The 'Burbs
1989 film by Joe Dante / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Burbs" redirects here. For the burbs, see Suburb.
The 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy film[1] directed by Joe Dante, and starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, and Gale Gordon. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who made a cameo appearance in the film.
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Directed by | Joe Dante |
Written by | Dana Olsen |
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Cinematography | Robert M. Stevens |
Edited by | Marshall Harvey |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $18 million |
Box office | $49.1 million |
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The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their sometimes eccentric dwellers, featuring a family man who suspects the "eccentric" new neighbors are hiding a dark secret.[2] A modest financial success which earned mixed critical reviews, the film is now regarded as a cult classic.[3]