The Burbs (The 'burbs) (1989)

6.2	Listal rating
6.6	IMDB rating

Directed by

Joe Dante

Starring (View all)

Ray Peterson

Lt. Mark Rumsfield

Carol Peterson

Art Weingartner

Ricky Butler

Bonnie Rumsfield

Dr. Werner Klopek

Uncle Reuben Klopek

Written by

Dana Olsen

(written by)

The Burbs Trailers

The 'burbs (6/10) Movie CLIP - The Femur (1989) HD

7 Views

Added 5 months ago

View all The Burbs videos (9 more)

Cover art, photos and screenshots

4 votes

1 vote

View all The Burbs pictures (9 more)

Lists

85 votes

Watched in 2012 (612 items)
list by Coby

Published 1 year, 4 months ago

13 comments

78 votes

Black Comedy - Updated Jan 2013 (310 items)
list by jaytoast

Published 3 years, 3 months ago

34 comments

54 votes

Pixar Owns You....Again! (68 items)
list by I.T.log

Published 2 years, 1 month ago

8 comments

49 votes

The Best of: Tom Hanks (25 items)
list by xolmis

Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago

14 comments

48 votes

strange neighbor... (20 items)
list by propelas

Published 2 years, 6 months ago

14 comments

View all The Burbs lists (75 more)

Reviews

The 'Burbs

6 years ago at May 4 12:33

Jessica

4 votes

Watching this movie for the first time on DVD (have seen it before, many times), I was reminded of how much I loved watching the old Tom Hanks comedies---you know, all those movies he did BEFORE he started doing all the Oscar-worthy movies.

This is an entertaining movie from start to finish. Some of the residents of a suburban area start to wonder about a strange family no one has ... read more

Suburban Paranoia

6 years, 7 months ago at Oct 13 20:40

jasoncarulli

3 votes

"Nobody knocks off an old man in my neighborhood and gets away with it." Such are the ramblings of paranoid suburban Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) and the team of surrounding neighbors who plot to uncover the truth that the reclusive Klopek family killed a fellow neighbor. It is not only the comedy that surrounds the character development of Tom Hanks from suburban boredom to suburban paranoid, it is t... read more

An average movie

6 months, 3 weeks ago at Oct 28 5:00

johanlefourbe

3 votes

I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie but even though this flick is now pretty much forgotten by the mainstram audience, it has still reached a somewhat cult status. It features one of this typical Tom Hanks performance from the 80's, you know, before he became a 'serious' actor. If you have seen one of those, you have seen all of them, but you have to admit, he was pretty good at this and ... read more

View all The Burbs reviews (1 more)

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.

Release date : 17 February 1989
UPC: 025192052828

Comedy (18), Paranoia (9), Suburbia (9), Thriller (7), 1989 (6), Basement (5), Black Comedy (5), Horror (5), Exploding House (4), Garbage (4), Peeping Tom (4), Suspicion (4), Dream (3), Fire (3), 1980s (3), Hypodermic Needle Attack (2), Occult (2), Electric Shock (2), Neighbor (2), Freaks (2)

Join Listal to add your own lists, reviews, tags, pictures and videos to this Movie

Update feed

Pygmyink added this to a list 4 days, 16 hours ago

Movies I have seen from childhood to adulthood! (901 movies items)

Rocconeverdies added this to a list 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Movies/TV Series Watched in 2013 (103 movies items)

Hootsaidtheowl voted for an image 1 month ago

Hootsaidtheowl added this to a list 1 month ago

My Horror Journal Of 2013 (46 movies items)

movies.popcorn added this to a list 1 month, 1 week ago

April 2013 (8 movies items)

"Day:11"

moviewatcher122 voted for an image 1 month, 1 week ago

moviewatcher122 added this to a list 1 month, 1 week ago

Watched in 2013 (225 movies items)

"April 10 "I'm not going to listen to this, I'm not going to hear this now." "Ray! Ray! You're chanting!" "Ray, unconscious chanting! You're chanting!" "I want to kill everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal." "Hey, once they get in here..." "...it's over, pal." I really wanted to like this. It's a horror comedy with Tom Hanks! It had a lot of potential, but it was ruined by an unfunny script. I only found one part funny in this movie and it's the line I quoted. This is the only Joe Dante m"

Hootsaidtheowl added this to a list 1 month, 1 week ago

Watched In April 2013 (33 movies items)

"3rd Viewing Owned DVD "

Jamie M. added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Films and the critics who hate them (732 movies items)

"A long shaggy dog story. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Although it initially flares up on high-concept firewood, this caper about nasty neighbors and curious klutzes gradually dies down into isolated crackles, sputters and phuts. - Desson Thomson, Washington Post For a while the movie threatens to become a minor plea on behalf of people who do not conform. - Vincent Canby, New York Times"

raisleygordon added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wide Releases (1838 movies items)

Hootsaidtheowl voted for an image 2 months ago

Hootsaidtheowl added this to a list 2 months ago

Watched In March 2013 (13 movies items)

"2nd Viewing/ March 18th Theater Viewing "

Jamie M. added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Favorite Film Title Screens (790 movies items)

Lyzette added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago

New-to-Me Films of 2013 (191 movies items)

"The thing I most admire about Joe Dante and his films is the fact that it's apparent just how much fun he's having with the material. The Burbs takes a satirical look at modern-day suburbia, infusing the narrative with horror elements that are central to Dante's filmography. It also offers a fair bit of dark humor and never really takes itself too seriously. Therefore, while there are many scenes that are brilliantly witty, there are also a good number that barely miss the mark. Tom Hanks is gre"

Jamie M. posted a image 3 months ago

keiju added this to a list 3 months, 1 week ago

Watched in 2013 (92 movies items)

added this to a list 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Every Movie I've Ever Seen (619 movies items)

xolmis added this to a list 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Best of: Tom Hanks (25 movies items)

Electrophorus Dragon posted a review 3 months, 2 weeks ago

“An absolute classic. You really can't describe The 'Burbs, a bit of horror, a bit of suspense, a bit of action, adventure and a huge assortment of comedy glued together with slapstick and dark humour. Altogether, a great film, a great cast and a great script. This film has sadly been forgot but for the few people who actually appreciate this film it remain an all-time great forever. Full marks to the director Joe Dante. Buy this film, its EXCELLENT!!!

7.5” read more

xolmis posted 3 images [View All] 3 months, 2 weeks ago