Meet the Feebles

"Welcome to the jungle!"

1989 1h 33m EN

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6.3

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72%

FRESH

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6.6

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 332🍅72%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 22,499

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Synopsis

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Heidi the Hippo, star of 'The Feebles Variety Hour', discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the big show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, Vietnam flashbacks, drug dealing, and murder.

“Welcome to the jungle!”

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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)
Brian Sergent
Wynyard the Frog / Trevor the Rat / The Fly (voice)
Ross Jolly
Harry / Dennis / Abi Bargwan / Mr. Big / Pekingese / others (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Vere-Jones
Bletch / Arfur the Worm (voice)
Mark Wright
Sid the Elephant / The Cockroach / Louie the Fish (voice)
Danny Mulheron
Heidi the Hippo (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair, Danny Mulheron
Languages: English
Countries: New Zealand

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Jackson, shot by Murray Milne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jamie Selkirk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Donna Akersten and Stuart Devenie and Mark Hadlow carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Welcome to the jungle!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Jackson directs. Murray Milne behind the camera. Jamie Selkirk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in New Zealand. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
337 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Peter Jackson, shot by Murray Milne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Jamie Selkirk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Donna Akersten and Stuart Devenie and Mark Hadlow carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Welcome to the jungle!".
9IMDB entry: tt0097858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "pornography", "sexual abuse", "drug addiction", "musical".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.