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Please do not use {{Infobox television film}} directly. See the documentation for available templates. Fred: The Movie (stylized as FЯED: THE MOVIE) is a 2010 made-for-television independent comedy film written by David A. Goodman, directed by Clay Weiner, and produced by Brian Robbins and Gary Binkow.[1][2] The film is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel.[3][4][5][6] The film casts Siobhan Fallon Hogan and John Cena as Fred's parents[7] and pop singer and actress Pixie Lott as Fred's crush.[8][9][10] First optioned as a theatrical release in the United States,[11] the film instead premiered on Nickelodeon, a television channel,[2][12] on September 18, 2010.[13]

In the United Kingdom, the film is set to be released theatrically in Summer 2011.[14] It is unknown if the movie will be realesed theatrically in North America.

Plot

Fred Figglehorn (Lucas Cruikshank) has a crush on Judy (Pixie Lott), the girl next door. Fred's stalker who lives across the street, Kevin (Jake Weary), thwarts Fred's attempts to see her. When Fred finally succeeds in making it to her house, he discovers Judy has moved.

Embarking on a journey to find her, he meets Derf (also played by Cruikshank), whose laid-back personality contrasts with Fred's hyperactive behavior. Though Fred's adventure takes him all over town, he discovers Judy has moved only minutes away from his house.

Fred's ego takes a hit when he discovers Judy is throwing a party that he wasn't invited to. Kevin embarrassed him by smearing cookies all over his shirt. He then throws up all over the floor, then he throws up on Judy. Kevin recorded it on his phone and posted the video footage on YouTube. This really angers Fred. He then hatches a scheme to impress his classmates. He invites Bertha (Jennette McCurdy) to the party and refuses to invite anyone who attended Judy's party. He films his entire party and ensuing antics, such as dancing and vomiting cupcakes. He forwards his party video to everybody he knows, and Fred's popularity skyrockets.

Judy shows up at his house to sing with him. He proceeds to scream, which ends the movie. It is revealed afterward that Fred's Dad (John Cena) isn't dead or in jail as his mother (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) told him, and was living near Fred all along.

Timeline

The film supposedly takes place 9 years after the original Fred videos, as Fred mentions towards the end that he is 15 years old. In the original videos Fred was only 6 and was commonly referenced that he was very young. Fred's voice in the film was also slightly lower pitch than that of in the videos, which could possibly be because Fred has aged.

Cast

The character Derf has the same name as the fake number Carly made up in the iCarly episode "iTwins", which may be a reference to Fred's appearence on the show, due to the fact that the TV episode aired before the movie.

Background

Huffington Post author Greg Mitchell made note of the film's production when noting the proliferation of web comedy and dramatic series as a perceived threat to network television.[15] The project performed casting[16] and entered principal filming in November 2009,[3][17][18] and completed filming on December 20.[19] After filming wrapped, a yard sale was held in Silverlake, California to sell props, set dressing and costumes from the shoot.[20]

Brian Robbins originally optioned "Fred" as a feature film, but decided to bypass the studio system and provided major funding for the project himself. After filming was completed, excerpts were shown to Nickelodeon head Cyma Zarghami who began negotiations to acquire the film. Zarghami stated that airing on Nickelodeon would give the film a large audience base and allow him to target a sequel for a theatrical release.[11] The film was released on September 18.[13]

Reception

The premiere of Fred: The Movie drew an audience of 7.6 million total viewers, making it the number-one children's TV cable movie of 2010.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Filmmakers Explain Decision to Make Fred Movie". New York Magazine. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Fred: The Movie to Premiere on Nickelodeon". comingsoon.net. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b Brooks, Barnes (7 December 2009). "Bigger Screen for a High-Pitched Whine". New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  4. ^ Knegt, Peter (3 December 2009). "Cruikshank cranks it up". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  5. ^ Hustvedt, Marc (17 September 2009). "YouTube's 'Fred', The Movie?". Tubefilter News. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. ^ Cordova, Gonzalo (8 December 2009). "Fred: The Movie To Signal Beginning of Logan's Run Type Future". CC Insider. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  7. ^ Vadeboncoeur, Joan (8 January 2010). "Cazenovia's Siobhan Fallon Hogan in two films". official blog of columnist Joan Vadeboncoeur. Post-Standard. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  8. ^ Smart, Gordon (16 December 2009). "Pixie's on a role". The Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Singer Pixie Lott lands movie role". RTÉ.ie. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  10. ^ Smart, Gordon (22 February 2010). "Movie Lott". The Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  11. ^ a b Schneider, Michael (24 March 2010). "'Fred' heads to Nickelodeon". Variety. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  12. ^ Barnes, Brooks (24 March 2010). "'Fred: The Movie' Lands on Nickelodeon". New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  13. ^ a b Lucas Cruikshank (August 29, 2010). ""Fred: The Movie" Official Clip - "Fred Gets Advice From His Dad About Women"". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  14. ^ Brian Robbins - Producer - Interview
  15. ^ Mitchell, Greg (20 December 2009). "A Year-End Look at Web Series: Getting Hotter As Money, and Viewers, Move In". Google cache. Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  16. ^ Parrack, Dave (9 November 2009). "From YouTube To Hollywood – Fred The Movie Being Cast - Is There No Stopping Viral Video?". WebTVWire. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  17. ^ Saltman, Laura (12 December 2009). "YouTube Star Turned Movie Star". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  18. ^ staff (8 December 2009). "Annoying YouTube Character Getting a Hollywood Movie". Worst Previews. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  19. ^ Sanchez, Adrian (28 December 2009). "Cruikshank's YouTube character to hit silver screen". Columbus Telegram. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  20. ^ Hustvedt, Marc (18 December 2009). "'Fred: The Movie' Yard Sale To Invade Silver Lake". Tubefilter News. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  21. ^ TV By Numbers INTERNET SENSATION “FRED FIGGLEHORN” SCORES HUGE RATINGS IN FIRST-EVER TV MOVIE ON NICKELODEON, DRAWING 7.6 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS
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