The 'Burbs [Blu-ray]

Director: Joe Dante

Overview

A suburban father comes to believe that his strange new neighbors are committing unspeakable acts in this comedy. When his family refuses to believe his suspicions, he becomes obsessed with finding the truth, and his inept efforts at espionage trigger numerous slapstick misadventures.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2016
UPC:	0025192351181
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	PG
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	4,765

Special Features

Alternate ending; Teaser trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Hanks	Ray Peterson
Bruce Dern	Mark Rumsfield
Carrie Fisher	Carol Peterson
Rick Ducommun	Art Weingartner
Corey Feldman	Ricky Butler
Henry Gibson	Dr. Werner Klopek
Wendy Schaal	Bonnie Rumsfield
Brother Theodore	Uncle Reuben Klopek
Courtney Gains	Hans Klopek
Gale Gordon	Walter
Cory Danziger	Dave Peterson
Heather Haase	Ricky's Girl Friend
Nick Katt	Steve Kuntz,Steve Kuntz
Brenda Benner	Walter's Daughter
Patrika Darbo	Art's Wife
Dick Miller	Vic, Garbageman #1
Robert Picardo	Joe, Garbageman #2
Franklyn Ajaye	Detective #1
Bill Stevenson	Ricky's Friend
Rance Howard	Detective #2
Dana Olsen	Cop
Kevin Gage	Cop
Gary Hays	Ricky's Friend
Jerry Goldsmith	Composer

Technical Credits

Dana Olsen

Dana Olsen	Screenwriter,Producer
Larry Brezner	Producer
Michael Finnell	Producer
Jeff Smolek	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

A purposefully hyper-exaggerated satire of suburban paranoia, Joe Dante's hit-and-miss comedy is often more miss than hit, though it's not without a fair amount of over-the-top charm and some good performances from Bruce Dern and Tom Hanks. Though younger audiences raised on his later efforts may forget that Hanks was a remarkable comedic actor early in his career, Dante utilizes the former Bosom Buddy's seemingly forgotten gift for zany neurosis to full effect here. With long stretches of mediocrity infrequently giving way to inspired, paranoid humor, the mysterious neighbors (played to full effect by Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore, and Courtney Gains) possess a formidable quirkiness straddling the line between eccentricity and outright menace. Suburban satire is no stranger to director Dante, though such previous efforts as Gremlins (1984) find the director on slightly firmer ground in terms of consistency. One-note performances by Carrie Fisher and Corey Feldman weigh the film down considerably despite providing the respective restraint and social cynicism their characters represent.