Crude, grotesque, pint-sized aliens known as the Garbage Pail Kids® help a young boy exact revenge on his bullies and win the girl of his dreams.
Practical Effects
Grotesque puppet designs that haunt REM cycles.
Direction
Director's son cast himself. Nepotism as performance art.
Director
Rod Amateau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on trading cards designed to parody Cabbage Patch Kids, this film became a legendary flop that helped kill the 80s puppet-movie boom. Topps reportedly regretted everything.
The puppets' mouths barely moved—actors reportedly vomited from fumes inside the suits. One performer passed out mid-scene.
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