The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

Seven disgusting kids but nevertheless of interesting personality are being made of the green mud coming out of garbage can. Once alive their master gives them rules to obey although they ... See full summary »

Director:

Rod Amateau

Writers:

Linda Palmer, Rod Amateau,

Stars:

Phil Fondacaro, Anthony Newley, Mackenzie Astin

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phil Fondacaro	...	Greaser Greg
Anthony Newley	...	Captain Manzini
Mackenzie Astin	...	Dodger
Katie Barberi	...	Tangerine
Ron MacLachlan	...	Juice
J.P. Amateau	...	Wally
Marjory Graue	...	Blythe
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Valerie Vomit
Kevin Thompson	...	Ali Gator
Bobby Bell	...	Foul Phil (as Robert Bell)
Larry Green	...	Nat Nerd
Arturo Gil	...	Windy Winston
Susan Rossitto	...	Messy Tessie
John Cade	...	Bartender
Lynn Cartwright	...	Authorative Voice / Fashion Show Host

Storyline

Seven disgusting kids but nevertheless of interesting personality are being made of the green mud coming out of garbage can. Once alive their master gives them rules to obey although they think that life is funnier without following stupid regulations like no television or no candy. Naturally this will cause some conflicts.

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Plot Keywords:

crude humor | bully | based on toy | critically bashed | bully comeuppance | 

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Taglines:

Ready or not... Here they come!

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Genres:

Adventure | Musical | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [us] Topps [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

La pandilla basura

Box Office

Gross:

$1,576,615 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantic Entertainment Group, Topps Chewing Gum

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first ever movie to be based on a trading card/sticker series.

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Goofs

When the Garbage Pail Kids steal the delivery truck, the driver's belt and the rope connecting his pants to the truck disappear during some shots.

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Quotes

Dodger: [starting work unloading a crate] Do you sell much of this stuff? We've only had two customers and they didn't buy anything.
Captain Manzini: Patience is a bitter vine, dear Dodger, but it bears sweet fruit.
Dodger: Huh?
Captain Manzini: That's from the Greek. It loses a little something in translation. Now, let's add a little sparkle to our merchandise.
[hands Dodger a feather duster]
Captain Manzini: Funny people should call this junk, isn't it? When every piece is a diary of the human spirit.
[holds book, looks at inside cover]
Captain Manzini: Take this, for instance....
[...]

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (2009)

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Soundtracks

"You Can Be a Garbage Pail Kid"
Performed by Jimmy Scarlett & The Dimensions
Produced and Arranged by Michael Lloyd for Mike Curb Productions

User Reviews

One of the few movies that easily damages your brain cells!

After watching the Nostalgia Critic review of this movie, I watched it and finally understood why this was a bad film to being with. I never played the trading cards this was based on, but given the horrible reception in this god-awful flick, I would definitely play those than watch this crap! The reason why I'm giving this a 1/10 is because of one-saving grace. The garbage pail kids looked exactly like the ones from the trading cards. The costume designs on them are nicely detailed, but the animaltronics on them were both ugly and terrible they looked like something out of a Chuck E Cheese restaurant.

So, what's wrong with the rest of this movie? EVERYTHING! And when I mean, "everything", you that I exactly mean, "everything". The story is pathetic it has too many plot holes including the pointless romance between Dodger and Tangerine, the girl who works for her boss named Juice (Good god. Tangerine? Juice? What kind of those names did those stupid writers come up with for human characters.), the garbage pail kids can easily sew some clothes, and more.

The sets are lame and so hideous. I mean, come on. "Toughest Bar in the World"? "State Home for the Ugly"? Those were the most stupidest names for every location, so don't even get me started on them. The acting is horrid and the characters had no personality and no emotion whatsoever. Even Jim Cummings, one of the most talented actors, was wasted it makes me want to spread some tears from my eyes. The jokes are completely gross and unfunny. It also has some generic, uninspiring, and lifeless music and the song "We Can Do Anything" was terrible and a "Heigh-Ho" knockoff.

Overall, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is without a doubt one of the worst movies in the history in cinema and pure trash. My advice to all of you people is to avoid this crap and watch something good because lord knows that you're trying to do better.