Freaked

Anchor Bay Entertainment just gave Fangoria Magazine the exclusive scoop on the final details of its FREAKED two-DVD special edition (now set to street July 12), along with the dual-layer cover art. Alex Winter and Tom Stern's outrageous monster comedy will be presented in 1.85:1, 16x9-enhanced widescreen (Fango got an advance peek at the transfer, which looks great), with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. The first disc will contain the following extras: * Audio commentary by Winter and Stern * A conversation with co-writer Tim Burns * Deleted scenes * Hijinx in Freekland, a collection of... more

In 1993, there was a changing of the guard at 20th Century Fox and one of the film casualties was a little gem called "Freaked" (aka "Hideous Mutant Freekz"). I recall the film being released in one theater in L.A. (the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood) and it lasted maybe a week. Entertainment Weekly voted it one of the 10 best videos to be released that year. Thanks to HBO, it has become a minor cult-classic and deservedly so. If you haven't heard the plot, here goes... Ricky Coogin (Alex Winter), a former child star of the TV series "Baker's Dozen" and the film "Ghost Dude", has been... more

I, and a lot of other comedy fans, have been waiting a very long time for this AMAZINGLY FUNNY film to make its way to DVD. I have watched my VHS copy of this film so many times, that I am nervous every time I pop it in because I fear it will snap! Yes, I like this film that much. Freaked is a gem of an film that most people don't know about. If you are a fan of films like Blazing Saddles, Airplane, Shakes The Clown, Spaceballs, than you are going to love Freaked. It's absolutely hilarious. Made in 1993, the film wasn't a huge success in the theaters, because it was simply too odd for a... more