Meet the Feebles (1989)

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

Peter Jackson (writer)
Danny Mulheron (writer)

Release Date:

1 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Hell hath no fury like a hippo with a machine gun.

Plot:

Heidi, the star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch, The Walrus, is cheating on her...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Drug Addiction | Coprophagy | Violent Comedy | Gross Out Comedy

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny Mulheron	...	Heidi the Hippo

Also Known As:

Frogs of War (New Zealand: English title) (fake working title)
Just the Feebles (USA)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Spain:18 | France:-12 | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:Unrated | Ireland:(Banned) | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Wellington, New Zealand

Company:

WingNut Films

Trivia:

All puppets, no humans.

Quotes:

[first lines]
anouncer: Ladies and gentlemen. Your attention please. Welcome to the newest, the greatest, the most spectacular in entertainment history. Put your hands together for the fabulous Feebles variety hour.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

SODOMY

Wonderfully perverse

This movie is crazy!. It's a puppet flick full of drugs, sex, guns and porn. As an early Peter "Lord of the Rings" Jackson flick it also features a bit of gore. The puppets don't just die, they get mushed.

I really liked it however I imagine some people would be repelled by it. Jackson himself said in his Oscars speech that it was 'wisely overlooked' by the Academy. He's the first to admit that this type of movie simply aint going to be to everyones taste!

However if your open minded and looking for something a little 'out there' then I would check it out.

8/10