Directed by John Payson Written by John Payson   Cast Jerry O'Connell ... Joe Megan Ward ... Lily Dougherty Billy West ... Ralph Roach (voice) Reginald Hudlin ... Rodney Roach (voice) Jim Turner ... Walter Shit / Voice of Cockroach Pepa ... Blank (as Sandra Denton) Robert Vaughn ... Senator Dougherty Don Ho ... Alberto Bianco Jim Sterling ... Jesus Bianco / Voice of Cockroach Shiek Mahmud-Bey ... Vladimir Bianco David Huddleston ... P.I. Smith Frank Bello ... Stick-Up Man #1 Lord Kayson ... Stick-Up Man #2 Alex Molina ... Stick-Up Man #3 Wayman Ezell ... Apartment Broker #1 Vincent Pastore ... Apartment Broker #2 Rose Kimmel ... Mrs. Grotowski Cynthia Neilson ... Dangling Woman Tracy Vilar ... Complaint Handler John Palomino ... Complaint Handler Willi One Blood ... Complaint Handler William Preston ... Complaint Handler Michael Mandel ... Complaint Handler (as Michael Mandell) Roy Milton Davis ... Complaint Handler (as Roy Davis) Edward Rosado ... Boy at Play Desiree Casado ... Girl at Play Salvatore Paul Piro ... Sal (as Salvatore Piro) Peter Yoshida ... Zipp Copy Customer Stewart Russell ... Zipp Copy Manager Rae C. Wright ... Movie Goer Toukie Smith ... Head Usher Tommy Hollis ... Boss Plumber Bam Bam Bigelow ... Boss Construction (as Scott Bigelow) Christopher Durang ... Boss Clergy Dale Goodson ... Boss Clown Patricia O'Connell ... Ms. Featherstone Fanni Green ... Counsel Peggy Healey ... Counsel (as Peg Healey) Cristina Martinez ... Boss Hog Band Member Jon Spencer ... Boss Hog Band Member (as Jonathan Spencer) Jens Jurgensen ... Boss Hog Band Member Hollis Yungblut ... Boss Hog Band Member Nick Zedd ... Pizza Couple Solange Monnier ... Pizza Couple Paul Bartel ... NEA Scout Moby ... Club DeeJay (as Richard 'Moby' Hall) William Wegman ... Distinguished Man with Dog Glenn Kubota ... Lab Manager Rick Aviles ... Cockroach (voice) Vebe Borge ... Cockroach (voice) Dave Chappelle ... Cockroach (voice) Godfrey ... Cockroach (voice) (as Godfrey Danchimah) Kenan Moran ... Cockroach (voice) Jennie Moreau ... Cockroach (voice) Tim Blake Nelson ... Cockroach (voice) Mark Rosenthal ... Cockroach (voice) James Stauffer ... Cockroach (voice) John Tereile ... Cockroach (voice) Kevin Weist ... Cockroach (voice) Geoffrey Whelan ... Cockroach (voice) BD Wong ... Cockroach (voice) Tawatha Agee ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Sean Altman ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Don Blackman ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Carter Burwell ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Barry Carl ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Regina Cooper ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Babi Floyd ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Elliott Kerman ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Scott Leonard ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Melvern Mackell ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Mark Palermo ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Billy Straus ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Jeff Thacher ... The Roach Chorus (voice) J.C. White ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Tyrita White ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Wayne Wilkins ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Michael Winther ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Carol Woods ... The Roach Chorus (voice) Uncredited Cast Americus Abesamis ... Bianco's Bodyguard Brother Eden Douglas ... Purple Painted Businessman Curt Hayward ... Stink-Bus Passenger Richard Hull   Billy Malone ... Gangster John Nesci ... Landlord Nina Onuora ... Girl in Garden Produced by Griffin Dunne   Bonni Lee   Judy McGrath   Diana Phillips   Abby Terkuhle   Original Music by Carter Burwell

Additional Info Premiere: July 26, 1996 DVD Release: March 30, 1999 Blu-ray Release: January 30, 2024 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Geffen Pictures (presents) MTV Films Distributors Fox Network   (1998) (United States) (TV) The Movie Channel (TMC)   (1998) (United States) (TV) Viacom   (1996) (World-wide) Warner Archive Collection   (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray) Filming Locations 295 Madison Avenue #37th, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (ending) New York City, New York, USA Newark, New Jersey, USA Yankee Stadium - E. 161st Street & River Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,054 / 20,886 Site Ranking #4,050 Summer Storm (2004) #4,051 Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015) #4,052 Tin Man (2007) #4,053 In The Army Now (1994) #4,054 Joe's Apartment (1996) #4,055 Ringu 2 (1999) #4,056 Official Competition (2021) #4,057 Studio 666 (2022) #4,058 The Mortuary Collection (2019)