Plot

An Almost True Story: TOXIC TUTU is an homage to the original cult-classic horror-comedy, THE TOXIC AVENGER and explains what became of the "Toxic Avenger's" Melvin the "Mop Boy", Mark Torgl.

Thirty-years after the release of THE TOXIC AVENGER, Mark Torgl resurfaces at a horror-fan Cosplay convention to reveal the reason for his prolonged obscurity. But before he can explain, Mark is abducted by masked gunmen. --- The convention erupts into chaos and a rumor mill swirls: Toxic waste found on the set of the original film. --- The substance is believed linked to: the deaths of innocent people; heightened sexual stimulation; rumors of Mark's disfigurement; and a toxic oasis located somewhere in the marshlands of New Jersey. --- In the midst of the search for Mark who is rescued by a group of fanatics, Lloyd Kaufman - mastermind of the cult-classic film -- goes missing. --- Mark realizes that the abductors are after more - the fertile source. And that he must get to the toxic oasis before they do. --- NYU colleague and filmmaker, Joe Nardelli is invited by Mark to document, on video, Mark's first time convention appearance and return to his fans. What emerges is a conspiracy between deviant sibling abductors. One who wants to seize the toxic oasis for the powerful contaminants it produces. And the other who is determined to destroy it. Mark is the target of their adverse intentions. --- An Almost True Story: TOXIC TUTU sheds light on a thirty-year shroud of secrecy surrounding the infamous TROMA production and Melvin's mysterious disappearance. Meanwhile, it speculatively answers a question fans have been asking for decades: What really happened to their hero and beloved, Melvin the "Mop Boy", Mark Torgl following the release of THE TOXIC AVENGER?—Producers

TOXIC TUTU is the almost true story of what became of MARK TORGL, the original Melvin the MopBoy from the cult-classic, horror comedy The Toxic Avenger.

This mockumentary feature film reveals for the first time ever why MARK TORGL went into public obscurity shortly following the release of the TROMA ENTERTAINMENT classic.

The travesty of Torgl, a bonafide cult-film legend, is exacerbated by a series of events that eclipse the real purpose of Mark's celebrated CON appearances to tell the truth behind his thirty-years of absence.

During a bizarre and unexpected occurrence at a convention LLOYD KAUFMAN, President of Troma Entertainment, and long time friend and fan of Torgls, is stupefied when Mark is snatched away by abductors seconds before he is about to make an unprecedented industry announcement.

The film documents two years of events that unfold from Torgls initial contact with convention promoters, to his first public appearance through that random day of the abduction, to his eventual rescue and return to his fans.

The film uses rare interviews of Torgl who speaks candidly about the last thirty-years and for the first time ever about his experience on set of The Toxic Avenger. Narrative reenactments contextualize the story Torgl tells while Monster and horror industry convention footage provide a realistic backdrop for Torgls fans giving them an opportunity to express their views about his absence and the influence Melvin has had on them growing up as teens.

Also included, are rare interviews with former Toxic Avenger cast members Dominick Calvitto (Skippy), Sarabel Levinson (Toxies mother), Robert Prichard (Slug) and Gary Schneider (Bozo) to share their insights about what may have caused Torgls absence.

But the real story that emerges is hidden in the secret Mark has kept from all of us - the disclosure of which, becomes a pivotal moment in Toxic Tutu and possibly in horror film history.

Revised JFN 2-2-15