Freaked

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1. #001

   Keanu Reeves was paid $1 million for Freaked even though he does not appear in the role of Ortiz the Dog Boy.

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2. #002

   According to his Instagram account, Johnny Knoxville worked on Freaked as Keanu Reeves's stunt double and stand-in. Because Keanu Reeves was somewhere on set, Johnny actually appears in the promotional image as the Dog Boy character.

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3. #003

   Alex Winter claims Mr. T became stressed and left the set three days before filming ended. A "scab T" was needed for a single shot; this stand-in can be seen in one of the cage shots during the fight between the giant Stuey and Ricky. Mr. T was not available to re-record the scene with all the milkmen, so Lee Arenberg did the voice-over in his place.

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4. #004

   Winter claims that the drool and spit coming from Ricky's mouth after his transformation were real, caused by the makeup.

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5. #005

   The film's budget was $12 million, and most of that budget went to the film's visual effects.

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6. #006

   Winter claims that the film's original producer was fired by the studio for making too many strange films.

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7. #007

   In the scene where Stuey is thrown one after another through the glass of the front door out of the newspaper offices, the young actor Alex Zuckman doubled for Deep Roy, who was badly cut during one of the jumps through the breaking glass.

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8. #008

   Tom Stern and Alex Winter play the two gay yuppie types who leave the freak show after hearing the disclaimer that the questionable material may not be suitable for more sensitive viewers.

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9. #009

   A joke cut from the film's final scene reveals that the large garbage bag in Stuey's hand was meant to be his "lunch." In the DVD commentary, the filmmakers claimed it was the dismembered remains of Stuey's recent serial killings.

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10. #010

    The idea for the film came from Alex Winter and Tom Stern's MTV show The Idiot Box (1991).

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11. #011

    The character "George Ramirez" is referred to as "Juan" and "Valdez" but never as "George" or "Ramirez." Juan Valdez is a Colombian coffee brand.

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12. #012

    Winter claims that Alex Zuckerman's ears are not actually that big.

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13. #013

    Three different visual effects companies worked on completing the film's effects, which made up most of the $12 million budget.

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14. #014

    As of 2020, this is the only film outside the Bill & Ted series to feature both Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves.

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