Fred 3: Camp Fred

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Fred 3: Camp Fred
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Genre Comedy
Based on Characters
by Lucas Cruikshank
Written byDrew Hancock
Directed by Jonathan Judge
Starring
Music by Roddy Bottum
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDon Dunn
CinematographyBrandon Mastrippolito
EditorAndrey Ragozin
Running time81 minutes
Production companiesDerf Films
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseJuly 28, 2012 (2012-07-28)

Fred 3: Camp Fred is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Judge. It is the third and final installment in the Fred trilogy, following Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred . Released on July 28, 2012, the film stars Lucas Cruikshank, Tom Arnold, Jake Weary, and John Cena. [1] [2] [3] The film received mixed reviews.

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Plot

Following the last day of school, Fred Figglehorn (Lucas Cruikshank) reveals his hopes to attend a very popular and luxurious summer camp named Camp Superior, but his dreams are dashed when he learns his mother is sending him to Camp Iwannapeepee instead, a camp Fred finds horrible, with the camp bus driver admitting to reckless driving and mistaking Fred for Ted Twinklecorn. Upon arrival, he meets head counselor Floyd Spunkmeyer (Tom Arnold), and a host of other campers, Magoo (Joey Bragg), Chatter (Matthew Scott Miller), Spoon (Leah Lewis), and Dig (Adrian Kali Turner), and is introduced to Oksana (Madison Riley), a beautiful but incompetent Russian camp nurse.

Fred learns that Camp Iwannapeepee and Camp Superior have been competing in summer camp games for sixty-nine years and that Superior has always won. Fred tries asking his imaginary father (John Cena) for advice, but tells him that he's on his own before disappearing. Fred also thinks he has unearthed a plot to drug the food of the Iwannapeepee campers, in order for a giant rat to eat their brains in a place called "The Rat Hole". Avoiding the gruel, he instead eats hallucinogenic red berries, and throws up when the others find him. Fred learns that Magoo, Chatter, Spoon, and Dig go to "The Rat Hole" because it's a hideout they've had since being in camp. The "drug" that was put in the gruel was super-vitamins, because the gruel has no nutritional value. When he learns that his arch rival Kevin (Jake Weary) is on the team from Superior, Fred becomes determined to defeat the rival camp. When the competition begins, Camp Iwannapeepee falls behind in the contests.

After losing to Camp Superior for the day, everyone is down, and Magoo, Chatter, Spoon, and Dig don't even want to go to their hideout. Fred, on the other hand, says that they are losers, but they are good at being the best at the bad and good things they do. When the camps play the next day, Fred and Camp Iwannapeepee win the next contests that come up, much to everyone's surprise.

Kevin and Camp Superior perform a song-dance routine. When Kevin's friends say that they should stop Fred, Kevin laughs saying that Fred is horrible at singing, but has set up a tank of gruel to sabotage him just in case. Fred and Camp Iwannapeepee are nervous at first, but go on stage. Fred starts singing a made-up song of his own called "The Loser Song". It starts making Kevin and the others laugh, but as the song progresses, it makes everyone, except the members of Camp Superior, start cheering with excitement. Kevin commands the gruel to hit Fred, but Diesel says it's stuck. Camp Iwannapeepee finally wins The Summer Camp Games and Fred gets off-stage, where Kevin furiously lashes out saying that "Fred never wins." Meanwhile, Diesel continues messing with the gruel blaster, and finally activates it after realizing it wasn't plugged in, resulting in Kevin losing his clothes and being laughed offstage. As the campers leave the camp for the end of summer and prepare to go home, Fred tells his mom that he has made some new friends, and his mom has found a new man, a pizza delivery guy.

Cast

Production

In December 2011, it was announced that Lucas Cruikshank would be starring as Fred Figglehorn in a live action Nickelodeon series and in a third Fred film. Varsity Pictures and The Collective, who had produced the first film, would be producing the third. [4] [5]

Ratings

The film's initial American airing, on Nickelodeon on July 28, 2012, was watched by 3.5 million viewers. [6] This was a 39% decline from the 5.7 million viewers, the previous film, Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred premiered with, [7] and ranked eighteenth in top cable programming for the week. [8]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Leading Young Actress Leah Lewis Nominated [9]

Home media

Fred 3: Camp Fred was released on DVD on December 4, 2012. [10] It was also released in a triple pack box set along with Fred: The Movie and Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred on the same date. [11]

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