THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE

Genre: Adventure, Musical
Director: Rod Amateau
Rated: PG
Released: 1987
Country: US

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In a small town, on a back street, is an old antique shop cluttered with junk, run by Captain Manzini (Anthony Newley), a magician of sorts - and the guardian of a rather dubious garbage pail hidden in the corner of the shop. Dodger (Mackenzie Astin), a young teenage boy who lives in a foster home, works for Manzini. His two major preoccupations are trying to avoid the neighbourhood bullies, and having a crush on Tangerine (Katie Barberi), an aspiring clothes designer. One day, during a scuffle with the bullies, the garbage pail is accidentally knocked over, spilling slime all over the floor. Out of the slime rises seven gross but friendly characters: Greaser Greg, Ali Gator, Windy Winston, Valerie Vomit, Nat Nerd, Messy Tessie, and Foul Phil. Dodger and the kids become friends, and they decide to help him win the attention of Tangerine. But when the kids are kidnapped by the local bullies, it's up to Dodger and Captain Manzini to help their new friends out.