows he is the Devil and challenges Toxie to the Five Levels of Doom, a game built on earth, fire, wind and water. Follows Part II.
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie ending explained
The Toxic Avenger Part III ends with the Devil's last level shrinking Toxie back into little Melvin and blinding Claire again. Claire finds an act-of-God escape clause in the contract, an angel delivers a scroll, rain falls, and Toxie returns as Claire's sight comes back. Toxie skins and beheads the Devil and hurls the head to Tokyo, and he and Claire marry. Mona Malfaire died earlier, crushed by a falling bus. The next film, Citizen Toxie, declares that both sequels never happened.
Where to watch The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie is streaming on Prime Video, Philo, AMC+, Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Shudder in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 4.4/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Toxic Avenger Part II, before Toxic Crusaders.
- Chronological order: after The Toxic Avenger Part II, before Toxic Crusaders.
What to watch before The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
In release order, the essentials before The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) are The Toxic Avenger (1984) and The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989).
Cast
- Ron Fazio as The Toxic Avenger (voice) / Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
- John Altamura as The Toxic Avenger
- Phoebe Legere as Claire
- Rick Collins as Apocalypse, Inc. Chairman / The Devil
- Lisa Gaye as Malfaire
- Jessica Dublin as Mrs. Junko
- Michael J. Kaplan as Little Melvin
- Tsutomu Sekine as Announcer
- Traci Mann as Snake Lady / Apprentice Bad Girl
- Paul Borghese as Lou Sipher
- Joe Fleishaker as Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
- Michael Jai White as Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
Directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman.