Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

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.

Director:

Tom Green

Writers:

Tom Green, Derek Harvie

Stars:

Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan

12 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Aspiring animator Gord, 28, leaves his Oregon home to sell his ideas to Hollywood. After being told, correctly, that they're possibly the stupidest ideas ever and he needs to rethink them, he moves back home. But his unpleasant father escalates his mean treatment of his unconventional son. Meanwhile, Gord falls for Betty, an attractive doctor at the hospital where a friend is staying. She's in a wheelchair and happens to delight in having her paralyzed legs beaten with a bamboo cane; her sexual aggression intimidates him. Gord's family goes to a psychiatrist, and he lies to her that his father molests Gord's brother Freddy; Gord neglects to mention that Freddy is 25. Soon Gordon has the house to himself and comes up with a winning animated series, "Zebras in America," based on his own family. All this is really a framework on which Tom Green hangs his usual crazy stunts.

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | animator | hospital | wisecrack humor | horse sex | 

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Taglines:

This time you can't change the channel.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming was interrupted by an irate hot dog seller who refused to move his cart out of the way. He eventually moved for $2000 (a check that was later canceled).

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Goofs

Good tells his parents he wants to go to Hollywood to become a famous animator "like Charles Schultz". Charles Schultz was a cartoonist, not an animator.

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Quotes

Darren: [Gord is working on his skate ramp in the middle of the night, hammering nails loudly] Gord, don't hammer them so loud! Jeez, it's late, you're gonna wake your parents up.
Gord: You're right, I should probably use the electric nail gun.
Darren: Well, yeah.
[Uses the nail gun, making even louder noise. Jim wakes up]
Jim: Oh, boys, will you faggots stop making so fucking much noise? We're trying to sleep!
[Gord continues to use the nail gun]
Jim: Goddammit!
[shouts]
Jim: Stop the fucking hammering!
Mr. Malloy: Hey, I got a kid sleeping over...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, the outtake of Tom Green and Drew Barrymore acting goofy continues; they kiss, and disappear behind a wall.

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Alternate Versions

The DVD includes a PG-rated version of the film. It is three minutes long.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: A Knight's Tale/Angel Eyes/About Adam/The King Is Alive/Bread and Roses (2001)

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Soundtracks

Om Jai Jagadeesha
("Salutations to the Lord of the World")
Traditional

User Reviews

Don't pay to watch the movie... just watch the TV show.

I am not a "fan" of Tom Green. I rarely watch his television show. However, when I do watch the show, I consider it a guilty pleasure. But what makes his type of humor work on television is the fact that he is interacting with real people in real situations. FREDDY GOT FINGERED is not real. It's a MOVIE... In my opinion, that defeats the entire point of Tom Green's style. It just doesn't work.

As for all the criticism of this film, I'm sure it's exactly what Green expected. At least it wasn't pretentious. It was just plain awful.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Tom Green Movie

Filming Locations:

13846 40 Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,098,459, 22 April 2001

Gross USA:

$14,254,993

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,343,028

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, MBST/Lloyd Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1