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| Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Release Date: August 22, 1987 |
Starring:
Anthony Newley, Bobby Bell, Debbie Lee Carrington, J.P. Amateau, Katie Barberi, Kevin Thompson, Mackenzie Astin, Marjory Graue, Phil Fondacaro, Ron MacLachlan
Summary:
Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.
Most disappointing are the seven 'Kids' themselves, played by midgets
wearing elaborate headpieces. Their behavior is every bit as gross as their
reputations: Valerie Vomit uses her digestive instability to win a fistfight;
Windy Winston's chief weapon is flatulance; Nat Nerd graphically wets his
pants. [24 Aug 1987, p.5]
The biggest problem is with the kids themselves, which are played by little people with electrically operated fake heads stuck on top of them. The kids have very little expression, and their voices seem disembodied. As a result, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie seems so much cheap fakery at a time when breathtakingly convincing special effects have become the rule rather than the exception.
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Obviously, commercial film has a
proud history of appealing to our less noble instincts. But why does this
particular thing fail so provocatively, going beyond mere stupidity into
downright offensive? #2. Not just because it is charmless, humorless, cynical and mean- minded. Lots of movies are that. Yet Garbage Pail crosses the fine line where a difference in degree becomes a difference in kind. In fact, it invents a brand new genre: kiddie nihilism, a callow theatre of disgust. Antonin Artaud, meet Mr. Dressup. [26 Aug 1987]
May 12, 2023
This shouldn't even be for kids and should be left in the garbage can as it should be.
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Jan 6, 2020
There is only really 2 words that can describe this movie: HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FAILUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 of 4 users found this helpful22
Oct 17, 2019
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Oct 5, 2019
An abortion of a movie, nothing is likable, nothing is charming, nothing is decent, nothing is funny, nothing is engaging, nothing is fun.
4 of 5 users found this helpful41
Oct 17, 2019
There are only two words in existence that can adequately describe this movie: "Big Yikes."
4 of 6 users found this helpful42
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