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.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jerry O'Connell | ... | Joe | |
| Megan Ward | ... | Lily Dougherty | |
| Billy West | ... | Ralph Roach (voice) | |
| Reginald Hudlin | ... | Rodney Roach (voice) | |
| Jim Turner | ... | Walter Shit / Voice of Cockroach | |
| Pepa | ... | Blank (as Sandra Denton) | |
| Robert Vaughn | ... | Senator Dougherty | |
| Don Ho | ... | Alberto Bianco | |
| Jim Sterling | ... | Jesus Bianco / Voice of Cockroach | |
| Shiek Mahmud-Bey | ... | Vladimir Bianco | |
| David Huddleston | ... | P.I. Smith | |
| Frank Bello | ... | Stick-Up Man #1 | |
| Lord Kayson | ... | Stick-Up Man #2 | |
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Alex Molina | ... | Stick-Up Man #3 |
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Wayman Ezell | ... | Apartment Broker #1 |
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Joe comes from Iowa to New York and, being short of money, wants to find an apartment with very low rent. His quest is successful, but he must share the residence with some 50,000 cockroaches. The insects turn out to be Joe's best friends. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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MTV's 1st Movie! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USARelease Date:
26 July 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,854,490, 28 July 1996Gross USA:
$4,619,014Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,619,014Company Credits
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Written by Kevin Weist & John Payson
Performed by the Roach Chorus
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The first ever feature film produced by MTV Networks. See more »Goofs
When the Bianco boys break into the apartment and approach Joe, one is talking, but no words are heard. See more »Crazy Credits
After the end credits, the cockroaches come together and form the MTV logo, then they crawl away. See more »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" See more »Soundtracks
Garbage in the MoonlightWritten by Kevin Weist & John Payson
Performed by the Roach Chorus
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I had never heard of this movie before my 16 year-old son rented the video. It is hilarious. Think of "Babe" as produced by the Marx Brothers, using singing cockroaches instead of mice . Evidently the critics didn't like it much, and I can see how they might not see it as high art, but as entertainment and an enjoyable time in fantasy land, it right up there with the best of them, in my opinion.