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Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment

Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'n Roll.

19965.81h 21m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Payson
Written by John Payson
Produced by Bonni Lee, Diana Phillips
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $4.6M

Top Cast

Jerry O'Connell

Jerry O'Connell

Joe

Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Lily Dougherty

Billy West

Billy West

Ralph Roach (voice)

Reginald Hudlin

Reginald Hudlin

Rodney Roach (voice)

Willi One Blood

Willi One Blood

Complaint Handler

Tracy Vilar

Tracy Vilar

Complaint Handler

Sandra 'Pepa' Denton

Sandra 'Pepa' Denton

Blank

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Senator Dougherty

Shiek Mahmud-Bey

Shiek Mahmud-Bey

Vladimir Bianco

Jon Spencer

Jon Spencer

Boss Hog Band Member

Themes & Keywords

flatmusicallodgercockroachrentspekulantamused

About Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1996 exploring themes of flat, musical, lodger, cockroach, rent, spekulant. Directed by John Payson, it stars Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West. 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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