Meet the Feebles (1989)
Front Cover Actor
Donna Akersten Heidi/Robert [Voice]
Ross Jolly [Voice]
Brian Sergent [Voice]
Donna Akersten Samantha the Cat/The Sheep (voice)
Stuart Devenie Sebastian/Dr. Quack/Daisy the Cow/Sandy the Chicken (voice)
Mark Hadlow Heidi/Robert/Barry the Bulldog (voice)
Ross Jolly (voice)
Brian Sergent Wynyard the Frog/Trevor the Rat/The Fly (voice)
Peter Vere-Jones Bletch/Arfur the Worm (voice)
Mark Wright Sid the Elephant/The Cockroach/Louie the Fish (voice)
Danny Mulheron Heidi the Hippo
Doug Wren Bletch (uncredited) (voice)
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Musical; Animation
Director Peter Jackson
Writer Peter Jackson; Danny Mulheron
Studio South Gate Entertainment
Language English
Audience Rating NR
Running Time 1 hr 33 mins
Country New Zealand
Color Color
Plot
Bearing the same relationship to The Muppet Show that Fritz the Cat does to Felix the Cat , Meet the Feebles is a gleefully rude, decidedly adult comedy about the backstage goings-on amongst an eccentric group of puppets the day before their televised variety special. Made by director Peter Jackson , creator of Bad Taste and Heavenly Creatures , the film features a wide ensemble of creatures known as "The Feebles," led by a walrus named Bletch, the show's gruff, corrupt producer. Amongst the central figures are Heidi the Hippo, the show's prima donna singer; the fey fox Sebastian, who acts as the show's director; and the lovable (and love-struck) Robert the Hedgehog. Other cast members include a sex-crazed rabbit suffering from VD, a junkie frog prone to Vietnam War flashbacks, and a rat who directs porno movies in the theater's basement. Romantic jealousies, drug deals gone wrong, murders, and other scandalous activities all threaten to wreak havoc amongst the cast, with all these problems reaching their climax on the evening of the big show (which comes complete with musical numbers). The film's extremely dark sense of humor is supported by skillful gross-out effects and a winningly irreverent attitude. — Judd Blaise
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 116
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/2/2003
Tape Label 38
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
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