list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Freaked on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Freaked/82519/default.aspx Title: Freaked
Year: 1993
Director: Alex Winter, Tom Stern
Plot: The manic writing-directing comedy team of Tom Stern and Alex Winter (the latter of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey) followed up their deranged short-film collaborations and the short-lived MTV series The Idiot Box with this comic fantasy, which amounts to a virtual car crash of anarchic, mind-blowing weirdness. The brain-damaged plot follows self-centered sitcom actor Ricky Coogin (Winter), official spokesman for the E.E.S. (Everything Except Shoes) corporation, into the jungle-bound South American nation of Santa Flan. Coogin has been sent as an emissary on behalf of E.E.S. to placate the media uproar over a substance called Zygrot-27, a chief ingredient in many E.E.S. products which has been decried as a fatal environmental toxin. Accompanied by his friend Ernie (Michael Stoyanov) and environmental activist Julie (Megan Ward), Ricky takes a detour into the jungle to a bizarre amusement park overseen by bombastic barker/inventor Elijah C. Skuggs (Randy Quaid), who specializes in the display of "Hideous Mutant Freekz" (the film's original title). The trio soon discover that Skuggs manufactures his oddities himself, and they find themselves at the mercy of his hideous freakmaking factory -- which coincidentally uses Zygrot-27 as a catalyst. Once he has the hapless heroes strapped down, Skuggs reveals his intention to transform Coogin into an evil mega-freak who will destroy all the others in a slam-bang, standing-room-only closing event. Miffed at the notion of sustaining an acting career as a spine-covered, pus-gushing monster, Coogin joins a rebellion within Skuggs' captive stable of other man-made freaks -- whose ranks include such monstrosities as effete human worm; a bearded lady (Mr. T in a frilly dress); a man with a sock-puppet for a head (voiced by Bob Goldthwait); and Ortiz the Dog-Boy (an uncredited Keanu Reeves). Their plans to turn Ricky into a zygrot-powered superhero go astray, however, leading to a hilariously apocalyptic finale. Doomed to home-video status by lethargic distribution from Twentieth-Century Fox, this unappreciated gem deserves a second look; packed with hilarious visual gags, ultra-gross setpieces and body-function jokes, Freaked is a hallucinogenic funhouse of a movie. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:56:47 GMTFreaked1993Alex Winter, Tom SternThe manic writing-directing comedy team of Tom Stern and <a href="/players/P___117081/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alex Winter</a> (the latter of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey) followed up their deranged short-film collaborations and the short-lived MTV series <a href=/films/248350/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Idiot Box</a> with this comic fantasy, which amounts to a virtual car crash of anarchic, mind-blowing weirdness. The brain-damaged plot follows self-centered sitcom actor Ricky Coogin (Winter), official spokesman for the E.E.S. (Everything Except Shoes) corporation, into the jungle-bound South American nation of Santa Flan. Coogin has been sent as an emissary on behalf of E.E.S. to placate the media uproar over a substance called Zygrot-27, a chief ingredient in many E.E.S. products which has been decried as a fatal environmental toxin. Accompanied by his friend Ernie (Michael Stoyanov) and environmental activist Julie (Megan Ward), Ricky takes a detour into the jungle to a bizarre amusement park overseen by bombastic barker/inventor Elijah C. Skuggs (<a href="/players/P____58162/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Randy Quaid</a>), who specializes in the display of "Hideous Mutant Freekz" (the film's original title). The trio soon discover that Skuggs manufactures his oddities himself, and they find themselves at the mercy of his hideous freakmaking factory -- which coincidentally uses Zygrot-27 as a catalyst. Once he has the hapless heroes strapped down, Skuggs reveals his intention to transform Coogin into an evil mega-freak who will destroy all the others in a slam-bang, standing-room-only closing event. Miffed at the notion of sustaining an acting career as a spine-covered, pus-gushing monster, Coogin joins a rebellion within Skuggs' captive stable of other man-made freaks -- whose ranks include such monstrosities as effete human worm; a bearded lady (Mr. T in a frilly dress); a man with a sock-puppet for a head (voiced by Bob Goldthwait); and Ortiz the Dog-Boy (an uncredited <a href="/players/P____59355/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Keanu Reeves</a>). Their plans to turn Ricky into a zygrot-powered superhero go astray, however, leading to a hilariously apocalyptic finale. Doomed to home-video status by lethargic distribution from Twentieth-Century Fox, this unappreciated gem deserves a second look; packed with hilarious visual gags, ultra-gross setpieces and body-function jokes, Freaked is a hallucinogenic funhouse of a movie. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide6122http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t61986wm5xa.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Freaked/82519/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_August_25_Monster_Madness/625/34365/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 8/25/2008 5:32:57 PM
Body: Without straying too far from the topic (my idea of a monster is fairly broad), here we go: From my childhood I was always equally scared shitless and mesmerized by the monsters in Legend (mainly Tim Curry as the Lord of Darkness and that creepy green Swamp Witch) as well as those in Clash of the Titans (Medusa gave me nightmares for years). Gremlins was a great monster movie as well as Little Shop of Horrors when I was growing up. And I'm gonna go ahead and include Jaws cause that son of a bitch was a monster if I'd every seen one. I loved how Matinee made fun of and embraced the cheesy monster movies of the 1950's and 1960's with MANT! On the comedic side, Tremors was always good for a laugh. Ghostbusters and Freaked are probably on the top of the list of hilarious monster movies. Monsters, Inc should also get an honorable mention. And the really hardcore monsters in my book are Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (especially when he gets his prickly fly penis and wants to mate), the monster in Jeepers Creepers (that opening scene with the monsters truck steadily approaching the brother and sister is intense), and King Kong (the 1933 original) is great aside from the racist subtext.
]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:32:57 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme8/25/2008 5:32:57 PMWithout straying too far from the topic (my idea of a monster is fairly broad), here we go: From my childhood I was always equally scared shitless and mesmerized by the monsters in Legend (mainly Tim Curry as the Lord of Darkness and that creepy green Swamp Witch) as well as those in Clash of the Titans (Medusa gave me nightmares for years). Gremlins was a great monster movie as well as Little Shop of Horrors when I was growing up. And I'm gonna go ahead and include Jaws cause that son of a bitch was a monster if I'd every seen one. I loved how Matinee made fun of and embraced the cheesy monster movies of the 1950's and 1960's with MANT! On the comedic side, Tremors was always good for a laugh. Ghostbusters and Freaked are probably on the top of the list of hilarious monster movies. Monsters, Inc should also get an honorable mention. And the really hardcore monsters in my book are Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (especially when he gets his prickly fly penis and wants to mate), the monster in Jeepers Creepers (that opening scene with the monsters truck steadily approaching the brother and sister is intense), and King Kong (the 1933 original) is great aside from the racist subtext. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/17/31323.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 6/17/2008 1:00:54 PM
Body: Will Two Face really be in The Dark Knight? That has been a big question for a long time, and now we kind of get an answer with this new clip (view it bigger or download at the Why So Serious site). But now there’s a new question: will Two Face be in The Dark Knight any more than this little bit? I have a strong feeling that the answer is no. Like the Tony Stark/Iron Man cameo from The Incredible Hulk that was revealed in advance, I think this is just a tease of itself. I think this is like the Nick Fury bit from the end of Iron Man — it could even be similarly hidden after the credits. The only thing more will be an actual shot of Two Face’s face (which I constantly picture as looking like Alex Winter in Freaked), which will come right at the tail of this scene before the picture cuts to black (and either the credits then roll or, having already rolled, the projector cuts off). Aside from that, we’ll have to wait for the next film. If I’m wrong, then the marketing department at Warner Bros. is seriously screwing up. The Dark Knight has been revealed for months as strictly “The Joker Show,” with so much footage of Heath Ledger’s (”brilliant,” sight unseen) performance unveiled that it appears there’s no need for another villain. Meanwhile the Harvey Dent side of the marketing campaign has been elusive and frustrating, with awkwardly bad videos here and lame street teams there, all to keep the fans guessing about how much the character will be involved both before and after his transformation into Two Face. I guess you might say it’s a two-faced marketing strategy, with the Two Face part being the ugly side. Part of me doesn’t even want him anywhere near the film at this point. With the Batman vs. Joker plot, I know what to expect. If Two Face is a significant part, I’ll be thrown off. His “surprise” prominence in the film will be so built up that his actual appearance will be distractingly disappointing, both because the character can’t possibly be as interesting and entertaining as Ledger’s Joker and because it can’t possibly be as great as the secrecy promises. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:00:54 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/17/2008 1:00:54 PM Will Two Face really be in The Dark Knight? That has been a big question for a long time, and now we kind of get an answer with this new clip (view it bigger or download at the Why So Serious site). But now there’s a new question: will Two Face be in The Dark Knight any more than this little bit? I have a strong feeling that the answer is no. Like the Tony Stark/Iron Man cameo from The Incredible Hulk that was revealed in advance, I think this is just a tease of itself. I think this is like the Nick Fury bit from the end of Iron Man — it could even be similarly hidden after the credits. The only thing more will be an actual shot of Two Face’s face (which I constantly picture as looking like Alex Winter in Freaked), which will come right at the tail of this scene before the picture cuts to black (and either the credits then roll or, having already rolled, the projector cuts off). Aside from that, we’ll have to wait for the next film. If I’m wrong, then the marketing department at Warner Bros. is seriously screwing up. The Dark Knight has been revealed for months as strictly “The Joker Show,” with so much footage of Heath Ledger’s (”brilliant,” sight unseen) performance unveiled that it appears there’s no need for another villain. Meanwhile the Harvey Dent side of the marketing campaign has been elusive and frustrating, with awkwardly bad videos here and lame street teams there, all to keep the fans guessing about how much the character will be involved both before and after his transformation into Two Face. I guess you might say it’s a two-faced marketing strategy, with the Two Face part being the ugly side. Part of me doesn’t even want him anywhere near the film at this point. With the Batman vs. Joker plot, I know what to expect. If Two Face is a significant part, I’ll be thrown off. His “surprise” prominence in the film will be so built up that his actual appearance will be distractingly disappointing, both because the character can’t possibly be as interesting and entertaining as Ledger’s Joker and because it can’t possibly be as great as the secrecy promises. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Gorrible/Can_anyone_tell_me_what_these_movies_are/242/5703/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Phantasma-gore-ia
Post To: Gorrible
Post Date: 2/22/2007 6:24:14 PM
Body: The following are scant memories of movies watched quite possibly a decade or longer ago and have no knowledge whatsoever of the films they belonged to. They're only breif scenes, so it's likely I'll never know until I happen across them again. Anyhow, on the extreme off-chance someone will know them, here goes:I. One flick concerns a guy humming "The Muffin Man" while going around a house, killing, one murder concerning dropping a six-foot metal pole from a second-floor window straight through a dude's chest.II. Another has a cast like Alex Winter's Freaked and for a breif second, until I saw it, I thought it was. The only two things I recall are a guy whose upper teeth were three feet long, down to his navel, and a small creature with no legs who attacks a poor soul who ventured into his room, latching onto his head and hanging on until the end.III. Another is two men in construction hats in what looks like a building site. They have taxidermy-stuffed white rabbits who they make it seem like are chewing off their flesh, handing a segment to one of their girlfriends on a bandage, the look on her face of disgust and curiosity as she picks pieces off. I also half-remember a shack with walls dressed with human heads, like Jeepers Creepers. I seriously thought, before I saw it, that it was the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but nope.I have no idea what any of these are and if you know, kindly pass on the information, would you?
]]>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:24:14 GMTPhantasma-gore-iaGorrible2/22/2007 6:24:14 PMThe following are scant memories of movies watched quite possibly a decade or longer ago and have no knowledge whatsoever of the films they belonged to. They&#39;re only breif scenes, so it&#39;s likely I&#39;ll never know until I happen across them again. Anyhow, on the extreme off-chance someone will know them, here goes:I. One flick concerns a guy humming "The Muffin Man" while going around a house, killing, one murder concerning dropping a six-foot metal pole from a second-floor window straight through a dude&#39;s chest.II. Another has a cast like Alex Winter&#39;s Freaked and for a breif second, until I saw it, I thought it was. The only two things I recall are a guy whose upper teeth were three feet long, down to his navel, and a small creature with no legs who attacks a poor soul who ventured into his room, latching onto his head and hanging on until the end.III. Another is two men in construction hats in what looks like a building site. They have taxidermy-stuffed white rabbits who they make it seem like are chewing off their flesh, handing a segment to one of their girlfriends on a bandage, the look on her face of disgust and curiosity as she picks pieces off. I also half-remember a shack with walls dressed with human heads, like Jeepers Creepers. I seriously thought, before I saw it, that it was the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but nope.I have no idea what any of these are and if you know, kindly pass on the information, would you? http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/mutant/MemberTagFilms.aspxmutant
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