1992
Movie star Rick Coogan travels to Santa Flan for a promotional deal, but he and his friends are lured into Elijah C. Skuggs' Freak Land, where they are trapped and mutated into freaks. As Rick is forced to perform in the freak show, an obsessive fan, Stuey Gluck, attempts to expose Rick's plight to the media but is kidnapped by an associate of the product's conglomerate. Rick and the other freaks plan an escape, creating an antidote from the Noxon 24 product, while Stuey, accidentally covered in the Noxon ointment, transforms into a monster during a performance. Rick, also transformed, fights Stuey before they reconcile, defeat Elijah, and Rick concludes his talk show interview, having embraced his new identity and found a family among theaks.
Save the Cat beat sheet
In FREAKED, egotistical actor Rick Coogan is lured into a carnival of mutants and forced to confront his shallowness.
Open full beat sheetRick Coogan is listed as Protagonist. A hot young movie star who becomes a hideous mutant freak. In the parsed data, Rick Coogan is connected to 34 scenes, 41 dialogue lines, 41 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
34 scenes / 41 dialogue linesElijah C. Skuggs is listed as Antagonist. Twisted, haggard proprietor of Skugg's Fabulous Freak Land. In the parsed data, Elijah C. Skuggs is connected to 17 scenes, 40 dialogue lines, 41 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
17 scenes / 40 dialogue linesErnie is listed as Sidekick. Rick's buddy and resident court jester. In the parsed data, Ernie is connected to 17 scenes, 16 dialogue lines, 18 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
17 scenes / 16 dialogue linesJulie is listed as Supporting. A beautiful young woman and activist. In the parsed data, Julie is connected to 17 scenes, 15 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
17 scenes / 15 dialogue linesStuey Gluck is listed as Supporting. An obsessive young autograph hound. In the parsed data, Stuey Gluck is connected to 12 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
12 scenes / 5 dialogue linesJuan Ramirez is listed as Freak. Leader of the freaks, a hairy young Mexican with a snout. In the parsed data, Juan Ramirez is connected to 11 scenes, 16 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
11 scenes / 16 dialogue linesThe Worm is listed as Freak. A man with no arms and legs, body of a worm. In the parsed data, The Worm is connected to 10 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
10 scenes / 5 dialogue linesToad is listed as Henchman. A hulking bald man with warts, assistant to Elijah. In the parsed data, Toad is connected to 8 scenes, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
8 scenes / 0 dialogue linesRichard Hertz is listed as Antagonist. President of E.E.S. conglomerate. In the parsed data, Richard Hertz is connected to 7 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
7 scenes / 6 dialogue linesKathie Lee is listed as Talk Show Host. Talk show host. In the parsed data, Kathie Lee is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesRegis is listed as Talk Show Host. Talk show host. In the parsed data, Regis is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesRick Coogan appears on a talk show to tell his story of becoming a mutant.
Rick Coogan, Regis, Kathie LeeRick meets with Richard Hertz to discuss a promotional deal for Noxon 24.
Rick Coogan, Richard Hertz, Juan RamirezRick and Ernie encounter Stuey Gluck at the airport.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Stuey GluckRick and Ernie fly to Santa Flan, discovering Stuey on the wing.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Stuey GluckStuey lands in a field.
Stuey GluckRick and Ernie arrive in Santa Flan and meet Julie.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, JulieRick, Ernie, and Julie drive through the jungle.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, JulieThe group arrives at Skuggs' Freak Land.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Elijah C. Skuggs, Julie, ToadElijah lures Rick, Ernie, and Julie into his shed for a private exhibit.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Elijah C. Skuggs, Julie, ToadElijah traps Rick, Julie, and Ernie and prepares to mutate them.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Elijah C. Skuggs, Julie, ToadElijah makes a call to the Laughing Man and prepares to show Rick his new form.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. SkuggsElijah drags Rick to the outhouse.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. SkuggsRick enters the outhouse which is actually a large barracks.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. SkuggsRick reunites with Julie and Ernie and meets the other freaks.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, Juan Ramirez, The WormRick and the freaks react to the hammer; Rick decides to take action.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, Juan Ramirez, The WormRick observes Julie and Juan, then talks to himself to get attention.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, Juan RamirezStuey Gluck appears as a hologram to Rick.
Rick Coogan, Stuey Gluck, ToadStuey plans to expose Rick's situation.
Stuey GluckStuey tries to sell his story to various newspapers.
Stuey GluckStuey is kidnapped by goons.
Stuey Gluck, Richard HertzStuey is interrogated by the Laughing Man.
Stuey Gluck, Richard HertzRick builds a toothpick model; Elijah announces the show.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. SkuggsThe freak show begins.
Elijah C. Skuggs, Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, Juan Ramirez, The WormRick prepares for his performance.
Rick Coogan, The WormRick performs a soliloquy.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. Skuggs, Julie, Juan RamirezRick tries to join the freaks' game.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, Juan Ramirez, The WormRick tricks a milkman to escape.
Rick CooganRick is held captive in Elijah's den, where Elijah explains his plan to use Rick as a star attraction.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. Skuggs, ToadElijah releases Rick, who then meets the other freaks disguised as milkmen.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. Skuggs, Julie, Toad, Juan RamirezThe Laughing Man tortures Stuey Gluck.
Richard Hertz, Stuey GluckRick and the freaks plan their escape and mission.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, Juan Ramirez, The WormRick and the freaks infiltrate Elijah's lab.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, The WormRick, Julie, Ernie, and the Worm infiltrate the lab to create the Noxon ointment, but Rick accidentally triggers an alarm.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Julie, The WormElijah watches TV, oblivious to the siren in the lab.
Elijah C. SkuggsJulie silences the alarm, but Rick accidentally knocks a cup over, alerting Elijah.
Rick Coogan, JulieElijah hears the cup fall and goes to investigate.
Elijah C. SkuggsThe group successfully makes the ointment while Elijah tries to enter the lab.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Elijah C. Skuggs, Julie, The WormRick discovers Richard Hertz is visiting the Freak House.
Rick Coogan, Richard HertzElijah introduces Rick as the Beast Boy to the crowd; Stuey accidentally gets covered in ointment and transforms into a monster.
Rick Coogan, Ernie, Richard Hertz, Elijah C. Skuggs, Stuey Gluck, ToadRick transforms into a monster and fights Stuey Monster while Elijah attempts to use the Noxon 25 on the EES executives.
Rick Coogan, Richard Hertz, Elijah C. Skuggs, Stuey Gluck, ToadRick tells his story on the talk show.
Rick Coogan, Regis, Kathie LeeRick and Stuey reconcile; Elijah is defeated.
Rick Coogan, Elijah C. Skuggs, Stuey Gluck, Juan RamirezWell, I guess they do use the same joke over and over. I'm just a sucker for that little moffet's shenanigans, that's all. But perhaps I should tell you a little more about what I do. You see, I not only exhibit freaks, I make them. Just like Michelangelo saw the angel in the stone, I look at a guy like Kevin Costner and see a giant peach grub who can fart the Blue Danube!
Let me go, Skuggs, or else! I got some friends that'll come down here and mess you up bad, homey! I got some other friends who can score you box seats at the Superbowl, no problem. YOU EVER HAD YOUR BALLS CUT OFF, YOU FUCKIN' APE?! You ever had a hot fudge bath with Morgana?
The sideshow tradition has been misrepresented by the media. You don't traffic in human misery. You show society the part of itself it doesn't want to look at.
Yes, yes ... very interesting... International Velvet... The perfectly appalling sequel to National Velvet, I believe. No dramatic verisimilitude whatsoever.
Rick! Rick! Look! I got a rare still from your high school production of The Glass Menagerie! Could you sign it for me? Please?!
Laughing Man? I have to go. What about the Noxon? Two days? Great, you can see everything then... Yeah, you take it easy too.
Oh geez... It's not so revolting. After all, physical beauty is just a socially-enforced myth that we, uh, oh shit... ULPI
Sorry to interrupt Rick, but you've been talking for almost ninety minutes, and we've just got to go to a commercial.
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