The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
August 22, 1987Release Date
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
August 22, 1987Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Anthony Newley
Captain Manzini
Mackenzie Astin
Dodger
Katie Barberi
Tangerine
Phil Fondacaro
Greaser Greg - Suit
Ron MacLachlan
Juice
J.P. Amateau
Wally
Marjory Graue
Blythe
Debbie Lee Carrington
Valerie Vomit - Suit (voice)
Kevin Thompson
Ali Gator - Suit (voice)
Bobby Bell
Foul Phil - Suit
Larry Green
Nat Nerd - Suit
Arturo Gil
Windy Winston - Suit (voice)
Susan Rossitto
Messy Tessie - Suit
John Cade
Bartender
Lynn Cartwright
Fashion Show Host
Chester Grimes
Sandalfoot Biker
Patty Lloyd
Foster Mother
Leo Gordon
Guard #1
Gavin Moloney
Guard #2
Lindy Huddleson
Girl with Mask / Blonde Boy
Kristine McKeon
Girl #1
Debbie Lytton
Girl #2
John Herman Shaner
Police Officer
Joan L. Burton
Woman in Theatre
Jim Cummings
Greaser Greg / Nat Nerd (voice)
Chloe Amateau
Foul Phil (voice)
Teri Benaron
Messy Tessie (voice)
Nicolas Pernisco
Gangster Kid #1 (uncredited)
Ross Sherman
Box Truck Driver (uncredited)
Annie Wood
(uncredited) (voice)
Dan Zettel
Bouncer (uncredited)
Rod Amateau
Director / Author / Producer
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Details.
Release DateAugust 22, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$1,576,615
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is a 1987 film adaptation of the children's trading-cards series of the same name produced, directed and co-written by Rod Amateau. It was the last film to be directed by Amateau before his retirement in 1989.
The cards, which began as a parody of the popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, featured characters with gross habits or abnormalities, or who suffer a terrible fate. The film depicts seven of the Garbage Pail Kids (played by dwarf actors in animatronic costumes) interacting with society and befriending a regular boy.
The film was lambasted by critics and is widely considered to be one of the worst films ever made. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star but lost to David Mendenhall for Sylvester Stallone's Over the Top, and the song "You Can Be a Garbage Pail Kid" was nominated for the Worst Original Song but lost to George Michael's controversial hit "I Want Your Sex" from Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop II.