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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
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Sometimes kids like to do things to gross out or shock their parents. This is only natural, but many companies exploit this tendency by creating toys to appeal to that childish joy in the disgusting. In the late '80s, a new kind of bubblegum card, the Garbage Pail kids, featuring caricature paintings, of ugly, unclean moppets with yukky names such as Greaser Greg and Valerie Vomit, Windy Winston, and Foul Phil, each with an offensive habit, found popularity. This hastily-assembled live-action film-- billing itself as a children's comedy-- was hastily assembled to capitalize on that popularity. Featuring midgets dressed up as the bubblegum card characters, it is the story of an antique collector and his assistant who find a mysterious garbage can from outer-space. The assistant ignores his boss's stern orders not to open the can and frees the Garbage Pail Kids. Now the two must somehow get the raunchy rugrats back into the can before they gross-out the world. Appalled parents found the film, even the very idea of it, so offensive that they launched a nation-wide protest that resulted in its withdrawal from circulation. You've been warned. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Anthony NewleyMacKenzie Astin, (more)
Director(s):
Rodney Amateau
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

Sometimes kids like to do things to gross out or shock their parents. This is only natural, but many companies exploit this tendency by creating toys to appeal to that childish joy in the disgusting. In the late '80s, a new kind of bubblegum card, the Garbage Pail kids, featuring caricature paintings, of ugly, unclean moppets with yukky names such as Greaser Greg and Valerie Vomit, Windy Winston, and Foul Phil, each with an offensive habit, found popularity. This hastily-assembled live-action film-- billing itself as a children's comedy-- was hastily assembled to capitalize on that popularity. Featuring midgets dressed up as the bubblegum card characters, it is the story of an antique collector and his assistant who find a mysterious garbage can from outer-space. The assistant ignores his boss's stern orders not to open the can and frees the Garbage Pail Kids. Now the two must somehow get the raunchy rugrats back into the can before they gross-out the world. Appalled parents found the film, even the very idea of it, so offensive that they launched a nation-wide protest that resulted in its withdrawal from circulation. You've been warned. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
97 mins

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Director(s):
Rodney Amateau
Writer(s):
Melinda PalmerRodney Amateau
Producer(s):
Thomas ColemanMichael RosenblattRodney Amateau
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
Categories:
Family & KidsComedy
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Julia A.

It took me back to my childhood. I remember it being better as a child and my children watched it and loved it! Not a bad flick, it'll take you back in time.

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Mindy Y.

As i was growing up i would have to say this was the best movie ever. I loved it and now my kids love it. The kids in this movie might do some wrong and nasty things but all kids do and you cant say they dont. I would say this is a good movie for kids to watch. Its very entertaining and kids will love it.

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Andrew W.

Pretty awful. I got it because I liked the Garbage Pail Kids cards when I was a kid, but this is just weird. The Garbage Pail Kids look bizarre (and not the funny bizarre of the cards), the story is dumb, and I fell asleep trying to watch it three times.

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