Freaked (1993)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Directors:

Tom Stern
Alex Winter

Writers (WGA):

Tim Burns (written by) &
Tom Stern (written by) ...

Release Date:

29 September 1995 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A thinking man's stupid comedy.

Plot:

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Plot Keywords:

Freak | Mutant | South America | Stop Motion | Redneck

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Brooke Shields	...	Skye Daley
William Sadler	...	Dick Brian
Eduardo Ricard	...	George Ramirez #1
Henry Carbo	...	George Ramirez #2
Deep Roy	...	George Ramirez #3
Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros	...	George Ramirez #3
Brian Brophy	...	Kevin
Michael Stoyanov	...	Ernie
Morgan Fairchild	...	Stewardess
Alex Zuckerman	...	Stuey Gluck
Megan Ward	...	Julie
Randy Quaid	...	Elijah C. Skuggs
Jaime Cardriche	...	Toad
Nicholas Cohn	...	Bob Vila Look-A-Like
Derek McGrath	...	Worm

Also Known As:

Freak Show (USA) (TV title)
Hideous Mutant Freekz

Runtime:

86 min | USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:12 | South Korea:All | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Tommy

Trivia:

Director 'Winter, Alex' claims that Mr. T got stressed out and left the set three days before filming was finished. A "scab T" was required for one shot. This stand-in can be seen in one of the cage shots during the battle between the huge Stuey and Ricky. Mr. T was unavailable for re-dubbing the scene with all the milkmen, so Lee Arenberg did the voice-over instead.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The legs of the actor playing "The Worm" are visible in a few shots, most notably when Rick presents the bag of macaroons.

Quotes:

The Eternal Flame: Fire in the hole!

Movie Connections:

References Rain Man (1988)

Soundtrack:

Rip/Stop

Is this the greatest movie ever made?

One good way to judge a film is considering if they had enough ideas to fill up a feature length film. Alex Winters's Freaked goes above and beyond that measuring system- every scene, every FRAME of this film has something clever or laugh out loud funny in it. To name a few of this film's throw-away gags- Mr. T in a dress, sideshow freaks playing Hollywood Squares (with the skeleton of Paul Lynde in center square), air stewardesses helping terrorists, a two headed chicken, a farting clown (classier than it sounds), Keanu Reeves as a Dogboy, and Calvert DeForest! And that's just the THROW-AWAY gags! The main jokes and characters are even funnier! Even a simple "I Like Ike" sign is used cleverly. The directors (who also created the best Mtv show ever, Idiot Box) are a wealth of idea, and it's a shame this didn't get a major theatrical release. The bad taste humor is actually kept to a minimum (at least by my standards) and I'd recommend this to comedy lovers and special effects make-up lovers everywhere.