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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

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Urchins Windy Winston, Foul Phil and Messy Tessie help a shopkeeper's (Anthony Newley) helper (Mackenzie Astin) woo a fashion designer (Katie Barberi).

Critics Reviews

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Nathan Rabin AV Club Jul 18, 2005
Ill-considered kids. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Jul 13, 2005
1/4
Indisputably bargain-basement aside from the casting of Mackenzie Astin. Go to Full Review
Caryn James New York Times May 20, 2003
1/5
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is enough to make you believe in strict and faraway boarding schools. Go to Full Review
Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 6, 2026
An ugly, brutal, humorless exploitation flick for kids. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Jul 9, 2025
It’s a tough watch, even for those with infinite tolerance for fart jokes. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jan 29, 2024
1/5
...has the reputation as one of the worst films ever made; it’s certainly one of the most misguided. Doubling down on the bodily functions...there’s also a strange sexualisation here that makes for a very uncomfortable watch Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Michael H @RT61140530 3 days ago I was born in ‘82, and when we were kids…Garbage Pail Kids…RULED. There was no internet, so there was no hive mind telling you what you were supposed to like, and there was a lot less oversight…lets be honest. Things like GPK were the result of that culture. Looking back now I stand behind the statement that the art was AMAZING on some of these cards, and some of the characters were actually clever. I remember watching this movie probably like 500 times between the ages of 6-9. I don’t remember what it was about, who was in it. I didn’t care if it was educational, had a great plot, or the characters had a development arc. I just remember I felt good when I watched it, I enjoyed it. Stop judging it with your 2026 miserable, cancel culture, dickhead attitude. I think those bikes from 1900 with the HUGE ass front wheel are ridiculous, but in 1900 people were downright giddy when they rode them. So good for them. This movie was the shit in 1989. Deal with it sucka. MPH See more Joshua H @RT44825951 Oct 2, 2026 The garbage pail kids should've stayed in the trash, where this movie belongs See more Cody R @DFthePoolGuy Aug 22, 2026 This flick is just so absurd that it's wildly entertaining in a terrible way! A nostalgic treat for Gen X'ers, especially those who were fans of the original run of GPK trading cards. So bad it's GREAT!!! See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life May 24, 2026 An absolute classic. One of my favorites growing up. Love the characters and bullies in the movie. Each Garbage pail kid is unique in its own way. Alligator is my favorite. Naturally there's always a cute girl with whom a character has a crush on. I really want to see another one. Reboot or remake it wouldn't matter. Tim Treakle See more Dark H @DarkHao Dec 31, 2025 Based on other reviews i thought this movie was going to be gross! It was not over the top like i was expecting so a little let down but i just updated my review because it def grew on me. So i just took it to four stars. Its quirky and nutty. So its more fun second watch. Most of the acting was trash but for the main 3 non gpk characters. Dodger, Captain and Tangerine were awesome. And man Tangerine is smokin hot. But had no idea she was only 15 when this was filmed. Thanks to Vinegar Syndrome for dropping that truth bomb. Out of the gpk i think Ali Gator was the best voice acted but i liked the farting kid the best. Crazy thing i learned also. Tangerine was in real life dating Dodger at the time!!! Dodger looks soooooo way younger. He looks 12 and she looks 25!!! Well the real bad juju here was they had Tangerine make out with Juice who in real life was twenty something!! Lol, fun movie, hard to watch at some points because those animated masks were just so creepy looking! See more Mania I. @TheMania510 Dec 16, 2025 Very cheesy and so bad you can't help but keep watching. It's nonsense but fun nonsense. See more Read all reviews
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

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Movie Info

Synopsis Urchins Windy Winston, Foul Phil and Messy Tessie help a shopkeeper's (Anthony Newley) helper (Mackenzie Astin) woo a fashion designer (Katie Barberi).
Director
Rod Amateau
Producer
Rod Amateau
Screenwriter
Rod Amateau, John Pound
Distributor
Atlantic Releasing
Production Co
Atlantic Entertainment Group
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 22, 1987, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 1, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$661.5K
Runtime
1h 40m
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