The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
If you were into collecting cards back in the day, chances are you might remember the popular trading cards that were made by The Topps Company. The cards may even be worth good money now. The cards were intended to poke fun at the more popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. Each card showcased a different Garbage Pail Kid who could be found putting disgusting habits, deformities, and their condemned fate on full display.
However unlike the cards, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie movie was an absolute failure. Caryn James of The New York Times regarded the film as “too repulsive for children or adults of any age.” Following a nationwide parent protest, the film was removed from theaters after only two weeks in circulation. This may have contributed to the low ticket sales. Final domestic box office numbers indicate the film only grossed $1.6 million. Considering the film was produced on a million-dollar budget, that’s about $600,000 in profit.