Movie

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987 · 96 min

A chaotic, gross-out kids' adventure that feels like a live-action cartoon, full of crude gags and bizarre characters.

Tagline: Out of the garbage pail and into your heart!
Overview: Crude, grotesque, pint-sized aliens known as the Garbage Pail Kids® help a young boy exact revenge on his bullies and win the girl of his dreams.
How it feels: Absurd, campy, whimsical and light. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, revenge, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
revenge
identity
class
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild