Product Details

• Actors: Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West (II), Reginald Hudlin, Jim Turner
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: June 3, 1997
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304253214
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #313,488 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Just what the world needs: an all-musical roach revue. What worked as an MTV short film does not work as a feature-length movie. Intelligent cockroaches with lives of their own may seem outré and amusing on the small screen, but are disgusting and eventually boring when we have to spend 80 long minutes with them. Scruffy Jerry O'Connell is the Iowa farm boy who moves to the Big Apple and rents a filthy, bug-infested flat. Turns out those bugs are his only friends. Also turns out that the animated vermin are a whole lot more interesting than the human cast. This is just silly and gross enough for adolescent boys, or those with adolescent tastes. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FUNKY ROACHES !, November 28, 2001

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Alexander S. Meyer (Laredo Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joe's Apartment (DVD)

Anyone who disses this movie is incapable of understanding slapstick taken to the max. Even before seeing this DVD, I was laughing at the photo on the box...just the thought of making a roach movie is funny! GOOD slapstick IS ridiculous, but also FUNNY!

If you are squeamish, then forget this film. The roaches are realistic & well animated..then again, the hilarious roach dialogue almost makes them likeable! This film is truly the "king" of critter comedies..move over Babe, Air Bud,and Benji......Rodney Roach & friends have come to infest your space!

While the script may be a little anemic, frequent roach appearances and musical numbers keep it moving along nicely. However, there are some funny moments where our nice guy human subject just can't get a break!

There is absolutely no other film quite like "Joes Apartment"...I congratulate MTV and Geffen Pictures for having the "cojones" to commit to such a project. This film deserved a much bigger audience at the theatre, but hey, you can have these roaches IN YOUR HOUSE for very little money..It's a riot!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hilarious over-the-top spoof! Not for mainstreamers..., December 29, 1999

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Margaret Fiore - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joe's Apartment [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While not deathless art, this IS a fabulous, one-of-a-kind, superlatively silly flick. Joe is a superbly naive and earnest corn-fed Iowa hunk with absolutely no clue of personal hygiene. When he moves into a roach-infested New York apartment (is that redundant?), his fellow tenants - the roaches - are overjoyed.

The acting/direction is excellent, and the whimsical music is extremely enjoyable. Of course, if you have an insect phobia, the screens full of roaches, dancing and otherwise, just may make your skin crawl! It did mine! But this is still a very funny and well-made wacky little film.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jerry's best movie!!, August 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Joe's Apartment [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is my favorite movie of all time! It's humorous look at New York city is hilarious. The animated cockroaches are fun to watch singing and dancing! (Funky towel!) And, of coarse, Jerry O'Connell, whom is my favorite. MTV did great making it's first movie here. My only complaint was that there was no sountrack made! ???? Watch it!!!! Ralph and Rodney will thank you.