Freaked

BILL & TED star Alex Winter co-directs this idiotic “tour de farce” on warp-drive with Tom Stern, his partner on the MTV series The Idiot Box. Winter also plays the arrogant Hollywood celebrity and spokesperson for a toxic chemical being pawned off to the Third World as a bio-genetic fertiliser. On a South American promotional tour, his entourage meet crazy Freak Show owner Randy Quaid, who uses the product to turn Winter into a headlining half man/half scaly beast. Forget the insane story, just laugh out loud at the amiable absurdity, broad burlesque and unsubtle send-ups of everything from THE TWILIGHT ZONE to HOLLYWOOD SQUARES. Brooke Shields, Mr T (the Bearded Lady) and Keanu Reeves (uncredited as the Dog Boy) make eye-opening appearances.

Clearly a labour of love for co-writer, co-director and star Alex Winter (the other one in the Bill and Ted movies),... read more on Time Out