The Applegates Movie Review 1989

Ecologically correct Amazonian beetles are more than a little miffed about the slash-and-burn tactics in their home and decide to establish a kinder, gentler habitat. Bug Begley and his brood transform themselves into average Americans, but then don't want to leave their decadent life: even insects aren't immune to the lure of sex, drugs, and cable shopping networks. Imaginative, often quite funny one-joke flick should've been shorter. Fits quite well as a double feature with Lehmann's earlier "Heathers."

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Eco-Vengeance!, Terrorism, Rebel With a Cause, Killer Bugs and Slugs, Cockroaches

Screenplay

Michael Lehmann, Redbeard Simmons

Cast

Ed Begley, Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman, Camille (Cami) Cooper, Bobby Jacoby, Glenn Shadix, Susan Barnes, Adam Biesk, Savannah Smith Boucher

Cinematography

Mitchell Dubin

Director

Michael Lehmann

Music

David Newman

Producer

Denise Di Novi