Meet the Feebles is a 1989 black comedy film written and directed by Peter Jackson. It features Jim Henson-esque puppets in a perverse comic satire. Like Henson's Muppets, the Feebles are animal-figured puppets assembled together as members of a theatre troupe. However, whereas Henson's Muppets characterise the positivity, naïve folly, and innocence in humanity, the Feebles present negativity, vice, and other misanthropic characteristics. The movie has become a cult classic, and has enjoyed great popularity since Jackson's success with the Lord of the Rings films. During his acceptance... speech at the 2004 Academy Awards, Jackson mentioned the film, noting that it had been "wisely overlooked by the Academy." The eponymous theatre troupe is rehearsing the Meet the Feebles song with hopes to become good enough to picked up for a syndicated network show and become rich and famous. Heidi, the star of the show, is insulted by Trevor and comes to complain to the man she loves, Bletch, who is actually in an adulterous relationship with Samantha.
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| Release date: | 1989 |
| Directed by: | Peter Jackson |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Peter Jackson |
| Editor: | Jamie Selkirk |
| Music by: | Peter Dasent |
| Screenplay by: | Peter Jackson, Danny Mulheron, Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh |
| Estimated budget: | $750,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |