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Meet the Feebles
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Meet the Feebles is a 1989 New Zealand comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by Peter Jackson alongside Fran Walsh and Stephen Sinclair. The movie features Mark Hadlow in the cast and was produced by WingNut Films. It was filmed in New Zealand using 16 mm film and is set in a theatre building. The original language of the film is English.
The film has a runtime of 93 minutes according to some sources and 97 minutes according to others. It was released on August 12, 1989, with a tagline "Welcome to the jungle!" The production had a budget of 750,000 and generated revenue of 80,000. It is distributed by Netflix via video on demand. The film is rated Not Rated and has received awards including 4 wins and 1 nomination.
Genres associated with the work include comedy, musical, black comedy, crime, and fantasy. Keywords linked to the film are pornography, sexual abuse, drug addiction, musical, and celebrity. Review scores include a 6.5/10, 72%, and 6.6/10. The IMDb rating is 6.6 based on 22,499 votes, and the TMDb vote average is 6.352.
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6.3Heidi, star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, drug dealing, and murder.
Cast
- Donna Akersten as Samantha the Cat / The Sheep (voice)
- Stuart Devenie as Sebastian / Dr. Quack / Daisy the Cow / Sandy the Chicken (voice)
- Mark Hadlow as Heidi / Robert / Barry the Bulldog (voice)
- Brian Sergent as Wynyard the Frog / Trevor the Rat / The Fly (voice)
- Ross Jolly as Harry / Dennis / Abi Bargwan / Mr. Big / Pekingese / others (voice) (uncredited)
- Peter Vere-Jones as Bletch / Arfur the Worm (voice)
Themes
- pornography
- sexual abuse
- drug addiction
- musical
- celebrity
- coercion
- revenge
- murder
- puppetry
- prostitution
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
22,499 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy, Music
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Sinclair
- Producer
- Peter Jackson
- Production company
- WingNut Films
- Filming location
- New Zealand
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 781889
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-01-01
- film editor
- Jamie Selkirk
- title
- Meet the Feebles
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- theatre building
- film format
- 16 mm film
- review score
- 6.6/10
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