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Freaked
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
1993 · Directed by Alex Winter · 80 min · Comedy · Science Fiction · Horror · Screenplay in the scene database · 10 frames
Tagline
Butt ugly. But funny.
Plot
Skye Daley holds an interview with former child star Ricky Coogin, who recounts a bizarre story that began when he accepted an endorsement with the questionable Everything Except Shoes corporation to promote a fertilizer called "Zygrot 24". While initially hesitant, the corporation's CEO manages to get him on board with a large sum of money, and Ricky and his friend Ernie embark on a journey to a South American town called Santa Flan. During the flight, Ricky encounters a fan called Stuey Gluck who pleads him not to promote the fertilizer, but an accident leads to him falling out the plane.
Ricky and Ernie, upon arriving in Santa Flan, find themselves amidst a group of environmentalists protesting Zygrot, and Ricky becomes smitten with volatile environmentalist Julie. Ricky poses as an accident victim and deceives her into joining him and Ernie on a protest trip, but his true identity is eventually revealed and the three are stuck traveling together. They end up taking a detour to a local freakshow called Freek Land, where they encounter a mad scientist called Elijah C. Skuggs. The scientist and his assistant, Toad, capture them and turn the three into freaks, with Julie and Ernie becoming conjoined twins and Ricky partially transforming into a hideous green monster.
Ricky, struggling to adapt to his new life, finds himself among a group of fellow freaks including Ortiz the Dog Boy, giant arthropod Worm, literal anthropomorphic cow Cowboy, the Bearded Lady, and Sockhead. During their first show, Ricky stuns the audience with a Shakespearean monologue before spotting an E.E.S agent, leaping offstage in hopes of rescue. However, after the agent starts mocking him, an enraged Ricky pulls the agent's head off and scares the audience away.
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Crew
- Written by: Alex Winter, Tom Stern, Tim Burns
- Cinematography: Jene Omens, Jamie Thompson
- Edited by: Malcolm Campbell
- Music: Kevin Kiner
- Production design: Catherine Hardwicke
- Produced by: Mary Jane Ufland, Stephen Chiodo, Harry J. Ufland
Cast
- Alex Winter as Ricky Coogan
- Michael Stoyanov as Ernie
- William Sadler as Dick Brian
- Megan Ward as Julie
- Mr. T as The Bearded Lady
- Brooke Shields as Skye Daley
- Alex Zuckerman as Stuey Gluck
- Ray Baker as Bill Blazer
- Morgan Fairchild as Stewardess
- Patti Tippo as Rosie the Pinhead
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Tommy, Chiodo Bros. Productions, Taurus Film
- Budget: $13,000,000
- Box office: $29,296
- Themes: transformation, surreal, machine, amusement park, circus freak, freaks
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