After three years of fundraising and filming, Peel Here Productions is finally ready unveil the fruit of their dumpster-diving labor…30 YEARS OF GARBAGE: The Garbage Pail Kids Story. Helmed by co-directors and GPK artists Joe Simko and Jeff Zapata, 30 YEARS OF GARBAGE is an in-depth documentary that explores the “rich cartoon art and trading card history” of TOPPS’ Garbage Pail Kids franchise including it’s controversial beginnings and the infamous copyright lawsuit against Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. (OAA) in the late 80s.
Featuring interviews and stories from the original creators as well as grown-up (strange) kids and superfans (PLUS actors from the original feature film), the 2-hr documentary will make its official debut this July at the historic Anthology Film Archives in NYC. For those unable to make the screening and/or who missed out on the film’s IndieGoGo campaign, you can pre-order a DVD of the final film from Peel Here Productions which includes 10 additional hours of bonus features.
Check out the film’s first official trailer below:
This documentary is a celebration of 30 years of the Garbage Pail Kids bubble gum cards. It is jam-packed with interviews and stories from the original creators of the controversial and explosively-popular 1980’s card series. Grown-up kids share nostalgic memories of what it was like to be a part of an international phenomena. Superfans give us a peek at what a 30-year amassment of Garbage Pail Kids memorabilia looks like. We explore the rich cartoon art and trading card history that bred this culture icon and proclaim Garbage Pail Kids as a solid mark of the 20th Century.
