Where was “Toxic Avenger” the movie series, shot?
Most of our movies are shot in, or around, New Jersey. We’ve shot in Leonia, Bay Ridge, Hoboken … right around the time it started to get gentrified. Boonton we shot when Melvin jumps out of the window and into a vat of toxic waste. Jersey City was Tromaville for “Class of Nuke ‘Em High” and “Toxic Avenger” parts two and three. Why Jersey? Our Troma building is in New York City. But the Tromaville of our movies, the fictitious town, is in New Jersey. A lot of our fans think Tromaville is a real place. Troma [Entertainment] is a big champion of the underdog. New Jersey has always been the underdog living in the shadow of the big city, and the butt of jokes made by late night talk show hosts. We always had a soft spot for New Jersey. Some people may look at your films as just campy B-movie horror films. But obviously there’s substance behind them. Otherwise we wouldn’t still be here. That’s why it’s a little frustrating that we are so marginalized. The Cinematheque Frances (the analogy
