Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

Director:

Tom Green

Writers (WGA):

Tom Green (written by) &
Derek Harvie (written by)

Release Date:

20 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

This time you can't change the channel.

Plot:

An unemployed cartoonist moves back in with his parents and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he begins to spread rumors that his father is sexually abusing Freddy.

Plot Keywords:

Animator | Wheelchair | Cartoonist | Slacker | Goatee

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Tom Green	...	Gord Brody
Rip Torn	...	Jim Brody
Marisa Coughlan	...	Betty
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Freddy Brody
Harland Williams	...	Darren
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Mr. Davidson
Julie Hagerty	...	Julie Brody
Jackson Davies	...	Mr. Malloy
Connor Widdows	...	Andy Malloy
John R. Taylor	...	Farmer #1
Bob Osborne	...	Farmer #2
Fiona Hogan	...	Pregnant Woman
George Gordon	...	Doctor
Ron Selmour	...	Security Guard - Studio (as Ronald Selmour)
Drew Barrymore	...	Davidson's Receptionist

Also Known As:

The Tom Green Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for crude sexual and bizarre humor, and for strong language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:18 (VHS/DVD rating) | USA:R (No. 38118) | Brazil:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:18A | Denmark:11 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-18 | France:U | New Zealand:R18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (uncut version/original rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Africa

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

When Betty gives Gordy her phone number, she writes down 867-5309 (from the Tommy Tutone song.)

Goofs:

Continuity: When the kid gets hit in the face with the baseball, you can clearly see that the ball completely misses his face. The ball just flies past his face.

Quotes:

Gord Brody: I'm looking for a David Davidson.
Woman: I'm a woman.
Gord Brody: Did I ask what sex you are?
Woman: No.
Gord Brody: Did I ask if you were David Davidson?
Woman: My name is Cheryl.

Movie Connections:

References Batman (1989)

Soundtrack:

The Real Slim Shady

More like Godard than Farrelly

Freddy Got Fingered may not be the "laughiest" picture of the year, but it is surely the most original. It remindes me more of the challenging work of Godard or Bunuel than of the slew of recent "gross out" comedies that stink up our screens. Illogical and abusurd, ridiculous, funny, and disturbing, I guarantee it is unlike any film you've ever seen.

I sat in the theater, amazed, as Gord Brody (Green) leaves home in a rush on his skateboard...to meet up with his parents at the bus depot. Why is he meeting them there, if they all live together? There at the depot, his dad presents him with a car. Why bother going to the depot if his dad's going to give him a car? Then, after clearly establishing that Gord is going to Hollywood to sell his "cartoons" and after a close up on his new license plate reveals their location to be Oregon...a superimposed map of the coast shows us (ala Raiders of the Lost Arc) Gord's path from Oregon to Hollywood.

Redundant? Of course. And hillarious. Green makes a mockery of tired film cliches and crap mise-en-scene. Then, ten minutes into the movie, it brilliantly deconstructs itself. Anthony Michael Hall (as cartoon mogul Dave Davidson) gripes that Gord's drawings aren't bad...but they just don't make sense, they're not funny, they're stupid, and entertainment needs to be inspirational. Oh does it?

Kudos, Mr. Green, for your uncompromising debut.