Meet the Applegates

"A new species of comedy"

Feb 1 1991 R 1h 30m
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

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.

Plot

Giant praying mantises living in a South American jungle decide to move into suburban U.S. Disguised as humans, they are planning something. Could it be connected to Richard P. Applegate's (Ed Begley, Jr.'s) job in the power station perhaps? One day, Sally Applegate (Camille Cooper) forgets what she really is when she's with her boyfriend. Oops!

Written by

Michael Lehmann, Redbeard Simmons

Directed by

Michael Lehmann

Cast

Ed Begley Jr., Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Cinemarque Entertainment, New World Pictures

Languages

English, Español

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Applegates 1989 Movie
Scores
# of Votes
2,853
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA