Fred: The Movie

Fred: The Movie
DVD cover of the movie
Directed by	Clay Weiner
Produced by	Lucas Cruikshank Brian Robbins
Written by	David A. Goodman
Starring	Lucas Cruikshank Pixie Lott Jake Weary Jennette McCurdy Siobhan Fallon Hogan John Cena
Music by	Roddy Bottum
Cinematography	Scott Henriksen
Editing by	Ned Bastille
Studio	Derf Films Varsity Pictures
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date(s)	September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18) (United States) December 17, 2010 (2010-12-17) (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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 pop singer Pixie Lott as an actress.

Plot

Fred Figglehorn, (Lucas Cruikshank) has a crush on Judy (Pixie Lott), the girl next door. The neighborhood bully, who lives across the street, and has a little sister named Talia, 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 to a new house. Embarking on a journey to find her, he meets Derf (also played by Cruikshank), whose laid-back personality contrasts with Fred's hyperactive behavior. Fred's adventure takes him all over town. Fred finally makes it to Judy's house, only to find she is throwing a party that he was not invited to.

There, Kevin throws a piece of pizza at him, and Fred proceeds to vomit on Judy accidentally. The next day, Kevin posts a video of Fred being sick at Judy's party on YouTube. Fred then hatches a scheme for revenge and to impress his classmates. He invites his neighbor, Bertha (Jennette McCurdy), to his party and specifically "dis-invites" anyone else. Fred and Bertha then take all of Bertha's clothes, and his mother's wigs, and use them to stage a party.

He films the party and ensuing antics, such as dancing and vomiting for fun. Using creative angling (movie magic), he makes it seem like several people were at the party. He forwards his party video to everybody in school, and Fred's popularity skyrockets as people deny de-invitation. Judy then shows up at his house to sing with him, which causes Fred to scream in excitement. Throughout the film, Fred imagines his dad (John Cena) popping in and helping him. Towards the end of the movie, it is implied through a comment by his mother (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) that his father is really Danny Janetti (Clay Weiner).

Cast

• Lucas Cruikshank as Fred Figglehorn / Derf - The main protagonist. Fred is a socially awkward and extremely hyper teenager living with his mother, who constantly longs for his neighbor Judy. Cruikshank also portrays Derf, a mysterious stranger resembling Fred, yet possessing traits completely opposite to Fred's.
• Jennette McCurdy as Bertha - Bertha is Fred's best friend who wears bizarre clothing, but cares little for what other's think.
• Pixie Lott as Judy - Fred's crush. In contrast to the web series, Judy is a beautiful and caring girl with a Southern accent, and seems to care for Fred.
• Jake Weary as Kevin - Fred's arch-rival and primary tormentor who lives just across the street from Fred. He tries to keep Fred away from Judy simply out of spite of him.
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Fred's mom - Fred's forgetful mother, who spends most of the film napping in her bedroom.
• John Cena as Fred's dad - Fred's imaginary father who offers Fred advice 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
• Oscar Nunez as Lerenzo
• Gary Anthony Williams as Laundromat manager
• Chris Wylde as Dam Security Guard
• Jordan Black as Gary
• Clay Weiner as Danny Janetti

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 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.^[12] The film was released on September 18.^[14]

This movie is produced by Varsity Pictures and The Collective.

Reception

Viewers

The premiere of Fred: The Movie drew an audience of 7.6 million total viewers.^[21]It was the second highest viewed TV cable movie of 2010 across all networks.

Critical 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.^{[22][23][24][25]} In the UK, it opened in the #8 spot, taking in £257,133 in the first week, despite being shown in over 243 cinemas.^[26]

In his 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.^[27]

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 commerical break of iCarly. Daniella Monet will replace Jennette McCurdy in the role of Bertha and Ariel Winter also joins the cast.

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. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/12/ashamed_producers_explain_deci.html. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Fred: The Movie to Premiere on Nickelodeon". comingsoon.net. 25 March 2010. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64509. Retrieved 2 April 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Brooks, Barnes (7 December 2009). "Bigger Screen for a High-Pitched Whine". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/movies/08fred.html?_r=1. Retrieved 27 December 2009. 
5. ^ Knegt, Peter (3 December 2019). "Cruikshank cranks it up". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012133.html?categoryId=3834&cs=1. Retrieved 29 December 2009. 
6. ^ Hustvedt, Marc (17 September 2009). "YouTube’s ‘Fred’, The Movie?". Tubefilter News. http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/09/17/youtubes-fred-the-movie/. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
7. ^ Cordova, Gonzalo (8 December 2009). "Fred: The Movie To Signal Beginning of Logan's Run Type Future". CC Insider. http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2009/12/08/fred-the-movie-to-signal-beginning-of-logans-run-type-future/. 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. http://blog.syracuse.com/entertainment/2010/01/cazenovias_siobhan_fallon_fall.html. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 
9. ^ Smart, Gordon (16 December 2009). "Pixie's on a role". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2773526/Pixies-on-a-role.html. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
10. ^ "Singer Pixie Lott lands movie role". RTÉ.ie. 14 December 2009. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/1214/lottp.html. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
11. ^ Smart, Gordon (22 February 2010). "Movie Lott". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2862707/Pixie-Lott-is-creating-a-buzz-in-Hollywood.html. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
12. ^ ^{a b} Schneider, Michael (24 March 2010). "'Fred' heads to Nickelodeon". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016890.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
13. ^ Barnes, Brooks (24 March 2010). "‘Fred: The Movie’ Lands on Nickelodeon". New York Times. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/fred-the-movie-lands-on-nickelodeon/. 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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVFJzN20jhQ. 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). http://google.com/search?q=cache:co82Cr-ljP4J:www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/a-year-end-look-at-web-se_b_398662.html+site:www.huffingtonpost.com+A+Year-End+Look+at+Web+Series&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. 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. http://www.webtvwire.com/from-youtube-to-hollywood-fred-the-movie-being-cast-is-there-no-stopping-viral-video. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
17. ^ Saltman, Laura (12 December 2009). "YouTube Star Turned Movie Star". Access Hollywood. http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-of-salt-monday-tv-round-up-mtvs-jersey-shore-in-the-house_article_26704. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
18. ^ staff (8 December 2009). "Annoying YouTube Character Getting a Hollywood Movie". Worst Previews. http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=16057&count=0. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
19. ^ Sanchez, Adrian (28 December 2009). "Cruikshank's YouTube character to hit silver screen". Columbus Telegram. http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/139368128. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
20. ^ Hustvedt, Marc (18 December 2009). "‘Fred: The Movie’ Yard Sale To Invade Silver Lake". Tubefilter News. http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/12/18/fred-the-movie-yard-sale-to-invade-silver-lake/. 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
22. ^ http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/2010/fred-the-movie/
23. ^ http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/Fred_The_Movie/fr/Fred-The-Movie-Tv-Movie-Review.htm
24. ^ http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/fred-movie/user-reviews
25. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fred_the_movie/
26. ^ http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/?date=2010-12-17&region=uk
27. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e03SVZ_tz3o
28. ^ Barnes, Brooks (March 24, 2010). "‘Fred: The Movie’ Lands on Nickelodeon - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/fred-the-movie-lands-on-nickelodeon/. 
29. ^ Cruikshank, Lucas (February 22, 2011). "Tweet 40139239941210112". Twitter. http://twitter.com/LucasCruikshank/status/40139239941210112. Retrieved March 6, 2011. 
30. ^ Cruikshank, Lucas (March 3, 2011). "Tweet 43282065155829760". Twitter. http://twitter.com/LucasCruikshank/status/43282065155829760. Retrieved March 6, 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• Fred: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• Fred: The Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
• Fred: The Movie at The Movie Insider