Review of Freaked

Freaked (1993)
10/10
Freakin' Great!
7 March 2004
Freaked is probably the funniest movie of the grunge generation. It combines an excellent story line of corporate greed, a mad scientist/freak sideshow manager, and a bunch of people who become the guinea pigs in the new developments of freakhood. This, mixed with some very excellent animation reminiscint of the old Bubble Tape commercials ("six feet of bubble tape for you, not them") or Peter Gabreil's "Big Time" video. It is non-stop humor from beginning to end.

Pretty boy teen star is going to be the spokesman for some kind of toxic fertilizer in San Flan (a toast to the Saints of Dairy Desserts). There, he gets sidetracked by a blonde protestor who encourages him and his traveling buddy to go visit a freak show. And they're, they meet the crazy Eli Skuggs, who transforms them into freaks. They team up with a bunch of other freaks to try and escape.

It's got excellent stupid-humor. (I particularly like when Brooke Shields asks Winter what he watched on the plane and he says, "Return to the Blue Lagoon" and she says how was it--keep in mind that she was in the original--and he says "oh, it sucked!"). Everyone is terrific. And it even has a hot soundtrack with contributions from my all-time favorite, The Butthole Surfers.

You won't be disappointed with this off-the-wall comedy. I garuntee!
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