The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

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Movie Info

An antique collector and his assistant discover a strange garbage can from outer space and accidentally unleash a slew of disgusting creatures known as the Garbage Pail Kids. This comic fantasy, which was pulled from circulation after protests from parents' groups, was based on a short-lived toy trend.

Rating: PG (adult situations/language)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Directed By: ,
Written By: Rodney Amateau, Melinda Palmer
In Theaters:
On DVD: Jul 12, 2005
Runtime:
Atlantic

Cast


as Tangerine

as Captain Manzini

as Ali Gator

as Greaser Greg

as Foul Phil

as Foul Phil

as Nat Nerd

as Windy Winston

as Messy Tessie

as Valerie Vomit

as Bartender

as Sandalfoot Biker

as Foster Mother

as Authoritative Voice

as Girl with Mask/Blond...

as Police Officer

as Woman in Theater

as Guard

as Greaser Greg/Nat Ner...

as Foul Phil

as Messy Tessie
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Critic Reviews for The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2)

Ill-considered kids.

Full Review… | July 18, 2005
AV Club
Top Critic

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is enough to make you believe in strict and faraway boarding schools.

Full Review… | May 20, 2003
New York Times
Top Critic

A stunningly inept and totally reprehensible film.

Full Review… | August 3, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Geez, that stench is unbearable!

March 11, 2006
Moviehole

Indisputably bargain-basement aside from the casting of Mackenzie Astin.

Full Review… | July 13, 2005
Slant Magazine

You wouldn't expect high art from a title like this, but HOO BOY what a stinker. (OK, the puppet-work is pretty cool.)

April 3, 2005
eFilmCritic.com

Audience Reviews for The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

The Garbage Pail Kids is without a doubt the #1 worst film ever made in history. It isn't a comedy, or a fun movie, I am not kidding you my friend owns this (he hates it too) and we used the disc to cut pizza and used it for a bunch of other crap, because the movie is shit! The plot is a piece of shit, as a kid stumbles upon a trash can and a bunch of disgusting little puppets who the creators thought were cute but acttually are disgusting little fucks!!! They make jokes about crap, and toilet humor, and farting, and if you like that crap, may god have mercy on your souls. I mean come on, one is a alligator, a slobbering pig tail girl, and slick haired farter, and worst of all the worst of them all... Theres one of them in a superhero outfit with zits on 98% of his face and is a fire haired freak and who is a four eyed creepy kid who randomly pisses himself. The real actors are terrible also, espically the kid actors. The puppets are so creepy and they sing songs that will chill your bones, and this is supposed to be a kids movie. I will hate this movie for as long as I live and its not funny, or cute, or cool, or smart, this a terrible, disgusting, worthless movie that I will hate until the day I die.

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Jim Careter

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½

The most amazingly stupid, gross, ridiculous kids movie I've ever seen, I think. Almost so bad it's good, but then it fell back to bad again towards the end. See this for yourself if you dare.

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Aj V

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I was expecting this to be trashy and sort've in the same reign as Toxic Avenger, but it is a complete failure. It's not funny, just really disgusting and overly campy to the point where it's just revolting. The look of it is just terrible, it feels like it was made on the budget of an after-school special. This doesn't even work on a sarcastic level, it's just revolting and corny beyond belief.

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Conner Rainwater

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