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.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Billy West
- Ralph Roach
- (voice)
Reginald Hudlin
- Rodney Roach
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe CGI roach scenes were filmed using the same graphics effects engine from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Jurassic Park (1993).
- GoofsWhen 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 creditsAfter the end credits, the cockroaches come together and form the MTV logo, then they crawl away.
- Alternate versionsWhen Joe's Apartment was aired on network television, the name of the band that Joe became involved with was changed from "SHIT" to "POO"
- SoundtracksJoe's Apartment Theme
Written by Kevin Weist & John Payson
Performed by Mel Tormé & the Roach Chorus
Courtesy of Concord Records
Featured review
I was quite surprised when I saw the mark given by the IMDb users to this film. Indeed, even though it's not the best movie of the century, I found it quite entertaining and "fresh".
I loved the way it is shot, there is a real work on the layouts that makes Joe's apartment look dirty and moving at the same time. Besides, the visual effects are well done for a film that dates back to 1996. They are not THAT impressive but they are very efficient to create the funny atmosphere. I could not describe the way I laughed rolling on the floor when I saw those roaches watching an "insect porn movie", it cracked me up.
This movie is worth seeing for sure and does not deserve such a mark. Everyone who's curious should watch it to make his/her own opinion and should not pay attention to the five miserable stars given to the film.
I loved the way it is shot, there is a real work on the layouts that makes Joe's apartment look dirty and moving at the same time. Besides, the visual effects are well done for a film that dates back to 1996. They are not THAT impressive but they are very efficient to create the funny atmosphere. I could not describe the way I laughed rolling on the floor when I saw those roaches watching an "insect porn movie", it cracked me up.
This movie is worth seeing for sure and does not deserve such a mark. Everyone who's curious should watch it to make his/her own opinion and should not pay attention to the five miserable stars given to the film.
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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