Meet the Feebles

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Meet the Feebles

1990

1h 36m

Fantasy

Musical

Comedy

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Fame-seeking members of the animal kingdom experience the sleazier side of show business in this puppet-filled parody.

Critics Consensus

Dark and vulgar, Meet the Feebles is a backstage comedy featuring puppets that offers proof of Peter Jackson's taste for sheer outrageousness, even if it often lapses into pure juvenilia.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

More generous observers might cite the parallel with bad taste guru John Waters; but compared to this shallow crap, even the Baltimore Bard's offerings run deep.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Aug 30, 2004

2/5

Destined to stand as an unfortunate footnote to Mr. Jackson's career.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Sep 1, 2022

A

The movie deserves its probable status as the cult favorite of the decade.

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Apr 27, 2015

7/10

A unique experiment, and one whose insights into human behavior aren't as important to it as its sense of curdled black humor. [But] we can't write it off as just a gonzo provocation.

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Rob Hunter

Film School Rejects

Nov 26, 2011

B-

James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Jun 10, 2008

2.5/4

While I found parts of it diabolically clever and funny, I thought the setup was overlong and certain aspects of the production either didn't work or were needlessly overdone.

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Kara B

@KB812 Aug 24, 2026

Absolute cinema this is better than bad taste 10/10

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james o

@RT63376403 Jan 2, 2025

the feature film was conceived as The Muppets Movie directed by Monty Python on drugs.

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chris h

@RT26751167 Aug 6, 2024

Campy and cheesy...not worth the time

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Teddy B

@RT38636458 Jan 31, 2024

'Meet The Feebles' very uneasily walks the thin, thin tightrope between being entertainingly raunchy and technically impressive to feeling overly juvenile and in poor taste. The technicals in terms of lighting, effects, and voice acting only add to the uncomfortable atmosphere. The humour is almost always consistently spot-on, though.

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Savannah W

@RT05699518 Jun 5, 2023

if you want to see A good muppet's parody aimed at adults don't watch this go watcn DHMIS instead

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Henry S

@sheasoap26 Apr 2, 2023

One of the greatest feats of puppetry i've ever seen, the raunchiness and character variety truly make this movie an all time classic

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Synopsis

Fame-seeking members of the animal kingdom experience the sleazier side of show business in this puppet-filled parody.

Director: Peter Jackson
Producer: Jim Booth, Peter Jackson
Screenwriter: Peter Jackson, Danny Mulheron, Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1), 35mm

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