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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987 · 96 min · Director: Rod Amateau ★ IMDb 2.7 · 9,406 ratings

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Seven disgusting kids but nevertheless of interesting personality are being made of the green mud coming out of garbage can. Once alive their master gives them rules to obey although they think that life is funnier without following stupid regulations like no television or no candy. Naturally this will cause some conflicts.

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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Disgust 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Disgust, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Sympathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Sympathy
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSympathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %25 %17 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy46 %25 %36 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy57 %26 %50 %51 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sympathy65 %35 %44 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Disgust57 %40 %25 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor44 %36 %18 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor46 %41 %19 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor50 %45 %19 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor49 %46 %18 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor51 %51 %13 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor54 %44 %25 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Sympathy56 %32 %48 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Sympathy54 %35 %45 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Humor53 %39 %39 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy63 %31 %54 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Sympathy73 %24 %64 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Relief74 %31 %51 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Relief71 %49 %31 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Humor65 %56 %21 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Humor58 %53 %20 %30 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KB
Katie Barberi

KB
Katie Barberi

Tangerine

Phil Fondacaro

Greaser Greg - Suit

RM
Ron MacLachlan

JA
J.P. Amateau

MG
Marjory Graue

DL
Debbie Lee Carrington

DL
Debbie Lee Carrington

Valerie Vomit - Suit (voice)

KT
Kevin Thompson

KT
Kevin Thompson

Ali Gator - Suit (voice)

BB
Bobby Bell

BB
Bobby Bell

Foul Phil - Suit

LG
Larry Green

Nat Nerd - Suit

AG
Arturo Gil

Windy Winston - Suit (voice)

SR
Susan Rossitto

Messy Tessie - Suit

JC
John Cade

Bartender

LC
Lynn Cartwright

Fashion Show Host

CG
Chester Grimes

Sandalfoot Biker

PL
Patty Lloyd

Foster Mother

LG
Leo Gordon

Guard #1

GM
Gavin Moloney

Guard #2

LH
Lindy Huddleson

Girl with Mask / Blonde Boy

Details

Directed by
Rod Amateau
Written by
Rod Amateau, Linda Palmer
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 2.7 · 9,406 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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