When Roger Ebert gave Tom Green's unhinged feature debut "Freddy Got Fingered" a rare zero star review, he famously said "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." He added "The day may come when "Freddy Got Fingered" is seen as a milestone of neo-surrealism. The day may never come when it is seen as funny."
Well, it's been 20 years since Tom Green jacked off a horse on Fox's dime and it's been re-evaluated as a singular piece of surrealist comedy that helped pave the way for comedians like Eric Andre, Conner O'Malley and Nathan Fielder. We couldn't think of a better film or comedic persona to close out our Rotten Comedy in the 2000s miniseries than Green and his notorious bomb turned cult artifact. We're joined by returning guest and self-proclaimed "Freddy" stan Olivia Willke to dissect the insanity that is "Freddy Got Fingered," as well as one of Green's first forays onto the big screen: Todd Phillips' studio debut "Road Trip."
Listener's Note: we had a bit of a connection issue with this week's recording so please excuse the occasional weird sound dropout.
We'll also be taking the next month off, so we'll see you all in February!
"Road Trip" is streaming on PlutoTV and "Freddy Got Fingered" is streaming on STARZ.
