Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles

Screened on a TVNZ arts show, this documentary looks at how the strings were pulled on Peter Jackson's low-budget puppet movie Meet the Feebles. An old Wellington railway shed fizzes with energy and imagination as a team peppered with future Oscar-winners crafts the gleefully subversive Muppets parody. Jackson muses on his influences, processes and propensity for "savage humour" in a fascinating interview. Included is footage of his childhood films — war movies and stop motion animation made with his first 8mm camera. Richard King writes about Meet the Feebles here. 

One of my favourite quotes is from Alfred Hitchcock. He says, ‘I don’t mind films that are slices of life ... I make slices of cake’.

– Peter Jackson on his inspiration

Key Cast & Crew

Kathryn Asare

Presenter

Peter Jackson

Subject

Cameron Chittock

Subject

Kevin Isherwood

Reporter

Richard Taylor

Subject

Danny Mulheron

Subject