The 'Burbs is a 1989 black comedy directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, and Bruce Dern. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their eccentric dwellers.
The movie opens at night, on Mayfield Place, a cul-de-sac in the fictional suburban town of Hinckley Hills, Iowa. Ray (Tom Hanks) awakens to strange noises coming from ...
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The 'Burbs is a 1989 black comedy directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, and Bruce Dern. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their eccentric dwellers.
The movie opens at night, on Mayfield Place, a cul-de-sac in the fictional suburban town of Hinckley Hills, Iowa. Ray (Tom Hanks) awakens to strange noises coming from his mysterious new neighbors' house and goes outside to investigate. On his way back inside, he sees the cigar-smoking ex-soldier Mark Rumsfield (Bruce Dern) watching the Klopeks' house from his bedroom window. The following morning, Ray watches Queenie, Walter Seznik's (Gale Gordon) dog, defecate on Rumsfield's lawn. Moments later, Rumsfield comes out and accidentally steps on it, causing a scene with Walter. Later, Art (Rick Ducommun) almost kills Ray while attempting to shoot some crows, then invites himself into Ray's home for breakfast....
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