| Joe's Apartment | |
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| Directed by | John Payson |
| Written by | John Payson |
| Based on | Joe's Apartment by John Payson |
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| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Edited by | Peter Frank |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $4.6 million[1] |
Joe's Apartment is a 1996 American musical black comedy film written and directed by John Payson (in his feature directorial debut), based on his 1992 short film of the same name, and starring Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward. It was the first MTV Films production. It was also the first film Blue Sky Studios was involved in.
The main focus of the story is the fact that, unbeknownst to many humans, cockroaches can talk, but prefer not to, as humans "smush first and ask questions later". They also sing and even have their own public-access television cable TV channel. Actors providing the roaches' voices included Billy West (in his feature film debut), Jim Turner, Rick Aviles (in his final film role before his death), Tim Blake Nelson, BD Wong, and Dave Chappelle. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure.
- ^ "Joe's Apartment". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 2, 2022.