This film is based on an innovative short film made for MTV about a guy living in a horrible downtown apartment filled with scores of mischievous, smart-alecky roaches. The story chronicles the adventures of Joe (Jerry O'Connell), a hapless rube from the rural Midwest who journeys to the wilds of New York City. Mugged repeatedly on his arrival, his luck seems to turn when he finds an affordable apartment in a very dubious neighborhood. Unfortunately, his landlord (Don Ho) is more interested in evicting or, if need be, ...
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This film is based on an innovative short film made for MTV about a guy living in a horrible downtown apartment filled with scores of mischievous, smart-alecky roaches. The story chronicles the adventures of Joe (Jerry O'Connell), a hapless rube from the rural Midwest who journeys to the wilds of New York City. Mugged repeatedly on his arrival, his luck seems to turn when he finds an affordable apartment in a very dubious neighborhood. Unfortunately, his landlord (Don Ho) is more interested in evicting or, if need be, murdering his tenants, so that the building can be turned into a (highly profitable) penitentiary. Joe finds the allies he needs in his apartment's cockroaches, who sing and dance their way into his heart. This film should be of interest for fans of 1930s musicals; it makes reference to Busby Berkeley's elaborate dance phantasmagorias and the odd water ballets of Esther Williams. Many of the scenes utilized real roaches who were "choreographed" via tiny filament harnesses and other devices. Animal rights activists will be pleased to note that no roaches were intentionally harmed during filming. Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West, Reginald Hudlin, Jim Turner, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Robert Vaughn, Don Ho, Jim... Very good. Run time: 80. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West, Reginald Hudlin, Jim Turner, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Robert Vaughn, Don Ho, Jim... Very good. Run time: 80. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Jim Sterling, Don Ho, Robert Vaughn, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Jim Turner, Reginald Hudlin, Billy West, Megan... Very good. 1996 Run time: 80. Ships within 1 business day from FL, USA with Tracking. Used discs may not include digital content. All products 100% guaranteed.
Obviously this movie did not last when it came out into the theatres most likely because of the idea of singing and dancing roaches...where Ben was popular (the movie about the pet rat), this did not go over.
However, I felt it was somewhat comical and the concept original. Though I wouldn't watch it very often!
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