Freaked (1993)

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 | Wheelchair | Flatulence

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

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:

An homage to stop-motion guru Ray Harryhausen can be seen in the effects sequence that first transforms the heros of Freaked when the Cyclops head from The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad briefly appears.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ricky leaves Skuggs' den with the very important clue, he is walking on the dolly track, which can be seen toward the end of the shot.

Quotes:

Elijah C. Skuggs: A lot of milkmen on the same route. No wonder they fight.

Movie Connections:

References Rain Man (1988)

Soundtrack:

Midget Man Skank

Funniest movie I have ever seen

"Freaked!" is undoubtedly the funniest unknown movie of all time. It could possibly be my all time favorite comedy, and I've seen a lot of them. It is a classic at the house I live in with three other college students; we've watched it countless times and can recite entire scenes from memory.

I can't even begin to name all of the hilarious gags in this film. Stuey falling out of the plane, the "13 milkmen" bit, and the macaroons scene are just the tip of the iceberg. I've probably watched this movie 20 times and I still catch something new every now and then. Usually, a film that squeezes as many gags as possible into every scene ends up with several horribly unfunny jokes. With Freaked, however, this simply isn't the case. I can count all of the jokes that I find even remotely unfunny on one hand.

Seeing Freaked always makes me wonder what Alex Winter is up to now. It's really a shame that he doesn't have movie studios lining up to get him to make more films. There are also great performances from Randy Quaid, Michael Stoyanov, William Sadler, and Megan Ward of "PCU".

If you haven't seen "Freaked", give it a rent (or better yet, buy it online), invite a few friends over, and get ready to laugh. Hard.