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The 'Burbs

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6.8/10 • 1.3K

1989-02-171h 42m

ComedyHorrorThriller

He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

Directors
Joe Dante
Writters
Dana Olsen
Editors
Marshall Harvey

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks

    Ray Peterson

  2. Bruce Dern

    Bruce Dern

    Lt. Mark Rumsfield

  3. Carrie Fisher

    Carrie Fisher

    Carol Peterson

  4. Rick Ducommun

    Rick Ducommun

    Art Weingartner

  5. Wendy Schaal

    Wendy Schaal

    Bonnie Rumsfield

  6. Corey Feldman

    Corey Feldman

    Ricky Butler

  7. Courtney Gains

    Courtney Gains

    Hans Klopek

  8. Henry Gibson

    Henry Gibson

    Dr. Werner Klopek

  9. Gale Gordon

    Gale Gordon

    Walter Seznick

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kevin2019

Aug 1, 2025

8/10

"The 'burbs" develops in the most outrageously crazy ways imaginable as three overly curious neighbours band together and pool their limited resources to investigate their mysterious new neighbours and they inadvertently wreck all manner of assorted havoc upon their neighbourhood in the process. This film has been superbly directed by Joe Dante and he uses both visual comedy along with some gothic visuals to establish a genuine sense of macabre menace. He is invaluably aided throughout by the exemplary work of composer Jerry Goldsmith. He effortlessly manages to create all the various mood changes with an amusing and often magnificently subtle musical score that is well up to his marvellous Academy Award winning standard.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$49,100,000.00
Keywords
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