Joe's Apartment (1996)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'n Roll.

A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.

• Released: 1996-07-26
• Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 21m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 389 votes

Directed by John Payson.

Top cast

• Jerry O'Connell as Joe
• Megan Ward as Lily Dougherty
• Billy West as Ralph Roach (voice)
• Reginald Hudlin as Rodney Roach (voice)
• Willi One Blood as Complaint Handler
• Tracy Vilar as Complaint Handler
• Sandra 'Pepa' Denton as Blank
• Robert Vaughn as Senator Dougherty
• Shiek Mahmud-Bey as Vladimir Bianco
• Jon Spencer as Boss Hog Band Member

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Joe's Apartment

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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