Freddy Got Fingered
In the movie, Green plays a cartoonist named Gord trying to get a contract for a TV show. Gord also has a love interest who is disabled, played by Marissa Coughlan, and a best friend, played by Harland Williams, who has left Gord's lifestyle for a mainstream job at a bank. A major subplot is Gord's feud with his father, and at one point in the movie, Gord accuses his father, played by Rip Torn, of molesting his younger brother, Freddy, played by Eddie Kaye Thomas.
The film is largely gross-out humor, and is regarded by many as one of the most tasteless films ever made. It features countless scenes of explicit gore, bodily functions, and a variety of sexual acts, some involving animals.
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Critical response
The film was almost universally hated by critics, many of whom gave it zero stars. Roger Ebert described the film's humor thus:
"This movie doesn't scrape the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn't the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn't below the bottom of the barrel. This movie doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with barrels."
Some thus regard Freddy Got Fingered as signaling the absolute limit of what gross-out humor could achieve. Indeed, since the film's release, with the possible exception of Jackass: The Movie, movies based around the strict "shock value" of gross-out humor have been in the decline. The movie does have a cult following attached to it, with some of the fans seeing it as a so-bad-it's-good type movie.
The film "won" in five categories at the 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards and, in acknowledgement of the critical consensus regarding the film's merits, Green appeared at the ceremony to accept his awards.
Notable scenes
Daddy would you like some sausage?
The entire nonsensical scene is somewhat unique in its humor, combining elements of non-sequitur, slapstick, Rube Goldberg devices, and feigned stupidity. As such, the "Daddy would you like some sausage?" phrase is a meme, at least primarily among fans of the film.
At least I don't touch Freddy.
Many who have not seen this film will wonder exactly how this movie gets its name. As mentioned, it stems from Gord accusing his father of sexually molesting Freddy.
Going into more detail: Gord and his parents have recently been experiencing violent outbursts amongst themselves, including several verbal and physical outbursts. As a way to remedy this, the family decides to seek therapy from a family guidance therapist.
The meeting with the doctor starts out calmly enough, with both father and son addressing their reasons for such animosity. Jim states that he is angered by his son's defiance to eating their roast beef dinner and opting to instead eat a chicken sandwich. Gord defends his behavior, citing Jim's previous assault on Gord's home made skateboard ramp. As the therapist attempts to calm the family's rising tension, Jim suddenly erupts in anger over Gordon disobeying the house rules. Sickened by his father's constant attacks, Gordon retorts with a false claim in hopes to get his father into trouble.
"Oh yeah? Well at least I don't touch Freddy," Gord states. Confused by such an absurd claim, Jim blurts out "Hey what?". Gord continues on, ranting to the doctor about how Jim "touches" Freddy "in his pants"- or, "fingering him" down behind the furnace. Outraged by what she thinks are true claims, the family therapist informs Jim that she is dutified to contact the authorities on the matter. Gord escapes in a fit of insanity out of the window as Jim yells, "You better run! YOU LIAR!!".
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Categories: 2001 films | Comedy films | Tom Green