Joe's Apartment
1996 · Movie · PG-13 · 81 min · ★ 5.8 · 24% critics
A friendly newcomer to New York finally lands a cheap, run-down apartment—only to learn it’s already home to thousands of talking, singing cockroaches. As he tries to build a new life in the city, he’s pulled into messy roommate chaos, oddball musical moments, and plenty of gross-out comedy.
Also known as L'appartement de Joe
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-07-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Critic score
- 24/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (374 votes)
- Budget
- $13,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an odd, very 90s, gross-out comedy with singing-and-dancing cockroaches and a simple story; Not for you if bugs or crude humor make you squeamish, like in Drowning Mona.
Pros: silly musical bug antics; weird 90s time capsule; some clever moments | Cons: gross-out humor overload; thin story and characters; jokes wear thin
Themes
- flat
- musical
- lodger
- cockroach
- rent
- spekulant
- amused
Awards & recognition
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 1997 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jerry O'Connell
as Joe
Megan Ward
as Lily Dougherty
Billy West
as Ralph Roach (voice)
Reginald Hudlin
as Rodney Roach (voice)
Willi One Blood
as Complaint Handler
Tracy Vilar
as Complaint Handler
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
as Blank
Robert Vaughn
as Senator Dougherty
Shiek Mahmud-Bey
as Vladimir Bianco
Jon Spencer
as Boss Hog Band Member
Directed by John Payson