Freaked story
A redneck mad scientist is determined to mutate a former child actor into the ultimate circus freak.
15 total · 6 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with being disfigured | major | Ricky was transformed into hideously mutant who looked like his normal self his right side, and a hideous gremlin-like monster on his left side. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Elijah held Ricky and the other freaks captive at his rundown old circus located in South America. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | The film's antagonist Elijah C. Skuggs is a redneck, mad scientist who was determined to create the ultimate circus freak through the use of the toxic chemical Zygrot 24. |
| romantic love | major | Ricky and Julie fell in love in the end. |
| unethical business practices | major | The slimy corporation Everything Except Shoes (E.E.S.) was marketing the toxic fertilizer Zygrot 24 in South America. |
| yokel stereotype | major | The film's antagonist Elijah C. Skuggs is a redneck, mad scientist who was determined to create the ultimate circus freak through the use of the toxic chemical Zygrot 24. |
| acting | minor | It came to light that the former child actor Ricky had gone from being one of America's sweethearts to a name that made children scream in terror. |
| animal and plant patterned being | minor | The pipe smoking, bespectacled worm-man Worm. The cow-man Cowboy. |
| canine-like being | minor | The dog-man Ortiz. |
| chemicals | minor | The redneck mad scientist Elijah transformed Ricky into a hideous circus freak by rubbing the toxic fertilizer Zygrot 24 all over Ricky's body. |