---
title: 'Joe''s Apartment (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Payson'
released: '1996-07-26'
runtime_minutes: 78
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/joes-apartment-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116707/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Joe's Apartment (1996)

1996 · PG-13 · 78 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Joe's Apartment is a 1996 American musical black comedy film written and directed by John Payson, based on his 1992 short film of the same name, and starring Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward. The main focus of the story is the fact that, unbeknownst to many humans, cockroaches can talk, but prefer not to, as humans "smush first and ask questions later". They also sing and even have their own public-access television cable TV channel. Actors providing the roaches' voices included Billy West, Jim Turner, Rick Aviles, Tim Blake Nelson, BD Wong, and Dave Chappelle.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Director:** [John Payson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-payson)
- **Screenplay:** [John Payson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-payson)
- **Producer:** [Griffin Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/griffin-dunne), [Judy McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-mcgrath)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Deming](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-deming)
- **Editor:** [Peter C. Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-c-frank)

## Cast

- [Rick Aviles](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-aviles)
- [Tim Blake Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-blake-nelson)
- [Billy West](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-west)
- [Megan Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/megan-ward)
- [BD Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/bd-wong)
- [Reginald Hudlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-hudlin)
- [Don Ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-ho)
- [Vincent Pastore](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-pastore)
- [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- [Robert Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-vaughn)
- [Sandra Denton](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-denton)
- [Dave Chappelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-chappelle)
- [Christopher Durang](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-durang)
- [David Huddleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-huddleston)
- [Jim Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-turner)

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