The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
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| Directed by | Rod Amateau |
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| Based on | Garbage Pail Kids by John Pound |
| Produced by | Rod Amateau |
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| Cinematography | Harvey Genkins |
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| Music by | Michael Lloyd |
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| Distributed by | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $1.6 million |
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is a 1987 film adaptation of the children's trading-cards series of the same name produced, directed and co-written by Rod Amateau. It was the last film to be directed by Amateau before his retirement in 1989.
The cards, which began as a parody of the popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, featured characters with gross habits or abnormalities, or who suffer a terrible fate. The film depicts seven of the Garbage Pail Kids (played by dwarf actors in animatronic costumes) interacting with society and befriending Dodger, a regular boy.
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie received many negative reviews. It was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards, including the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star.