Grass Roots (film)

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Grass Roots
David Lascelles
Bruce Higham
Andy Leighton
CinematographyDave Alex Riddett
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

Grass Roots is a proposed British-American

Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers underground comic strip created by Gilbert Shelton
.

Plot

The government develops genetically modified

War on Drugs, and Norbert the Nark accidentally gives the prototype to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. With the government on their trail, Phineas T. Phreakears, Freewheelin' Franklin Freek, and Fat Freddy Freekowtski are forced to leave town, acquiring a remote plot of land in order to fulfill their dream of retiring to grow marijuana in the country. Three women join the Freak Brothers' commune, but because gender politics have changed since the 1970s, they do not see eye to eye with the Brothers' free love philosophy.[1]

History

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy's Cat.

Prior to Grass Roots, there had been several attempts to film the stories. There was even an unauthorized

Mr. Natural all in one go."[2]

In 1979, Rip Off Press received $250,000 from Universal Pictures for a five-year option on a live-action film based on the characters.[2][3] Although a script was written, the film was never done. It was rumored that Universal bought the rights in order to prevent competition against the Cheech & Chong franchise.[2] Over the next 25 years there were several more options taken on film rights, but none of them went to production.[4]

In 2006,

feature film, and Chicken Run.[6] Test animation was released through Celluloid Dreams' official website.[5][6] As of 2012, the film was still in pre-production limbo, with the producers still unable to raise the necessary budget; they are reportedly adapting the story into a stage musical.[citation needed
]

2021 Freak Brothers animated series

In 2019, it was announced that a Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers animated television series was being developed. It was retitled as Freak Brothers. Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon serve as executive producers, while Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland are the showrunners. The first season consists of eight 22-minute episodes.[7] The series was released on Tubi on November 14, 2021.

See also

  • List of stop-motion films
  • List of animated feature films

References

  1. ^ a b "X takes 'Grassroots' toke". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 February 2006.
  2. ^ a b c "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Movie!". Rip Off Press, Inc.'s Freak Brothers Factory Store. Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
  3. ^ Don Markstein. "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers". Toonopedia. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
  4. ^ a b Kuznik, Frank (1 July 2009). "Drawing conclusions". The Prague Post.
  5. ^ a b Knowles, Harry (13 January 2006). "There Is A God!!! I've Got Absolute Indisputable Proof of His Existence!!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  6. ^ a b Ball, Tom. "Furry Freak Bros. Footage Online". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  7. ^ Yeoman, Kevin (12 July 2019). "Underground Comic The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Getting Animated TV Series". Screen Rant.