Heidi, star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, drug dealing, and murder.
Practical Effects
Grotesque puppet builds that aged disturbingly well
Writing
Every species gets its own specific debasement arc
Direction
Jackson's gleeful commitment to maximalist filth
Director
Peter Jackson
Donna Akersten
Samantha the Cat / The Sheep (voice)
Stuart Devenie
Sebastian / Dr. Quack / Daisy the Cow / Sandy the Chicken (voice)
Mark Hadlow
Heidi / Robert / Barry the Bulldog (voice)
Brian Sergent
Wynyard the Frog / Trevor the Rat / The Fly (voice)
Peter Vere-Jones
Bletch / Arfur the Worm (voice)
Mark Wright
Sid the Elephant / The Cockroach / Louie the Fish (voice)
Danny Mulheron
Heidi the Hippo (uncredited)
Doug Wren
Bletch (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Jackson
Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for $750,000 over four years while Jackson worked at a photo engraving shop; became a cult hit that nearly got confiscated at customs as obscene material.
The infamous 'Sodomy' song was performed live on set with a 60-piece orchestra who reportedly kept cracking up between takes.
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