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DVD cover of the movie
Directed byClay Weiner
Written byDavid A. Goodman
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyScott Henriksen
Edited byNed Bastille
Music byRoddy Bottum
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish
Box office£838,617 (UK)[1]

Fred: The Movie (stylized as FЯED: THE MOVIE) is a 2010 independent comedy film written by David A. Goodman, directed by Clay Weiner and produced by Brian Robbins.[2][3] The film is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel.[4][5][6][7] The film casts Siobhan Fallon Hogan and John Cena as Fred's parents[8] and pop singer and actress Pixie Lott as Fred's crush.[9][10][11] First optioned as a theatrical release in the United States,[12] the film instead premiered on Nickelodeon, a television channel,[3][13] on September 18, 2010.[14] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the film was released theatrically on December 17, 2010. This film was the debut of Pixie Lott as an actress.

Plot

An unpopular, hyperactive teenage boy named Fred Figglehorn has an infatuation on a girl named Judy, but is devastated to see her performing a romantic duet with his rival Kevin during music class one day. Because of this, Fred aspires to one day sing a song with Judy, but after an attempt to dig his way to her house in order to avoid obstacles such as Kevin's harassment, he discovers that she has moved. So, Fred embarks on a journey to find Judy's new house and sing with her there.

During the quest, Fred encounters different characters, including an anthropomorphic deer, a bedraggled, matured childhood friend who had gotten lost in the forest years earlier, a neighborhood girl named Bertha, and a boy with a personality opposite his own named Derf. However, upon arriving at Judy's home, Fred discovers that she is hosting a party that he was never invited to there and is bullied by her guests for his poor social status at school and eccentric personality, and is hurt by the guests' insults into vomiting all over Judy's party dress. Miserable, Fred leaves the house and is infuriated to find that Kevin has posted a video of him vomiting on Judy online, so he decides to throw a party of his own and not invite anybody to get revenge for excluding him from Judy's party. In order to deceive others into believing that he has held a spectacular house party, Fred invites Bertha to his house where they costume mannequins in different outfits and clown around, and after Fred has altered the video the two recorded of the fake party he posts it on the internet, where his peers watch it and are misled into believing that Fred and Bertha actually held an extraordinary party. Soon, Judy visits Fred's house and asks if the two may sing together, and Fred accepts the request.

Cast

  • Lucas Cruikshank as Fred Figglehorn/Derf - Fred is a socially awkward and extremely hyper teenager living with his mother, who constantly longs for his neighbor Judy. Derf (spelled Fred backwards) a mysterious stranger resembling Fred, yet possessing traits completely opposite to Fred's.
  • Jennette McCurdy as Bertha - Fred's best friend who wears bizarre clothing, but cares little for what others think.
  • Pixie Lott as Judy - Fred's crush. In contrast to the web series, Judy is a beautiful and caring girl with a Brtish accent, and seems to care for Fred.
  • Jake Weary as Kevin - Fred's arch-rival who lives just across the street from Fred. Unlike Fred he is a genuinely good singer and is as attracted to Judy as she is to him (both facts denied by fred despite the evidence).
  • Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Hilda Figglehorn - Fred's forgetful mother, who spends most of the film napping in her bedroom.
  • John Cena as Fred's dad - Fred's imaginary muscular father appears almost out of nowhere to offer Fred advice and support throughout the film.
  • Stephanie Courtney as Kevin's mom - Kevin's disturbingly perky mother who wishes for Fred and Kevin to become friends.
  • Kevin Olson as older Evan
  • Mak Kriksciun as younger Evan Weiss
  • Gary Anthony Williams as Laundromat manager
  • Chris Wylde as Dam Security Guard
  • Jordan Black as Gary

Production

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 photography in November 2009,[4][17][18] and completed filming on December 20.[19] After filming wrapped, a yard sale was held in Silver Lake, 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.[12] The film debuted on Nickelodeon on September 18;[14] however, it was released in British and Irish cinemas on December 17.

This movie is produced by Varsity Pictures and The Collective.

Reception

The film was critically panned, with a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 2.5/10, and no positive votes after 13 reviews.[21][22][23][24] In a review of the film on BBC Radio 5 Live, Mark Kermode paired it with A Serbian Film as his least favorite viewing experiences of the year.[25] The premiere of Fred: The Movie drew an audience of 7.6 million total viewers.[26]

Despite the negative response, It was the second highest viewed TV cable movie of 2010 across all networks. In the UK, it opened in the #8 spot, taking in £257,133 in the first week, despite being shown in over 243 cinemas.[27] The film grossed a total of £838,617 in the UK, so the film is considered to be a box office bomb.

Sequel

A sequel titled Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred premiered on October 22, 2011.[28][29][30] A teaser trailer was broadcasted during a commercial break of iCarly. Daniella Monet replaced Jennette McCurdy in the role of Bertha and Modern Family star Ariel Winter also joined the cast. They also took out the character of Judy from the first movie.

References

  1. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fFREDTHEMOVIE01&country=UK&wk=2010W51&id=_fFREDTHEMOVIE01&p=.htm
  2. ^ "Filmmakers Explain Decision to Make Fred Movie". New York Magazine. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Fred: The Movie to Premiere on Nickelodeon". comingsoon.net. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b Brooks, Barnes (7 December 2009). "Bigger Screen for a High-Pitched Whine". New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  5. ^ Knegt, Peter (3 December 2019). "Cruikshank cranks it up". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  6. ^ Hustvedt, Marc (17 September 2009). "YouTube's 'Fred', The Movie?". Tubefilter News. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  7. ^ Cordova, Gonzalo (8 December 2009). "Fred: The Movie To Signal Beginning of Logan's Run Type Future". CC Insider. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Smart, Gordon (16 December 2009). "Pixie's on a role". The Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Singer Pixie Lott lands movie role". RTÉ.ie. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  11. ^ Smart, Gordon (22 February 2010). "Movie Lott". The Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  12. ^ a b Schneider, Michael (24 March 2010). "'Fred' heads to Nickelodeon". Variety. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  13. ^ Barnes, Brooks (24 March 2010). "'Fred: The Movie' Lands on Nickelodeon". New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  14. ^ 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.
  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. ^ http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/2010/fred-the-movie/
  22. ^ http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/Fred_The_Movie/fr/Fred-The-Movie-Tv-Movie-Review.htm
  23. ^ http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/fred-movie/user-reviews
  24. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fred_the_movie/
  25. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e03SVZ_tz3o
  26. ^ TV By Numbers INTERNET SENSATION “FRED FIGGLEHORN” SCORES HUGE RATINGS IN FIRST-EVER TV MOVIE ON NICKELODEON, DRAWING 7.6 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS
  27. ^ IMDb - box office
  28. ^ Barnes, Brooks (March 24, 2010). "'Fred: The Movie' Lands on Nickelodeon - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com". The New York Times.
  29. ^ Cruikshank, Lucas (February 22, 2011). "Tweet 40139239941210112". Twitter. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  30. ^ Cruikshank, Lucas (March 3, 2011). "Tweet 43282065155829760". Twitter. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
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