Have you ever loved something, only to realize it’s a commercial flop or just obscure? What’s something that deserves more light than it got?
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Ah jeez, this movie is so artfully dumb, I really love it. Was never even a Tom Green fan either, don't think I've watched really anything else he's done. I've seen this movie an embarrassing number of times lol.
One thing working (strongly) against it, I do think it's one of those movies that require a few watches to really "get" the humor. I've struggled with how to phrase that, because the movies I find that to be true with, don't stand out for sophistication haha.
But it's almost like ya gotta force yourself to chew through the surface level dumb, to appreciate the true deep well of dumb that lies just beneath the surface. Gotta let your guard down and let it in.
I also just have a soft spot for (barely) lovable irreparable weirdos as characters. Great movie.
"We can live like kings. WE CAN LIVE LIKE KIIIIINGS"
Some parts of the movie are not for everyone, to be clear 😐 Many parts, for lots of different reasons.
Yeah, it's got its moments.
But they all still work toward its overall goal of being a big fuck you to the studio that paid him to make that film.
But the scenes that are funny are funny.
"GORD! GORDY!"
I didn't realize the story, can't be arsed to go look for a good read on it, but you should elaborate! Info is better from real humans lol. But yeah this makes a lot of sense hahaha.
There are many scenes that make me belly laugh, or did many years ago before I overdid it like a drug. That scene you referenced, 💀 "WAP!"
I'm gonna need to watch it again, been a long time.
The story's fucking great. It takes such a backseat to the collection of scenes that it took me forever to internalize it, too.
Gord wants to be an animator, so he moves from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California to work at a cheese sandwich factory. He shows his drawings to studio head Dave Davidson, who tells him he needs to practice more. So Gord moves back to Portland and lives with his parents. He starts dating a girl in a wheelchair, who eventually achieves her dream of making a rocket powered wheelchair. This inspires him, so he moves back to Los Angeles to try again. This time, he succeeds and gets a million dollar check. Which he then spends on jewels, a helicopter ride, and a plan to drug his father and transport half his house to Pakistan. They're both captured and held hostage, then return home after 18 months, where the movie ends.
Of course, that makes it sound like a normal movie. What actually happens are various Tom Green gags. Which I find hysterically funny. Ranging from genuinely good slapstick to demented scenes from hell, FGF has everything.
By the way, the movie swept the Razzies. Tom Green showed up in a limo, rolled out his own red carpet, and played kazoo onstage until they physically dragged him off.
Maybe it's because I grew up in the era where every person on the internet called it the worst movie ever (not even close), but I fell in love when I watched it. One gag I always love on a rewatch is how normal Gord looks for the first few scenes in the film. I think around the first time he gets to LA, they puff up his eye bags and darken his eyes so he looks like an insane man that hasn't slept.
Hahahaha I meant the story behind the middle finger to the studio!
BUT - now that I think of it, while I can describe many scenes, remember lots of direct quotes, etc...I probably couldn't have given the summary you did. So you're right, the movie is such a ride the story falls into the background lol. I'll have to look for some more subtle details too.
Oh!
Well, essentially, somebody gave Tom Green a bunch of money to make a movie, and he blew it making a nonsensical spectacle. Which is why I like the movie, because it becomes entirely hysterical when you're in on the joke.
The movie's plot even gets a little meta. Mr. Davidson gives Gord a million dollars, and he blows it making a nonsensical spectacle. Once you realize this, you start noticing other meta gags he wrote in. Like how his straight man best friend is played by Harland Williams, who is notorious for always being the most batshit crazy guy in the room.
There's a lot more to talk about, but I couldn't do it nearly as much justice as Mike and Jay over at RedLetterMedia. Their Freddy Got Fingered Re:View pretty much lays it all out.