Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Directed by Tom Green (III) Writing credits (WGA) Tom Green (III) (written by) & Derek Harvie (written by) Add to MyMovies Photos Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance (more) Tagline: This time you can't change the channel. (more) Plot Outline: An unemployed cartoonist moves back in with his parents and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he begins to spread rumors that his father is sexually abusing Freddy. (more) (view trailer) User Comments: Not nearly as horrible as you've been led to believe (more) User Rating: 3.5/10 (2303 votes) Cast overview, first billed only: Tom Green (III) .... Gord Brody Rip Torn .... Jim Brody Marisa Coughlan .... Betty Eddie Kaye Thomas .... Freddy Brody Harland Williams .... Darren Anthony Michael Hall .... Mr. Dave Davidson Julie Hagerty .... Julie Brody Jackson Davies .... Mr. Malloy Connor Widdows .... Andy Malloy John R. Taylor (I) .... Farmer #1 Robert Osborne (II) .... Farmer #2 Fiona Hogan .... Pregnant Woman George Gordon (II) .... Doctor Ron Selmour .... Security Guard (Studio) Drew Barrymore .... Mr. Davidson's Receptionist (more) MPAA: Rated R for crude sexual and bizarre humor, and for strong language. Runtime: 87 Country: USA Language: English Color: Color (DeLuxe) Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS Certification: Argentina:16 / Australia:R / Finland:K-18 / New Zealand:R18 / Sweden:15 / UK:18 / USA:NC-17 (uncut version/original rating) / USA:PG (3-minute video version) / USA:R (released version) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- User Comments: uglykidmatt (uglykidmatt@hotmail.com) Orange, CA Date: 1 June 2001 Summary: Not nearly as horrible as you've been led to believe Comedy is perhaps the most subjective of all forms of entertainment. Judy Carter, in her wonderfully insightful "Stand-Up Comedy: The Book", summed it up best: "Some people will laugh at a guy slipping on a banana peel. Some people will only laugh at Hitler slipping on a banana peel." What kills with one crowd will die with the next, and no two people will laugh at the same thing for the same reason. Comedy, in many ways, says more about the laughers than the comedians themselves, and it is no wonder that comedy shop talk is filled with violent images ("If I don't bomb, I'm gonna murder that audience"). Comedy, to put it mildly, is DANGEROUS. "Freddy Got Fingered", Tom Green's scabrous black comedy, illustrates this principle to a T. Since his earliest days on Canadian cable-access television, Green has based his career on pushing the envelope. Like Andy Kaufman, his bizarre stunts (many involving animal carcasses and the sexual humiliation of his parents) are primarily about the reaction of both their hapless victims and US, the audience; if you don't step back and consider how you're taking this humor, and why, you're not really getting the whole Green experience. "Freddy" carries this sensibility into a fictional format, giving us the strange tale of a man who lives his life as an experiment in riling people up. Gord Brody (Green) is a young aspiring cartoonist who fails miserably in his attempt to break into the Hollywood big time. He is forced to move back home with his parents, setting off a titanic battle of wills with his stentorian oaf of a father (Rip Torn), an escalating conflict that involves accusations of child molestation, sausages on strings, elephant penises, horse penises, Green's penis, and really badly made cheese sandwiches. Of course, all of this story nonsense is just that: nonsense. It serves no function but to provide Green and co-writer Derek Harvie with a framework for grotesque, deliberately shocking set pieces, many of which work surprisingly well. There's a brief sojourn at a stud farm, where Gord lives out an apparently lifelong fantasy, wagging a horse's genitals while yelling "I'm a farmer!" like a drunken barbarian. In another scene, Gord delivers a baby, ripping the bloody umbilical cord with his teeth. He picks up a wheelchair-bound girlfriend (Marisa Coughlin) who gets her jollies by being caned in the legs with a bamboo stick. And there's the wonderful little boy who spends the whole movie getting accidentally brutalized, hit by cars and running into airplane propellers, always with much blood and flying viscera. Now I know this may not sound that funny, and indeed, "Freddy" has gotten the most dastardly reviews that I think I have ever seen for a major release. Critics don't just hate "Freddy"; they seem personally hurt by the film, as if Green had made the picture just to upset them and get their goat. What they don't seem willing to acknowledge is that Green made the film for EXACTLY that reason, and is getting exactly the reaction he wants. Therefore, his film can be regarded as something of a great success. Personally, I agree with many of the critics who have described "Freddy" as surrealist. There is no attempt to integrate this action into anything resembling the real world. Gord is not a human being, but rather a collection of characteristics. Green plays him as a bizarrely aggressive man-child, a mishmash of helplessly repeated words and phrases, slack-jawed willful stupidity, and screaming, utterly pointless hysterics. Frankly, I admire this approach to the characterization. After seeing so many recent comedies ruined by the filmmakers' need to make their characters both laughable and likeable (most recently with the stultifying "Joe Dirt"), it is refreshing to see Green so willing to come off as annoying, hateful, cruel, UNLIKEABLE. This lack of relatability allows us to laugh at him without feeling like we're also laughing at ourselves. I am not making the claim, as some on this page have, that "Freddy Got Fingered" is any kind of masterpiece. Green's direction is not the equal of his acting bravery. The film suffers from too many muddy visuals, and many moments just lie there on the screen, wriggling when they should fly. Still, the film does what it is supposed to. Half the time you're laughing, the other half just staring at the screen in goggle-eyed shock. You may hate "Freddy", you may love it, but either way, you have to admit that you've never seen anything like it before. Plot Summary for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Gordon, 28, an aspiring animator, leaves his home in Oregon to sell his ideas to Hollywood. After being told, correctly, that they are quite possibly the most stupid ideas ever and that he needs to spend time rethinking them, he moves back home. But his father, never a kind man, escalates his mean treatment of his rather unconventional son. Meanwhile, Gord has fallen for Betty, an attractive doctor at the hospital where his friend is staying; she happens to use a wheelchair, and to delight in having her paralyzed legs beaten with a bamboo cane; her sexual aggression intimidates him. Gord's family goes to a psychiatrist, and he lies to her that his father molests Gord's brother, Freddy; Gord neglects to mention that Freddy is 25. Soon, Gordon has the house to himself, and comes up with a winning animated series, "Zebras in America" based on his own family. All this is really a framework on which Tom Green (III) hangs his usual crazy stunts. Summary written by Jon Reeves {jreeves@imdb.com} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Green plays Gord Brody, a slacker who dreams of becoming an animator for cartoon shows. He is forced to move back in with his parents, but then refuses to leave. Along the way, he sexually pleasures various farm animals, licks open flesh wounds, accuses his father of molesting his brother, goes scuba diving in a toilet, plays an organ with several sausages attached to it which are suspended in midair, and does a bunch of other stuff that is too insane, offensive, disgusting, or weird to be mentioned here. Summary written by Anonymous Memorable Quotes from Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Betty: But Gord, I don't care about jewels, I just want to suck your cock. Trivia for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Page 15 of 34 When originally rated NC-17 by the MPAA, Tom Green replied:"...That's like, Porn - with Murder." Freddy is watching a medical show on TV. The show is actually The Tom Green Cancer Special. Notable TV guest appearances "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) playing "Steve" in episode: "Company Picnic" (episode # 3.11) 2/3/2002 "Dilbert" (1999) playing "Jerold"(voice) in episode: "Assistant, The" (episode # 2.10) 2/15/2000 Actor - filmography (2000s) (1990s) Stealing Harvard (2002) .... Duff Freddy Got Fingered (2001) .... Gord Brody 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) .... Presenter Charlie's Angels (2000) .... Chad, Betys Skipper ... aka 3 Engel für Charlie (2000) (Germany) Road Trip (2000) .... Barry Manilow Tom Green: Road Kill (1999) (V) .... Himself Tom Green: Something Smells Funny (1999) (V) .... Himself Tom Green: Tonsil Hockey (1999) (V) .... Himself Superstar (1999) .... Dylan Schmultz-Plutzker Chicken Tree, The (1998) .... Bus Driver Clutch (1998) .... Computer Gimp "Tom Green Show, The" (1997) TV Series .... Host "Tom Green Show, The" (1994) TV Series .... Host Biography for Tom Green (III) Page 11 of 17 Nickname M.C. Bones M.C. Face -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height 6' 3" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse Drew Barrymore (7 July 2001 - 16 December 2001) (filed for divorce) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trade mark Autographs as "Tom Green 1992", a reference to his short-lived rap career. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia Once had a pop chart hit in Canada called Check the O.R with a music group called Organized Rhyme (March 20 2000) Announced on 'Entertainment Tonight' that he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer (July 13, 2000) Announced that he is engaged to Drew Barrymore Documented his battle with cancer for his TV show, "The Tom Green Show" Graduated from Colonel By High school in 1990 Retired his music video "The Bum Bum Song (Lonely Swedish)" immediately after it hit number one on MTV's Total Request Live countdown show. During a press conference for Grey Owl (1999), Green serenaded star Pierce Brosnan and kissed him (surreptitiously filming a segment for "Tom Green Show, The" (1997)). Thinking Green was a journalist, Brosnan advised him not to give up his "day job". March, 2001--Eloped with Drew Barrymore to the South Pacific. They later remarried in July in front of family and friends in a ceremony in Malibu, California. December 17, 2001 - Filed for divorce from Drew Barrymore citing irreconcilable differences. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal quotes (re: The American Motion Pictures Association's rating for Freddy Got Fingered): "They slammed us with an NC-17 rating. That's like, Porn - with Murder." On his film Freddy Got Fingered (2001) being nominated for 8 Razzie Awards including Worst Picture and Worst Actor of 2001 (as quoted in The San Diego Union, 2/15/02): "I am very proud and honored to be nominated for these awards. I've never won an award before. I hope there is an actual trophy because I've already dusted off my mantel. I guess dreams can come true." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other works for Tom Green (III) Page 12 of 17 Other works TV commercial for Right Guard (2000) Has a music video on MTV called "The Bum Bum Song". In the video he goes around and rubs his butt on things and people. It debuted at #3 on MTV's TRL on 8/23/99 Series of TV commercials for Pepsi (1999) TV commercial for Bigwords.com (1999) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Publicity for Tom Green (III) Portrayed in "South Park" (1997) "Andy Dick Show, The" (2001) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interview "Playboy" (USA), May 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 5, pg. 67-74+152-155, by: Kevin Cook, "Playboy Interview: Tom Green" "iF Magazine" (USA), 19 May 2000, Iss. 15.2, pg. 3, by: Pamela Harland, "Confessions of the Uniballer" "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 12 March 1999, Iss. 476, pg. 30-31, by: Kristen Baldwin, "Green Grosser" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article "Movieline" (USA), April 2001, Vol. XII, Iss. 7, pg. 52-54, by: Martha Frankel, "It's Easy Being Green" "Real Edge" (USA), July/August 2001, pg. 72-75, by: Tony Jenkins, "Redrawing the Line" "Razor Magazine" (USA), October/November 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 11, pg. 24-25, by: Tom Green, "My Magazine Article" "TV Guide" (USA), 2 October 1999, Vol. 47, Iss. 40, pg. 20-22, by: John Sellers, "Goof Ball" "Rolling Stone" (USA), 13 May 1999, Iss. 812, pg. 35-36+105, by: Mark Healy, "MTV's Merry Prankster" "Rolling Stone" (USA), 16 September, Vol. 1, Iss. 821, pg. 100-103+131, by: Mark Seliger, "The Revenge Of Tom Green" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pictorials "Teen People" (Canada), February 2002, pg. 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magazine cover photo "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 20 April 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 592 "Rolling Stone" (USA), 8 June 2000, Iss. 842 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate Versions for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Some scenes included in the trailer were either put in the outtakes during the credits, or omitted completly from the film. The DVD includes a PG-rated version of the film. It is three minutes long. DVD includes 8 deleted scenes not featured in the original theatrical release. Deleted scenes include: Gord in the helicopter, drops his father's boat into a giant wood chipper. Gord's dad talks to the cops asking them to shoot his son when they find him for destroying his boat. Gord playing with the deer's intestines after cutting open it's stomach. Gord going to visit his gay uncle (who he now lives with in California) who is making out with an indian man. Gord talking to his uncle (who is also his boss) about the job at the factory, then an extended scene showing Gord talking about the cheese to the other workers and commenting on his cheese helmet. After Gord makes off with the horse, he runs over to a cow and milks it on his face. A parody of "Apocalypse Now" where Gord is listening to the Doors while drawing, and then smashes his hand through a mirror and screams. The house in Pakistan blowing up. Gord confronting his uncle at the factory after his lunch break, and quitting the job. Gord's uncle then calls Gord's dad (who is sailing with his wife on their boat) and letting them know Gord is coming home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DVD details for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Freddy Got Fingered 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2002459 Color - 87 minutes Released: 23 October 2001 Available List Price: $29.98 Keep Case Aspect Ratio Regional Information Disc Details 1.85 : 1 Letterbox 1 : USA PAL Quality Program: Closed Captioning: CC Master format: Film Sides: 1 (SS-RSDL) Chapter stops: 28 Sound: English English French 5.1 2.0 Surround 2.0 Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish SUPPLEMENTS Audio commentary by Green, Tom Scene cpecific commentary by Rip Torn, Harland Williams and Marisa Coughlan;3 minute long PG-13 version Making-of 8 Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Tom Green Featurette *"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release dates for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Country Date USA 18 April 2001 (premiere) USA 20 April 2001 Australia 7 June 2001 Sweden 29 June 2001 Thailand 17 August 2001 UK 19 October 2001 Argentina 22 January 2002 (video premiere) Iceland 23 January 2002 (video premiere) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Specifications for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Camera Clairmont Cameras Film negative format (mm/video inches) 35 mm Cinematographic process Spherical Printed film format 35 mm Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filming Locations for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Africa Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Santa Monica, California, USA Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Business Data for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Page 21 of 34 Budget $15m (USA) Opening Weekend $7.098m (USA) (22 April 2001) (2271 screens) Gross $14.249m (USA) (17 June 2001) $14.235m (USA) (10 June 2001) $14.211m (USA) (3 June 2001) $14.16m (USA) (27 May 2001) $14.042m (USA) (20 May 2001) $13.748m (USA) (13 May 2001) $13.043m (USA) (6 May 2001) $11.312m (USA) (29 April 2001) $7.098m (USA) (22 April 2001) Weekend Gross $6,753 (USA) (17 June 2001) (29 screens) $9,656 (USA) (10 June 2001) (42 screens) $28,204 (USA) (3 June 2001) (78 screens) $66,078 (USA) (27 May 2001) (133 screens) $116,267 (USA) (20 May 2001) (272 screens) $390,034 (USA) (13 May 2001) (771 screens) $985,220 (USA) (6 May 2001) (1543 screens) $2.522m (USA) (29 April 2001) (2269 screens) $7.098m (USA) (22 April 2001) (2271 screens) Filming Dates 21 August 2000 - October 2000 Copyright Holder Monarchy Enterprises S.a.r.l. and Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taglines for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) This time you can't change the channel. A touching story of a young man who desperately wants to make his daddy proud. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Cast and Crew for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Directed by Tom Green (III) Writing credits (WGA) Tom Green (III) (written by) & Derek Harvie (written by) Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Tom Green (III) .... Gord Brody Rip Torn .... Jim Brody Marisa Coughlan .... Betty Eddie Kaye Thomas .... Freddy Brody Harland Williams .... Darren Anthony Michael Hall .... Mr. Dave Davidson Julie Hagerty .... Julie Brody Jackson Davies .... Mr. Malloy Connor Widdows .... Andy Malloy John R. Taylor (I) .... Farmer #1 Robert Osborne (II) .... Farmer #2 (as Bob Osborne) Fiona Hogan .... Pregnant Woman George Gordon (II) .... Doctor Ron Selmour .... Security Guard (Studio) Drew Barrymore .... Mr. Davidson's Receptionist David Neale (I) .... Man #1 (Restaurant) Scott Heindl .... Man #2 (Restaurant) Wendy Chmelauskas .... Woman (Restaurant) R. Nelson Brown .... Larry/Truck Driver Allan Gray (III) .... Waiter Lorena Gale .... Psychiatrist/Social Worker Simon Longmore .... Cop With Social Worker Giacomo Baessato .... Morose Kid Eric Keenleyside .... Foreman Shaquille O'Neal .... Shaquille Darren Moore .... Sandwich Customer Rick Tae .... Security Guard Noel Fisher (I) .... Pimply Manager Irene Karas .... Cop at Fancy Restaurant Ted Friend .... Local Field Reporter Balinder Johal .... Indian Woman #1 Kamaljeet Kler .... Indian Woman #2 Ralph Wagner .... Helicopter Pilot rest of cast listed alphabetically Ralph J. Alderman .... Locksmith (uncredited) Charles Buettner .... Rupert (uncredited) Mike Bullard .... Policeman (scenes deleted) Chris Carver .... Spectator (uncredited) Joe Flaherty (I) .... William (uncredited) Stephen E. Miller .... Ernie (uncredited) Laurie Murdoch .... Bank Manager (uncredited) Jorge Rodriguez (II) .... Pulp Mill Worker #1 (uncredited) Cliff Solomon .... Big Bear (uncredited) Stephen Tobolowsky .... Uncle Neil (uncredited) Henry O. Watson .... Pulp Mill Worker #2 (uncredited) Produced by Larry Brezner .... producer Marc S. Fischer .... co-producer Derek Harvie .... associate producer Howard Lapides .... producer Lauren Lloyd .... producer Arnon Milchan .... executive producer Original music by Billie Joe Armstrong (song) Jello Biafra (song) Paul Cook (I) (song) Tre Cool (song) Mike Dirnt (song) Eminem (song) Klaus Flouride (song) Lars Fredriksen (song) Steve Jones (VI) (song) John Lydon (song) Dee Dee Ramone (song) Joey Ramone (song) Johnny Ramone (song) Tommy Ramone (song) East Bay Ray (song) Mike Simpson (II) Bruce Slesinger (song) Johnny Thunders (song) Sid Vicious (song) Cinematography by Mark Irwin (I) Film Editing by Jacqueline Cambas Casting by Nancy Nayor Production Design by Bob Ziembicki Art Direction by Katterina Keith Set Decoration by Shannon Murphy (III) Costume Design by Glenne Campbell (as Glenne E. Campbell) Makeup Department Anji Bemben .... hair stylist Anne Dunsmore .... assistant hair stylist Stan Edmonds .... makeup department head Elle Elliott .... hair stylist: Rip Torn Tony Gardner (II) .... special makeup designer David E. Smith (I) .... special makeup effects artist Twylla Vennum .... assistant hair stylist Production Management Garrett Grant .... production manager Chris Rudolph .... production manager: Canada Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Tristan Calvo .... trainee assistant director Josy Capkun .... third assistant director David Footman .... second assistant director Branko Racki .... second unit director Darren Robson (II) .... second second assistant director Kim H. Winther .... first assistant director Art Department Kerri Elliott .... scenic artist Kristina Lyne .... graphic designer Shannon Murphy (III) .... set decorator: Canada Steve 'O' Watson .... set dresser Maurice Woodworth .... on-set dresser Sound Department Craig Berkey .... additional sound re-recording mixer supervising sound editor Darren Brisker .... production sound mixer Ted Caplan .... sound editor Daniel Gaber .... music editor: temp music Michael Haight .... dialogue editor Michael Hibberson .... boom operator Roy Prendergast .... music editor Jonathon 'Earl' Stein .... sound mixer sound: US Special Effects by Dan Cervin .... special effects co-coordinator Mike Splatt .... special effects supervisor Joel Whist .... special effects coordinator Visual Effects by Matt Linder (I) .... visual effects Stunts Janina Dall .... stunts Danny Lima .... stunts Scott Nicholson .... stunts Branko Racki .... stunt co-ordinator Robert Racki .... stunt double: Tom Green Claire Webb .... stunts Other crew Jimmy Badstibner .... assistant to producer Dan Bennett .... key grip Justin Bergler .... clapper loader: "a" camera Clelio Boccato .... assistant to director Andrea Boorman .... production coordinator Gary Burritt .... negative cutter Michael DeSantis .... first assistant accountant Herb DeWaal .... key rigging grip Mark Dumas .... animal coordinator Theo Eglseder .... assistant camera Denverly Grant .... costumer: Tom Green Linda Grigorian .... casting associate Chris Helcermanas-Benge .... still photographer John Houlihan .... music supervisor Sue Ing .... production assistant Karin Korchinski .... assistant production coordinator April Larsen .... first assistant accountant: Canada Lindsey Liberatore .... assistant to Arnon Milchan Caroline Liem .... casting associate Matthew Livingston .... best boy grip: Los Angeles Harvey Malkin .... accountant Chris McCracken .... assistant to Larry Brezner Tyler McIntyre .... production assistant Saubrie Mohamed .... gaffer: Canada Richard Phoenix .... assistant location manager Branko Racki .... director of photography: second unit Caroline Rault .... assistant to Lauren Lloyd Meredith B. Robinson .... casting associate: "Betty" Search Amanda Segel .... assistant to Arnon Milchan Matvey Shatz .... color timer Ron South .... first assistant editor Jackie Stern .... assistant: Howard Lapides John Trapman .... camera operator: Wescam camera Cristina Weigmann .... script supervisor Mel Weisbaum .... location manager Jim Wheelan .... craft service: re-shoots Rhonda Wheelan .... craft service: re-shoots -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company credits for Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Production Companies Epsilon Motion Pictures [us] MBST/Lloyd Productions New Regency Pictures Regency Entertainment Distributors 20th Century Fox Film Corporation [us] 20th Century Fox de Argentina [ar] (Argentina) 20th Century Fox of Germany [de] (Germany) Gativideo [ar] (Argentina, video) Special Effects Alterian Studios [us] Cranes and dollies Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment Inc. 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