The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs

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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 evil doings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ballgame on the tube expected to spend his vacation.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The 'Burbs:

Tom Hanks
Bruce Dern
Carrie Fisher
Rick Ducommun
Wendy Schaal
Corey Feldman

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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 evil doings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ballgame on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

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LarsenOnFilm - 9/10 by Josh LarsenSo familiarity is certainly part of my outsized affection for this 1989 Joe Dante satire of suburban America. But I also think the movie has wider significance in the way it presents suburban expansion as a cheerier version of manifest destiny—an unstoppable force that gobbles up land and then quickly sets about circling the wagons.
Chicago Tribune - 9/10 by Dave KehrThough The burbs is hardly an actor's film, Hanks continues to demonstrate the ease and maturity that has been his since Big, while Dern, Ducommun and Feldman lend broad but effective support.
Daily Dead - 9/10 by Heather WixsonWhen it comes to the movies that get replayed frequently in my house, Joe Dante's The 'Burbs is easily amongst the top five on that list.
Empire - 8/10 by Kim NewmanOne of Tom Hanks' overlooked performances because this bizarre thriller-comedy ends so strangely but there's much to like here.
CineVue - 8/10 by Adam LowesSkillfully mixing elements of horror while never alienating its core PG demographic, The 'Burbs also benefits from a wonderfully playful score by the late great Jerry Goldsmith. While the film bottles it slightly at the end with the obvious, neatly-tied-together resolution which would have benefited from maintaining an ambiguity, the enormous sense of fun established by Dante and his cast in the run-up more than makes up for any shortcomings.
Radio Times - 8/10 by Adrian Turner[Director Joe Dante] excels at this sort of thing and delivers an intriguing picture, even though it threatens to stray into David Lynch territory but ultimately cops out. Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher offer fine support to the affable Hanks.
Nerdist - 7/10 by Michael ArbeiterSure, Carrie Fisher deserved a better role, but let's be honest-Carrie Fisher deserved a better planet.
Eye for Film - 7/10 by Jennie KermodeMuch more intellectually complicated than the average romance, Train to Zakopané may be heading to the expected destination but there's a lot to see along the way.
Reel Talk Online - 7/10 by Candice FrederickAlso starring Carrie Fisher, 'Burbs is a hilarious look at suburban mischief pre-Desperate Housewives. Check it out.
Creative Loafing - 6/10 by Matt BrunsonIt benefits from Dante's inventive direction, but it's hampered by an insufferable character in Ducommun's Art as well as an unfortunate (if predictable) denouement that totally upends the sturdy theme and edgy moralizing that would have made this unique.

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