Meet the Feebles
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| Directed by | Peter Jackson |
| Produced by | Jim Booth |
| Written by | Peter Jackson Danny Mulheron Fran Walsh Stephen Sinclair |
| Starring |
Mark Hadlow Donna Akersten Peter Vere-Jones |
| Music by | Peter Dasent |
| Cinematography | Murray Milne |
| Edited by | Jamie Selkirk |
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| Distributed by | South Gate Entertainment |
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97 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $750,000 |
| Meet The Feebles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Released | 1991 |
| Genre |
Electronic Classical Stage & Screen |
| Length | 2:33 |
| Label | Q.D.K. Media |
Meet the Feebles is a 1989 New Zealand musical black comedy film directed by Peter Jackson, and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair, and Danny Mulheron. It features Jim Henson-esque puppets in a perverse comic satire.
Like Henson's Muppets, the Feebles are animal-figured puppets (plus some people in suits) who are members of a stage troupe. However, whereas Henson's Muppets characterize positivity, naïve folly, and innocence, the Feebles present negativity, vice, and other misanthropic characteristics, apart, it could be argued, from Robert the hedgehog, who is portrayed as positive, innocent and naive. It is the first Jackson film that was co-written by his future wife Fran Walsh, who has gone on to act as co-writer for all his subsequent films.
A commercial failure on release, the film went on to win a cult following, and won over new viewers following Jackson's success with The Lord of the Rings trilogy. During his acceptance speech at the 2004 Academy Awards, Jackson mentioned Meet the Feebles (along with Bad Taste), joking that it had been "wisely overlooked by the Academy."
The eponymous theatre troupe is rehearsing the title song with hopes of finding success through being picked up for a syndicated television show. Heidi (a hippopotamus), the star of the show, is insulted by pornographic director Trevor (a rat) and complains to her boss and lover, Bletch (a walrus), who is actually in an adulterous relationship with Samantha (a cat). Meanwhile, Robert (a hedgehog), the newest member of the team, arrives at the theatre and immediately falls in love with another newcomer, Lucille (a poodle). Samantha confronts Heidi, insults her, and reveals her relationship with Bletch. Robert confesses his love to Lucille, and the two become engaged. Sid (an elephant) receives a visit from his ex-wife Sandy (a chicken) with his alleged son Seymour (an improbable-looking elephant/chicken hybrid). Sandy informs him she will be preparing a paternity case against him.
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