Have you ever loved something, only to realize it’s a commercial flop or just obscure? What’s something that deserves more light than it got?
Have you ever loved something, only to realize it’s a commercial flop or just obscure? What’s something that deserves more light than it got?
Freddy Got Fingered.
It’s a practical joke disguised as a movie.
Though it has found a cult following since release, I don’t think it’s appreciated enough for how hilarious it is.
“I say Geneva, you hear Helsinki?!”
What a fun film.
FORTY MILLION FUCKING DEUTSCHEMARK BOB
“I only see one Lebaron, Freddy.”
Shashe? Japan Four.
Ah jeez, this movie is so artfully dumb, I really love it. Was never even a Tom Green fan either, don’t think I’ve watched really anything else he’s done. I’ve seen this movie an embarrassing number of times lol.
One thing working (strongly) against it, I do think it’s one of those movies that require a few watches to really “get” the humor. I’ve struggled with how to phrase that, because the movies I find that to be true with, don’t stand out for sophistication haha.
But it’s almost like ya gotta force yourself to chew through the surface level dumb, to appreciate the true deep well of dumb that lies just beneath the surface. Gotta let your guard down and let it in.
I also just have a soft spot for (barely) lovable irreparable weirdos as characters. Great movie.
“We can live like kings. WE CAN LIVE LIKE KIIIIINGS”
Some parts of the movie are not for everyone, to be clear 😐 Many parts, for lots of different reasons.
Yeah, it’s got its moments.
But they all still work toward its overall goal of being a big fuck you to the studio that paid him to make that film.
But the scenes that are funny are funny.
“GORD! GORDY!”
I didn’t realize the story, can’t be arsed to go look for a good read on it, but you should elaborate! Info is better from real humans lol. But yeah this makes a lot of sense hahaha.
There are many scenes that make me belly laugh, or did many years ago before I overdid it like a drug. That scene you referenced, 💀 “WAP!”
I’m gonna need to watch it again, been a long time.
FGF is the quintessential 2000s artistic expression film. It speaks to the unrepresented young middle class male psyche, the underachiever adrift in a sea of mediocrity, the futility and burden of male ego. It tells the viewer their own ordinary story in extraordinary words, speaking truth to those who so often refuse to listen. The point of the film is not to shock, disgust, or entertain, but to inquire of the audience, “I’m here. I exist. Do you?” And it refuses to relent until the answer is unequivocally “Yes!”
In this 73 page essay I will…
I’m just glad I didn’t pay anything to see it. I made it until he started working at the sausage factory, as I recall. Stopped and deleted it. I guess I didn’t get it.
How does it compare to “Windy City Heat”?
I’ve never seen Windy City Heat, but judging by the synopsis I’d say it’s useless to compare.
There’s almost no element of the real world or real human reactions in FGF. It’s just a demented little universe where insaneo shit happens.
The practical joke in FGF’s case is on the studio that produced it and the audience watching it.
WCH sounds fucking awesome in its own right though, definitely checking that out.
Daddy would you like some sausage?!