Freaked
A vain chemical-company spokesman becomes an unwilling exhibit in a mutant farm's grotesque rebellion against corporate image-making.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- surreal
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film inventive and frequently funny but excessively abrasive and visually ugly, producing a mixed overall response.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ricky and other captives are transformed by the freak machine into exaggerated mutant creatures, with makeup and creature design driving the film's comic spectacle.
Ricky is employed as a public spokesperson to improve the reputation of a toxic chemical whose effects create the freaks.
The mutant farm and its inhabitants are presented through elaborate prosthetic makeup, creature costumes, and a fantastical transformation machine.
Ricky travels to the freak farm and becomes a subject for Elijah's experiments with the freak machine.
Films like Freaked, and why
The Toxic Avenger
surreal body transformation, grotesque practical effects, and irreverent horror comedy
The Return of the Living Dead
campy science fiction satire, bizarre creatures, and anarchic comic energy
Basket Case
eccentric practical-effects creatures, absurdist humor, and cult horror sensibility
The Stuff
mad science, mutation, and grotesque comic spectacle filtered through underground cult cinema
Movie Details
- Directors
- Alex Winter, Tom Stern
- Release Date
- 1993-10-01
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (195)
Cast
- Alex Winter
- Michael Stoyanov
- William Sadler
- Megan Ward
- Mr. T
- Brooke Shields
- Alex Zuckerman
- Ray Baker
- Morgan Fairchild
- Patti Tippo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Freaked about?
- A vain chemical-company spokesman becomes an unwilling exhibit in a mutant farm's grotesque rebellion against corporate image-making.
- What is Freaked like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Freaked as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Freaked violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Freaked as mild.
- What did critics think of Freaked?
- Critics broadly found the film inventive and frequently funny but excessively abrasive and visually ugly, producing a mixed overall response.
- Which films are like Freaked?
- Films with a similar feel include The Toxic Avenger, The Return of the Living Dead, Basket Case, and The Stuff.
- How long is Freaked?
- Freaked runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Freaked?
- In United States, Freaked streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
