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You get the theatrical trailer, the familiar batch of deleted scenes and a hilarious audio commentary by Lloyd Kaufman, who co-directed under a pseudonym. The somewhat temperamental menu screens navigate to a variety of special features, most carried over from the DVD. This also looks miles better than the dupey theatrical prints in short, while this will always be limited by the nature of its production, Troma fans should be very pleasantly surprised by how solid this looks for 99% of the running time. Colors pop off the screen beautifully, and the transfer has a fine, filmic texture that's much more satisfying than the overly compressed, pale DVD edition. Thankfully, the conclusion here is "pretty darn good." The processed opening logos and credits still look rather grungy and dupey, but the main body of the film improves dramatically over that recycled standard def transfer we've had to endure for over two decades. Troma's Blu-Ray edition, their second one out on the market, proves to be an interesting test case in how their "retro" classics might fare in HD. Frankly these restored scenes would just make the film drag on a lot longer, so don't knock yourself out trying to track it down. Meanwhile a Japanese VHS and DVD scraped together a longer 96-minute cut by reinstating some lost scenes which were included as extras on the DVD, consisting of a few cafeteria conversations and some other random bits of extended business. Some fans claimed the director's cut actually abbreviated some footage, but it'll take a stern Tromaphile to sit with both playing side by side to examine every frame. This one doesn't seem so different, though the film isn't that gory in any version, consisting mainly of the aforementioned slobbery goo, a severed arm here and there, and a really painful bit involving a nose ring. Then the DVD came out branded as an 82-minute "unrated director's cut," presumably to cash in on the same success enjoyed by the much more graphic unrated version of The Toxic Avenger. Originally it was rated R in theaters, then released to VHS courtesy of beloved '80s favorite Media Home Entertainment whose box advertised 85 minutes but delivered 81.
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Speaking of which, this has to be one of the most confusing Troma titles on home video. Though it didn't become quite the same fan favorite as Toxie, this did go on to inspire two lesser '90s sequels and became a very steady favorite on home video. There's some odd drug commentary with the nuclear menace being spread through contaminated joints, a school dance features enough eye-popping colors and new wave music to rival the best moments of Square Pegs, and there's a throat-punching scene still able to knock the wind out of eager horror fans. Sophomoric humor, idiotic characters, amateurish performances, and lots of spewing bodily fluids make it quite clear this isn't one designed to impress critics, but for anyone willing to groove along with that familiar free-associative Troma vibe, it's a lot of fun. Though technically not a Toxic sequel, this film continues the same aesthetic in a similar setting.
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Meanwhile good kids Warren (Brenton) and Chrissy (Brady) get a little bit concerned when the latter winds up pregnant and spontaneously releases a mutant baby monster in the girl's bathroom. Soon the honor students all become punked-out gang members called the Cretins, school nerds are spewing green glop out of their orifices and diving out of windows, and the nuclear's plants doing its best to ignore the problem while the whole town seems to be going to hell. Once again we have a cartoonish story of toxic waste causing havoc in Tromaville, this time when a power plant malfunction dumps tons of radioactive slop into the water supply of a nearby high school. "What's goin' on / At Nuke 'Em High!" So blasts the unforgettable theme song of this, Troma's first major release after their surprising cult success of The Toxic Avenger. Starring Janelle Brady, Gilbert Brenton, Robert Prichard, R.L.