Fred: The Movie

Artist's rendition of the poster for Fred: The Movie. The original poster can not be shown here because of copyright.

Fred: The Movie is a 2010 American comedy movie, directed by Clay Weiner. The movie is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn. He is a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel.[1]

Reception

Critics gave the movie poor reviews. It has a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and only 31% of audience members liked it.[2] Common Sense Media said "YouTube star's movie is fraught with disaster for tweens."[3]

The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote "The feature-film version of the squeaky-voiced YouTube hit is unbelievably irritating – and frankly a waste of time."[4]

But kids apparently liked it. The premiere of Fred: The Movie had an audience of 7.6 million.[5]

References

  1. Dish Of Salt: Monday TV Round Up (MTV's 'Jersey Shore' In The House!) (14 December 2009)Access Hollywood/NBC Universal, Inc. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. FRED: THE MOVIE (2010)Rotten Tomatoes/Flixster, Inc.. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. Fred: The MovieCommon Sense Media Inc.. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. Peter Bradshaw. Fred: The Movie – reviewGuardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. Robert Seidman. YouTube's Fred Also a Hit on TV; 'Fred: The Movie' Draws 7.6 Million Viewers (20 September 2010)Tribune Digital Ventures. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

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