Movie

Meet the Applegates

1990 · 90 min

A goofy, mean-spirited satire that turns suburban normalcy into a bug-eyed farce, fun but uneven.

Tagline: A new species of comedy
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, dark and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, corruption, greed
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
corruption
greed
survival
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild