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The 'Burbs

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The 'Burbs
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PG,1hr 41min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1989
Director:
Joe Dante
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher  ...more
Synopsis: Ward and June Cleaver have nothing on suburban couple Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher. Together with their perfect son, Hanks and Fisher are so clean that they squeak. Thus, when new neighbors Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore and Courtney Gains begin evincing bizarre behavior, Hanks is slightly put out. Fisher thinks that Hanks is getting all worked up over nothing. Hanks and his fellow suburbanites endure all sorts of slapstick misadventures in the vain hope of getting "the goods" on the newcomers. ~ ... Full Synopsis
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Jason Buchanan, AMG Review
A purposefully hyper-exaggerated satire of suburban paranoia, Joe Dante's hit-or-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 ... Full Review
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Tom Hanks
Ray Peterson
Bruce Dern
Mark Rumsfield
Carrie Fisher
Carol Peterson
Rick Ducommun
Art Weingartner
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