Joe's Apartment Page #2

Synopsis: Joe comes from Iowa to New York and, being short of money, wants to find an apartment with very low rent. His quest is successful, but he must share the residence with some 50,000 cockroaches. The insects turn out to be Joe's best friends.
Director(s): John Payson
Production: Warner Home Video
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
19%
PG-13
Year:
1996
80 min
608 Views


-Mr. Bianco.

-Check it out.

Please, Senator, just call me Alberto.

Have you brought me good news, Alberto?

My second to the last tenant

has just taken flight, Senator.

We two saw her off personally.

Wonderful. She'll love the condo

you bought her.

Nothing is too good for my tenants.

And how about your last tenant?

We made his final arrangements.

And soon the building will be yours.

The U.S. government will have

acquired the last property we need...

for the brand new...

Manhattan...

maximum security...

federal penitentiary.

The biggest prison in the world.

Whatever happened

to the Lower East Side?

How did it decay so badly...

that the only thing

that'll sprout in its soil...

is a jail?

We can't take all the credit for that.

But we're glad we could help.

Oh, look at those kids.

They could get hurt,

playing in this empty lot.

I used to get plenty of cuts

and scratches...

but that's all there is around here.

Hi, guys.

What are you making?

A crack house.

Oh, my God.

This is awful.

This should be a public garden,

with safe places for kids to play...

with flowers and trees.

Lily, this ain't no cute little

building atrium.

This is the nastiest neighborhood

in New York City.

Come on, girl.

-Conference.

-What's up, Ralph?

This new guy, Joe. He don't wash,

clean, vacuum. He don't give a crap.

He's the dirtiest slob on the planet.

I think I'm in love.

-Me, too, Ralph.

-I vote we keep him.

We got to break him in, that's all.

Oh, my gosh!

Looks like the landlord

wants to change Joe's lease.

They aren't doing no paint job.

Let's not kid ourselves.

If Joe gets greased, we're next.

I won't stand for it!

Let's teach them toe-heads some respect!

Roaches to the rescue!

I love the smell of this old couch.

-Double time! Double time!

-Hang on!

Hurry! These goons will bust Joe's skull!

He knows it, too.

-Feel him shaking?

-Spring is in the air.

-Stay cool, Joe.

-Take it easy, Joe.

Don't worry, Joe. We got your back.

Who....

Where is he?

-Troops! Antennas up!

-Sir, yes, sir!

Bombs away!

Give me a kiss, a**hole.

God, they talk?

That's right!

I'm about to kick your ass, too!

Disgusting little....

Your mama's cooking sucks!

I wouldn't even touch it.

I think he got me! He got me!

I'm heading up to that big Dumpster

in the sky.

You missed!

Over here, fruitcake.

Let's go!

It's a roach clip. Get it?

Now you're in trouble!

Ought to stomp your freaking head!

Slip on something more comfortable.

Hiya, Hansel and Gretel,

lay off our buddy Joe.

-Okay. Just let us go, please!

-Are you listening?

Because if you ain't, you'll get a roach

in every meal you'll ever have...

for the rest of your freaking life!

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