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Joe's Apartment

  • 19961996
  • SS
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
13K
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POPULARITY
10,815
290
Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
ComedyFantasyMusical
A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,815
290
  • Director
    • John Payson
  • Writer
    • John Payson(short film)
  • Stars
    • Jerry O'Connell
    • Megan Ward
    • Billy West(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Payson
  • Writer
    • John Payson(short film)
  • Stars
    • Jerry O'Connell
    • Megan Ward
    • Billy West(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 66User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Joe (Jerry O'Connell) lures a roach with a raw steak.
    Joe (Jerry O'Connell) finds a roach perched on his shoulder.
    1 sheet movie poster app. 27" x 40"
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
    Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)

    Top cast

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    Jerry O'Connell
    Jerry O'Connell
    • Joe
    Megan Ward
    Megan Ward
    • Lily Dougherty
    Billy West
    Billy West
    • Ralph Roach
    • (voice)
    Reginald Hudlin
    Reginald Hudlin
    • Rodney Roach
    • (voice)
    Jim Turner
    Jim Turner
    • Walter Shit…
    Pepa
    Pepa
    • Blank
    • (as Sandra Denton)
    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Senator Dougherty
    Don Ho
    Don Ho
    • Alberto Bianco
    Jim Sterling
    Jim Sterling
    • Jesus Bianco…
    Shiek Mahmud-Bey
    Shiek Mahmud-Bey
    • Vladimir Bianco
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston
    • P.I. Smith
    Frank Bello
    Frank Bello
    • Stick-Up Man #1
    Lord Kayson
    • Stick-Up Man #2
    Alex Molina
    • Stick-Up Man #3
    Wayman Ezell
    • Apartment Broker #1
    Vincent Pastore
    Vincent Pastore
    • Apartment Broker #2
    Rose Kimmel
    • Mrs. Grotowski
    Cynthia Neilson
    • Dangling Woman
    • Director
      • John Payson
    • Writer
      • John Payson(short film) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The CGI roach scenes were filmed using the same graphics effects engine from Jurassic Park and Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
    • Goofs
      When Joe and Lily are sitting on his couch after their first date, the position of his arm changes from lowered to around her shoulder between shots.
    • Quotes

      [Joe finds a man lying in a pool of blood]

      Joe: Oh, my god! Mister, are you alright?

      Walter Shit: Two days, seven hours, twenty-three minutes and four seconds. That's how long I've been lying here.

      Joe: Are you O.K.?

      Walter Shit: 'Course not! I'm an artist!

    • Crazy credits
      After the end credits, the cockroaches come together and form the MTV logo, then they crawl away.
    • Alternate versions
      When Joe's Apartment was aired on network television, the name of the band that Joe became involved with was changed from "SHIT" to "POO"
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: A Time to Kill/Manny & Lo/Kingpin/Joe's Apartment/The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Joe's Apartment Theme
      Written by Kevin Weist & John Payson

      Performed by Mel Tormé & the Roach Chorus

      Courtesy of Concord Records

    User reviews66

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Singing and dancing cockroaches. Is that ingenuity or what? Ha, ha!
    This movie is pretty funny. What it lacks in intelligence, it makes up for in fun.

    Joe(O'Connell)has just to New York City and into his first apartment. The only problem: it's infested with thousands of talking cockroaches. They all seem to be a pain in Joe's butt, but the roaches come in more useful for him than he thought.

    This movie is no classic, of course I don't think any of MTV's movies will be considered classics. But they are really funny(also see Beavis and Butt-Head Do America and Dead Man On Campus).

    It's a hilarious and fun little flick, even for people who don't like bugs. 8/10
    helpful•12
    4
    • squir1y
    • Sep 5, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Joes lya
    • Filming locations
      • Newark, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Geffen Pictures
      • MTV Films
      • MTV Networks
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,619,014
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,854,490
      • Jul 28, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,619,014
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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