The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Freaked
Comedy · Science Fiction · Horror · 1993
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
Movie details
Freaked
“Butt ugly. But funny.”
1993 Comedy · Science Fiction · Horror 1h 20m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Freaked?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Alex Winter · Tom Stern
Written by
Alex Winter · Tom Stern · Tim Burns
Alex Winter
Ricky Coogan
Michael Stoyanov
Ernie
William Sadler
Dick Brian
Megan Ward
Julie
Mr. T
The Bearded Lady
Brooke Shields
Skye Daley
Alex Zuckerman
Stuey Gluck
Court is in session
Put Freaked on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.