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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

  • 1987
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
8.9K
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
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AdventureComedyFamilyFantasyMusical

Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.

  • Director
    • Rod Amateau
  • Writers
    • Linda Palmer
    • Rod Amateau
    • John Pound
  • Stars
    • Anthony Newley
    • Mackenzie Astin
    • Phil Fondacaro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    2.7/10
    8.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rod Amateau
    • Writers
      • Linda Palmer
      • Rod Amateau
      • John Pound
    • Stars
      • Anthony Newley
      • Mackenzie Astin
      • Phil Fondacaro
    • 137User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 1Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos3

    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
    Trailer 2:04
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    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie: Working With Each Other
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    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie: Working With Each Other
    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie: Working With Each Other
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    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie: Working With Each Other
    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie: Behind The Scenes
    Featurette 1:19
    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie: Behind The Scenes

    Photos44

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    Anthony Newley
    Anthony Newley
    • Captain Manzini
    Mackenzie Astin
    Mackenzie Astin
    • Dodger
    Phil Fondacaro
    Phil Fondacaro
    • Greaser Greg
    Katie Barberi
    Katie Barberi
    • Tangerine
    Ron MacLachlan
    Ron MacLachlan
    • Juice
    J.P. Amateau
    • Wally
    Marjory Graue
    • Blythe
    Debbie Lee Carrington
    Debbie Lee Carrington
    • Valerie Vomit
    Kevin Thompson
    Kevin Thompson
    • Ali Gator
    Bobby Bell
    • Foul Phil
    • (as Robert Bell)
    Larry Green
    • Nat Nerd
    Arturo Gil
    Arturo Gil
    • Windy Winston
    Susan Rossitto
    • Messy Tessie
    John Cade
    • Bartender
    Lynn Cartwright
    Lynn Cartwright
    • Fashion Show Host
    Chester Grimes
    • Sandalfoot Biker
    Patty Lloyd
    • Foster Mother
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Guard #1
    • (as Leo V. Gordon)
    • Director
      • Rod Amateau
    • Writers
      • Linda Palmer
      • Rod Amateau
      • John Pound
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      John Carl Buechler was considered to direct the film. His version of the story was going to be a straight up horror film. The Garbage Pail Kids would have spawned from radioactive sludge that had found its way to a garbage can filled with broken dolls, turning them into serial killers.
    • Goofs
      In the cinema, Messy Tessie has a bag of popcorn full to the top. She then sneezes and half of the popcorn flies over the cinema, yet in the next shot her bag of popcorn is still full to the top.
    • Quotes

      Foul Phil - Suit: My tummy hurts!

      Greaser Greg - Suit: What did you eat?

      Foul Phil - Suit: Everything!

      Greaser Greg - Suit: That makes sense!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK video version was cut by 26 secs for a PG certificate with edits to imitable techniques and to remove all shots of Greg's flick knife. The DVD features the same cut print. Only in 2024 was this censorship waived and the BBFC rating is now 12.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Borrower (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Electricity
      Performed by David Lawrence
      Produced and Arranged by David Lawrence

    User reviews137

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    Featured review
    1/10

    Give me back my lost hour & a half

    This movie is terrible!! One of the fascinating things about the cast is that the two main characters 'Dodger' and 'Tangerine' happen to look at least 8yrs apart, but are in fact only 12mths apart.

    The 'Garbage Pail Kids' themselves have awful costumes that are very poorly designed and really badly operated. The puppeteers need to be shot!!

    I decided to find this movie and watch it because I hadn't seen it since it first come out, and I was sure I enjoyed it as a kid- What was wrong with me!!!

    Save yourself a disappointing hour and a half....
    • jdjuice
    • Nov 4, 2008
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1988 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • MGM (United States)
      • Topps (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La pandilla basura
    • Filming locations
      • Sherman Oaks Van Nuys War Memorial Park - 14118 Huston Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(park where Juice and his gang bully Dodger)
    • Production companies
      • Atlantic Entertainment Group
      • The Topps Company
      • Atlantic Releasing Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,576,615
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $661,512
      • Aug 23, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,576,615
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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