Joe's Apartment
Seen it?1996 | 81 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and fantasy fans. If you loved The Odd Couple or Help!, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Payson
- Jerry O'ConnellJoe
- Megan WardLily Dougherty
- Billy WestRalph Roach (voice)
- Reginald HudlinRodney Roach (voice)
- Willi One BloodComplaint Handler
- Tracy VilarComplaint Handler
- Sandra 'Pepa' DentonBlank
- Robert VaughnSenator Dougherty
- Shiek Mahmud-BeyVladimir Bianco
- Jon SpencerBoss Hog Band Member