Meet the Applegates
“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.
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Cast
14 people
Ed Begley Jr.
Richard P. Applegate
Known for
Better Call Saul
Young Sheldon
Stockard Channing
Jane Applegate
Known for
Grease
Batman Beyond
Dabney Coleman
Aunt Bea
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
WarGames
Robert Jayne
Bobby Jacoby / Johnny Applegate
Known for
Tremors
Night of the Demons 2
Camille Cooper
Sally Applegate
Known for
Shocker
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Glenn Shadix
Greg Samson
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Beetlejuice
Susan Barnes
Opal Withers
Known for
They Live
Repo Man
Adam Biesk
Vince Sampson
Known for
Leprechaun 2
My So-Called Life
Savannah Smith Boucher
Dottie
Known for
The Long Riders
North Dallas Forty
Roger Aaron Brown
Sheriff Heidegger
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Lee Garlington
Nita Samson
Known for
Cobra
One Hour Photo
Mark Bringelson
Rich Block
Known for
The Lawnmower Man
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Michael Lehmann Director · Redbeard Simmons Writer David Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $486K · Budget $5M · United States release February 1, 1991
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$485,772
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Cinemarque Entertainment
Production
New World Pictures
Production
Triton Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Philippines · June 6, 1990
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 1991
Theatrical
United States · June 4, 1991
Physical · CBS/FOX Video #MO12758 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟵𝟬 mínutєѕ
Australia
November 8, 1990 · Theatrical
France
October 28, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
August 1, 1992 · Theatrical
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