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Planet Dognine Reviews

Freddy Got Fingered
 
This is Tom Green's first 'solo' movie, and very likely his last.  Directed and starred by the infamous Tom Green himself, the entire movie is basically just an extension of skits from his MTV show.

There really isn't a plot to speak of, and Green plays a character that is so obnoxious, that even you in the audience sympathize with the characters he interacts with onscreen.   The entire movie is a huge joke, except this time around the joke is on you.  On you for watching it, and on the studio, for getting tricked into funding it.

There are quite a few funny scenes, which are done in amazingly bad taste.  Probably the most notable is when Green's character helps give birth to a child.  Yikes!  You'll know what I'm talking about when you watch it.

I don't know if it's fair to make the comparison, but Tom Green has been likened to a neo-Andy Kaufman, insofar that the meat of his comedy is in pissing the audience off.  If you're able to step back enough from the movie and laugh at yourself for getting mad, then this is a fairly good movie.  If you're someone who is offended by the most bizarre and disgusting things you can get away with putting on a movie, then it's best to steer clear of this one entirely.

If you get this movie, be sure to get the DVD version and listen to Tom's director's commentary.  It explains a lot about what was going through his mind when he made the movie, and basically he admits to creating the entire thing as a joke, and to see if he could fool the studio into funding it.

At one point early in the movie, Green's character is showing off some of his cartoon sketches to an industry mogul.  He says to Tom "These are just stupid and disjointed scenes, what is happening in these strips, it makes no sense!  It's not even funny!".  Indeed. :)

Rating 3/10 stars

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