DVD 97 mins IMDB 6.3
PG (Parental Guidance)
The 'Burbs
Universal Studios (1989)
In Collection
#44

My Rating:
8

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy
USA  /  English

Tom Hanks Ray Peterson
Bruce Dern Mark Rumsfield
Carrie Fisher Carol Peterson
Corey Feldman Ricky Butler
Rick Ducommun Art Weingartner
Henry Gibson Dr. Werner Klopek
Wendy Schaal Bonnie Rumsfield
Courtney Gains Hans Klopek
Robert Picardo Garbageman
Franklyn Ajaye Detective
Brother Theodore Uncle Reuben Klopek
Gale Gordon Walter Seznick
Dick Miller Vic, Garbageman #1
Cory Danziger Dave Peterson
Rance Howard Detective #2

Director Joe Dante
Producer Larry Brezner; Michael Finnell
Writer Dana Olsen
Cinematography Robert M. Stevens
Musician Jerry Goldsmith
User Credit 1 Marshall Harvey
User Credit 2 Rosanna Norton

An overstressed suburbanite and his paramilitaric neighbor struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family in town is a front for a cannibalistic cult.

Edition Details
Distributor Universal Studios
Barcode 025192052828
Region Region 1
Chapters 18
Release Date 5/4/1999
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $14.98
User Text 2 A comedy about one nice guy who gets pushed too far.
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Notes
Also Known As:
Life in the Burbs (USA) (original script title)

Trivia: Early in the movie, when Cory Danziger is eating breakfast, a box of Gremlins cereal can be seen on the kitchen counter in the background. Director Joe Dante also directed Gremlins (1984). (more)

Goofs: Continuity: The Peterson's Jeep is missing its headrests as Ray and Carol talk while it is parked: they appear as they pull out of the driveway. (more)

Quotes: Ray Peterson: Nobody knocks off an old man in my neighborhood and gets away with it. (more)

Awards: 1 nomination (more)