The Most Eccentric Muppet Show: “Meet The Feebles”

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Phnom Penh: Peter Jackson’s MEET THE FEEBLES (1989, 93mins) is a gleefully rude, decidedly adult comedy about the backstage goings-on amongst an eccentric group of puppets. Romantic jealousies, drug deals gone wrong, murders and other scandals reaching their climax on the evening of the big show. The film's extremely dark sense of humor is supported by a winningly irreverent attitude. This perverted “Muppet Show” has become a cult classic, and has enjoyed great popularity since Jackson's success with the “Lord of the Rings” films. During his acceptance speech at the 2004 Academy Awards, Peter Jackson mentioned the movie, noting that it had been "wisely overlooked by the Academy. This event is on Sunday (02/05/10)