The 'Burbs |  | Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman, Rick Ducommun
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  175 reviews
Sales Rank: 3452
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD20528D
ISBN: 0783233515
UPC: 025192052828
EAN: 9780783233512
ASIN: 0783233515
Theatrical Release Date: February 17, 1989
Release Date: May 4, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) would like nothing better than to spend a quiet week's vacation in his suburban home, drinking beer and watching TV. But, spurred on by his two friends' spinning of boyish paranoid fantasies about their reclusive neighbors, the Klopeks, the usually down-to-earth Ray begins to suspect his idyllic neighborhood has been invaded by an evil force, to the point where he and his friends become psychotically nosey. You see where this is going, and you see it from a mile off. Only the general surface-thin plot is somewhat offset by director Joe Dante's fine sense of the absurd, and a host of engagingly played neighbor-types, namely Rick Ducommun as Ray's best friend who's always proposing bad ideas, and Bruce Dern as a sometimes wild-eyed ex-vet who'd love some action. Dante and crew seem to have a knack for keeping these broad characterizations light enough that you don't mind their superficiality. But the best jokes in this unprepossessing film come from composer Jerry Goldsmith's score; Bruce Dern's presence, for instance, is announced by the theme from Patton, and the boys' first approach to the Klopeks' for a meet-and-greet is buttressed by classic strains from Sergio Leone spaghetti Westerns. Kudos to the Klopeks, for their evil ways are ably embodied by Henry Gibson, Courtney Gains, and Brother Theodore. In particular, any suburb that finds it's inhabited by the likes of Brother Theodore is in dire need of new zoning laws. But Carrie Fisher's role as Ray's amiably long-suffering wife is thankless, and she deserves better. --Jim Gay
Product Description
A suburbanite cancels his vacation trip to help keep watch on his creepy new neighbor. When a grouchy neighbor disappears the watch group descends on the suspect house.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG
Street Date: 06/03/03
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
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 all time favorite November 9, 2009
kathymarr12 (MI, United States)
I love this movie. I watch it probably too much but I still laugh every time. Every character is hilarious an every scene.
Happy in Miami November 4, 2009
Dorothy A. Bliss (MiamiFl)
This is an oldy, but a goody. Very funny and great acting. I would highly recommend it. Great service from Amazon.
The Trouble with Suburbia October 24, 2009
Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
Would you like to know what your neighbors really do in their spare time? Well, The Burbs may not be completely truthful, but it is hilarious to watch. Here's a dark comedy that pokes fun at suburbia and the people who live in it. It may not be laugh-out-loud funny, but it's funny nonetheless. The acting ensemble is first-rate: Hanks, Fisher, Ducommun, Dern, and Feldman played their parts perfectly. The silly horror gimmicks never get tiring after repeated viewings. This is one of director Joe Dante's better films, and it really is worth watching.
The Burbs September 28, 2009
Yvonne Johnson (Dearborn, MI USA)
The tape was like new, exactly as described and came within a few days of order placement. It was for my sister-in-law who is in a nursing home with a brain tumor. All she has to look forward to every day is watching a movie on her VCR. The Burbs is her favorite movie. It makes us feel good to see her laugh. Thank you!
Excelent DVD September 17, 2009
Tim O'Hara (Phila, Pa United States)
I always liked the movie and on a whim I thought maybe its on Amazon and of coarse it was and with choices of used or new so I ordered a used copy which was excellent got it in two days very satisfied with Amazon and seller
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