The `burbs | | Cast : | Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman | | Director : | Joe Dante | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | February 17, 1989 | | DVD Released Date : | June 03, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Non-stop comedy! | Content
 | THE BURBS is great entertainment. Three super actors (Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern and Rick Ducommun) team up as suspicious suburbanites who find their new neighbors, the Klopeks, damned weird. Suspecting foul play, they decide to investigate what's going on in their neighbor's home while the Klopeks are out of town. The escapades are hilarious. The one-liners are keepers. Here's a couple of my favorites:
"You've had that in your shorts all day?"
"There go the god-damned brownies!"
"About a nine on the tension scale, Rube."
Enjoy! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 07, 2005 | | Summary | One of the best comedies ever! | Content
| This is a movie you will find yourself watching over and over. If not, then you would not be able to change the station if you came across it while channel surfing on TV. Each character in this movie is wrought from the mold of a perfect suburbia, with one exception, the new weird neighbors. No one has ever met them, talked to them, or even...took them brownies! Who are these people and why did Ricky Butler say he sees them digging at night in the back yard? Tom Hanks character, Ray is the hero of our story. He's on vacation but when boredom sets in he is bound to unravel the mystery behind these mysterious neighbors. It's practically his duty since he shares a property line with these creepy Klopeks. With his best friend Art at his side and Mark an ex-vet they decide to embark upon an investigation. Watch the hilarity ensue. Are the Klopeks sacrificing people in their back yard? Or Are suburbanites so bored, they will stop at nothing to end their own torture by torturing the "new neighbors"? You'll have to watch to find out. Be prepared, the one-liners just keep coming in this one. You will laugh until your sides hurt and become an undying fan of The Burbs. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 29, 2005 | | Summary | Back when Tom Hanks was fun to watch | Content
| Before Tom Hanks got all serious and delusional under the guidance of Steven Speilsburg, he had a long string of enjoyable comedies in the 80's. The Burbs is a good ol' 80's flick in the same fun vein as Volunteers, Splash, and Bachelor Party.
Well the 80's are gone forever (sniff sniff), but the movies live on. The Burbs is about a typical American neighborhood that just got some weird neighbors. You got the 'Doctor', 'Hans', and the rest of the ghoulish gang. The whole neighborhod thinks they murdered and sacrificed an elderly neighbor (who's really at the hospital).Carrie Fisher is great as Tom's wife, however the big breasted blonde housewife steals every scene she's in.
Some good laughs in this one. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 26, 2005 | | Summary | charming, amusing film | Content
| now this is a funny, well-done comedy. strong cast/lots of fun touches.
get a big bowl of popcorn and just relax. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 11, 2005 | | Summary | One of my absolute favorites! | Content
| It's not hysterical, but is more a feel-good comedy -about three very different neighbors uniting against the new "unseen" neighbor, so anynomous and strange that the entire neighborhood becomes paranoid. And all the peculiar noises coming from the house at night doesn't help their anxiousity. It looks something like a "ghost house", and so different than the rest of the houses/gardens down the street. The theme of these three neighbors, and the actors of course, works perfect. It hadn't been as funny without Hanks and Dern and "the fat guy" (Art in the movie). I have no idea how many times I've watched "The Burbs", but it's many -and in its' simplicity it appeals to you as a movie to relax to, and to be honest; these are the neighbors you'd love to live next to.
God, I love that street! |
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