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Michael Herz

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor | * 05/09/1949 (74) | USA (United States of America (USA))
Michael Herz (born May 9, 1949) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. With the director and actor Lloyd Kaufman, the two are the co-founders of Troma Entertainment, the world's longest running independent film studio, known for their comedic horror films, including the cult Toxic Avenger series and Tromeo and Juliet. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Horror | Action

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Toxie finds he has nothing to do as a superhero, as he has ridden his city of evil. So he decides to go to work for a major corporation, which he discovers may be the evilest of all his adversaries. ...

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie

R

1989 | 2.5/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
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A small group of typical Tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite... ...

Troma's War

R

1988 | 2.5/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy, Action, Adventure
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Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when mop boy Melvin Junko falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose. ...

The Toxic Avenger

Certification unknown

1984 | 3.2/5 | 1h 22min
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
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Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made him 'the chosen one' to do battle with 'the evil one'. He is also out to do good deeds and fight c ...

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.

PG-13

1991 | 2.8/5 | 1h 45min
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
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Movies with Michael Herz as Actor(3)

as himself2013 Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector
as himself1993 The Troma System
as Teacher (uncredited)1986 Class of Nuke 'Em High

Movies with Michael Herz as Crew(48)

Production/Producer2023 The Toxic Avenger
Production/Producer2019 Mutant Blast
Production/Producer2017 Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
Production/Executive Producer2015 Memento Mortis
Crew/Thanks2014 A Halloween Carol
Production/Producer2013 Let Your Fans Be Your Distributor!
Production/Producer2011 Father's Day
Production/Producer2008 Splendor and Wisdom
Production/Producer2006 Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Production/Executive Producer2005 Slaughter Party
Production/Executive Producer2004 Tales from the Crapper
Production/Producer2001 Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Production/Producer2000 The Rowdy Girls
Production/Producer1999 Terror Firmer
Production/Producer1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Production/Co-Producer1997 Hellinger
Production/Producer1996 Tromeo & Juliet
Production/Producer1996 Blondes Have More Guns
Production/Producer1994 House of the Rising
Directing/Director1993 The Troma System
Directing/Director1991 Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Production/Producer1991 Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Production/Executive Producer1991 Virgin Beasts
Production/Producer1991 Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
Directing/Director1989 The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
Production/Producer1989 The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
Directing/Director1989 The Toxic Avenger Part II
Production/Producer1989 The Toxic Avenger Part II
Production/Producer1989 Fortress of Amerikkka
Directing/Director1988 Troma's War
Production/Executive Producer1987 Lust for Freedom
Production/Executive Producer1987 Blood Hook
Production/Executive Producer1986 Combat Shock
Production/Executive Producer1985 Screamplay
Directing/Director1984 The Toxic Avenger
Production/Producer1984 The Toxic Avenger
Production/Executive Producer1984 The Dark Side of Midnight
Crew/Additional Writing1983 The First Turn-On!!
Directing/Director1983 The First Turn-On!!
Production/Producer1983 The First Turn-On!!
Directing/Director1983 Stuck on You!
Production/Producer1983 Stuck on You!
Writing/Writer1983 Stuck on You!
Directing/Director1982 Waitress!
Production/Producer1982 Waitress!
Production/Associate Producer1980 Mother's Day
Production/Producer1979 Squeeze Play
Writing/Writer1976 The Divine Obsession

Full Name: Michael Herz
Born: Monday, 05/09 1949 (May) in USA (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 74 years + 352 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: New York University, Yale University, New York University School of Law
Other names for Michael Herz (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Michael Herz (producer)"
"Michael Herz (Produzent)"
Michael Herz frequently works together with these people:
Lloyd Kaufman (97x, Actor)
Adam Brooks (11x, Crew)
Joe Fleishaker (10x, Actor)
Charles Kaufman (9x, Crew)
Gabriel Friedman (9x, Crew)
John Patrick Brennan (9x, Crew)
Charlotte Kaufman (8x, Cast)
Jeffrey W. Sass (8x, Crew)
Phil Rivo (8x, Crew)
Eric Louzil (8x, Crew)
Stuart Strutin (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:892680, Added: 11/18/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024