Overview

Heidi the Hippo, star of 'The Feebles Variety Hour', discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the big show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, Vietnam flashbacks, drug dealing, and murder.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $80K worldwide against a $750K budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Zealand
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Music
Music by Peter Dasent
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Details

Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: Stephen SinclairScreenplay
Fran WalshScreenplay
Peter JacksonScreenplay
Danny MulheronScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: December 8, 1989
Original language: English
Budget: $750K
Revenue: $80K
Countries: New Zealand