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Meet the Feebles
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Director:
Peter Jackson
Writers:
Peter Jackson
Danny Mulheron
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Release Date:
1 September 1995 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Musical See more »
Tagline:
Hell hath no fury like a hippo with a machine gun. See more »
Plot:
Heidi, the star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch, The Walrus, is cheating on her... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(49 articles)
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User Reviews:
Great! I'm going to show this to my kids! See more (163 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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)
Ross Jolly ... (voice)
Brian Sergent ... Wynyard the Frog / Trevor the Rat / The Fly (voice)
Peter Vere-Jones ... Bletch / Arfur the Worm (voice)
Mark Wright ... Sid the Elephant / The Cockroach / Louie the Fish (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Danny Mulheron ... Heidi the Hippo
Jay Snowfield ... Killer man (uncredited)
Doug Wren ... Bletch (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Peter Jackson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Peter Jackson 
Danny Mulheron 
Stephen Sinclair 
Fran Walsh  (as Frances Walsh)

Produced by
Jim Booth .... producer
Peter Jackson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Peter Dasent 
Jay Snowfield 
Michelle Scullion (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Murray Milne 
 
Film Editing by
Jamie Selkirk 
 
Production Design by
Michael Kane  (as Mike Kane)
 
Costume Design by
Glenis Foster 
 
Makeup Department
Shayne Radford .... puppet hair stylist
Melissa Snater .... puppet hair stylist
 
Production Management
Angela Mills .... production manager
Jamie Selkirk .... post-production supervisor
Martin Walsh .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Short .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
John Allan .... constructor
Terri Anderton .... art department assistant
Martin Beck .... constructor
Craig Hutchings .... constructor
Richard Lane .... stand-by constructor
Johnny Morris .... stand-by props
Ed Mulholand .... construction manager
Matt Noonan .... constructor
Sally Shaw .... art department assistant
York Sinclair .... property buyer
Billy Stewart .... art department assistant
Richard Taylor .... model maker
Nick Riera .... art department assistant (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Eric De Beus .... sound editor
Neil Maddever .... dialogue recordist
Jamie Selkirk .... sound editor
Grant Taylor .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Steve Ingram .... special effects
Richard Taylor .... puppet maker
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alistair Broughton .... best boy
Don Gerson .... grip
Peter Jackson .... camera operator
Murray Milne .... still photographer
Gerald Morse .... gaffer
Matt Noonan .... puppet grip
Gerry Vasbenter .... focus puller
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Zana Feuchs .... assistant wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Eric De Beus .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Neil Maddever .... music recordist
 
Other crew
Jonathon Acorn .... supervising puppeteer
Eleanor Aitken .... puppeteer
Terri Anderton .... puppeteer
Sean Ashton-Peach .... puppeteer
Sarah Berryman .... continuity
Carl Buckley .... puppeteer
Cameron Chittock .... puppet designer
Cameron Chittock .... puppet maker
Sarah Glensor .... puppeteer
Ginny Grayson .... production runner
Steven Greenwood .... puppet engineer
Steve Ingram .... armorer
Peter Jackson .... puppet maker
Danny Mulheron .... heidi performer
Danny Mulheron .... puppeteer
Andrew Murdoch .... caterer
George Port .... puppeteer
Ramon Rivero .... supervising puppeteer (as Ramon Aguilar)
Tania Rodger .... puppet coordinator
Tania Rodger .... puppet maker
Sue Rogers .... title graphics designer
Chris Todd .... atmophere editor
Martin Walsh .... location manager
Ian Williamson .... puppeteer
Justine Wright .... puppeteer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"El mundo de los Feebles" - Argentina, Mexico
"Conheça os Feebles" - Brazil (festival title)
"Det sjuka gänget" - Sweden
"El delirante mundo de los Feebles" - Spain
"Feebles, os Terríveis" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Les Feebles" - France
"Meet the Feebles" - West Germany
"Vilka svin!" - Sweden (video title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Spain:18 | France:-12 | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:Unrated | Ireland:(Banned) | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16
Filming Locations:
Wellington, New Zealand
Company:
WingNut FilmsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
No real humans are featured - several characters in this movie are played by actors in suits - such as Heidi (hippo), Bletch (walrus), Cederic (wart hog), Sid (elephant), Daisy (cow) and Barry (bulldog)- and all other characters are puppets.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
anouncer:Ladies and gentlemen. Your attention please. Welcome to the newest, the greatest, the most spectacular in entertainment history. Put your hands together for the fabulous Feebles variety hour.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
BARRY'S ARIASee more »

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25 out of 36 people found the following review useful.
Great! I'm going to show this to my kids!, 25 November 2003
Author: winstonsmith_84 from Oceania

Wow, what a fun-loving, brilliant, magical story for kids to enjoy, as well as adults. (hehe, OK, maybe not kids!) I liked this movie, since it took a typical kid show idea and morphed it into something straight outta hell. This difficult-at-times to watch movie will make the sick ones laugh, and I found myself laughing alot.

It takes place in this weird freaking world where everyone is a puppet, and the feebles run this muppet-type show. The concept is great. Basically, instead of happy, fun-loving puppets, we have puppets who still have that "crazy" aspect that puppets usually do have, but with evil (and good) human traits attached. What you get, mostly, is an odd "Hell" kind of world. (Kermit, you better have been good, or you'll end up here!)

Somewhere in my demented mind I have a great desire to show this messed up movie to a kid, and see how they react. But I won't, not yet... hehehehe! >:)

Great concept. Difficult to watch. Messed up movie. Great for druggies. Not exactly for the kids...

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