Meet the Applegates

Meet the Applegates (1990)

A new species of comedy

Modelling themselves after an idyllic cookie-cutter suburban 1950s family, a colony of insects move from South America into the United States with the intent of getting access to the nation's nuclear resources.

Date of release
1990-06-06
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (46)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Director
Michael Lehmann

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $5M

Meet the Applegates is a 1990 American science fiction horror black comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. It was filmed during 1988-89, but not released in the United States until 1991 due to the financial difficulties surrounding New World Pictures, its production company. It takes a dark, satirical look at the end of the world, nuclear holocausts, alienism and terrorism. It was filmed in Oshkosh, Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin. It has gained a cult following.

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