The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

PG

1987

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Urchins Windy Winston, Foul Phil and Messy Tessie help a shopkeeper's (Anthony Newley) helper (Mackenzie Astin) woo a fashion designer (Katie Barberi).

Nathan Rabin

AV Club

07/18/2005

Ill-considered kids.

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

07/13/2005

1/4

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

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Caryn James

New York Times

05/20/2003

1/5

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

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Jul 9

It’s a tough watch, even for those with infinite tolerance for fart jokes.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

01/29/2024

1/5

...has the reputation as one of the worst films ever made; it’s certainly one of the most misguided. Doubling down on the bodily functions...there’s also a strange sexualisation here that makes for a very uncomfortable watch

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Chase Burns

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

12/08/2021

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie proudly belongs at the very bottom of the trash can.

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Jaxon R.

@Jaxx.R Aug 26

This movie is so bad i was sadly sad when it happend and it ended with a very sad scene

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Angelo G

Jul 12

I like the garbage pail kid aspect of it, but most of the movie is about some random kid forcing the garbage pail kids to make clothing for a fashion show. 😬

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Alexander T

@Mcjangles May 4

Why is this movie so hated on? It’s not even that bad. The last time I watched it was a few years ago, but I remember liking it.

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Aroara L

Apr 10

I love this movie, I'm pretty upset I can't find where to watch this movie anywhere!!

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Jessica D

Mar 5

If this film was a person, and was trapped in a burning building, and I had the choice between saving myself or him, I’m getting my fat butt out of that building!

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austin f

Jan 24

Never watched it but the other reviews were mean

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Rod Amateau

Director

Anthony Newley

Cap'n Mancini

Mackenzie Astin

Dodger

Katie Barberi

Tangerine

Rod Amateau

Writer

John Pound

Writer

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Synopsis

Urchins Windy Winston, Foul Phil and Messy Tessie help a shopkeeper's (Anthony Newley) helper (Mackenzie Astin) woo a fashion designer (Katie Barberi).

Director: Rod Amateau
Producer: Rod Amateau
Screenwriter: Rod Amateau, John Pound
Distributor: Atlantic Releasing
Production Co: Atlantic Entertainment Group
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 1987, Original
Release Date (DVD): Aug 1, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $661.5K
Runtime: 1h 40m