The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

  • Anthony Newley: Captain Manzini
  • Mackenzie Astin: Dodger
  • Katie Barberi: Tangerine
  • Ron MacLachlan: Juice
  • Phil Fondacaro: Greaser Greg (voice of Jim Cummings )
  • Debbie Lee Carrington: Valerie Vomit
  • Kevin Thompson: Ali Gator
  • Bobby Bell: Foul Phil ( voice: Chloe Amateau )
  • Larry Green: Nat Nerd (voice of Jim Cummings )
  • Arturo Gil: Windy Winston
  • Sue Rossitto: Messy Tessie ( voice: Teri Benaron )
  • J. P. Amateau: Wally
  • Marjory Graue: Blythe

The urchins ( Original title: " The Garbage Pail Kids Movie " ) is an American feature film from the year 1987 Rod Amateau served as screenwriter, producer and director, . it was his last film. The film is considered one of the worst films of all time.

Action

Teen Dodger is attacked by a group Rowdies and saved a group midget, partly deformed children, the " grubby children ".

From the shopkeeper Manzini he learns that the urchins were hidden in a garbage can, to protect them from possible attacks by the "normal" people. Only with magic they could return in the bin again. Now in freedom, the children initially create havoc; later they decide to meddle in disguise under the "normal" people.

The ringleaders of the Rowdies, Juice, uses an appropriate moment to kidnap the urchins and imprison in a camp for " abnormal " people. Here they meet, among others, to Santa Claus, Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln. Manzini and Dodger free the children, which are now no longer want to leave and return to their dumpster to experience more adventures.

Background

  • The film is based on around 1985, popular especially in the English speaking Garbage Pail Kids trading card series (engl. " The kids totally broken " ) with designs abnormal, deformed, obese or otherwise, by common ideals deviating children.
  • The film had on August 22, 1987 its U.S. theatrical premiere. With a budget of 30 million U.S. dollars, he played only 1,576,615 U.S. dollars again.
  • The open end of the film should be the basis for a television series that was not realized after the commercial failure of the film.
  • In the German Free-TV movie on 3 March 2000 aired on tm3 become the first and only time.
  • In the Family Guy episode Brian's old girlfriend (season 8) studied Mayor West at the video store for a DVD of the film and is delighted to find such.
  • 2012, there were media reports of a planned remake.

Reviews

The consistently negative Film Critics complained in particular involuntary humor, bad actors and special effects. On the Rotten Tomatoes critics portal it is one with a score of 0% to the lowest-rated films.

" The fable about outer ugliness and inner values ​​is nothing but disgusting. Please ... expresses the brats back in the bin! "

Film Awards

Golden Raspberry Awards 1988

  • Worst Special Effects ( nomination )
  • Worst Song (nominated )
  • Worst Newcomer (nominated for the Garbage Pail Kids)
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