He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
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Character
Classical in form, cool, effortless and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
Who loves it, who doesn't
17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Cartographers.
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Cast
- Tom HanksRay Peterson
- Bruce DernLt. Mark Rumsfield
- Carrie FisherCarol Peterson
- Rick DucommunArt Weingartner
- Wendy SchaalBonnie Rumsfield
- Corey FeldmanRicky Butler
- Courtney GainsHans Klopek
- Henry GibsonDr. Werner Klopek
- Gale GordonWalter Seznick
- Dick MillerVic, Garbageman #1
Crew
- Joe DanteDirector
- Dana OlsenWriter
- Robert M. StevensDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Marshall HarveyEditor
- Michael FinnellProducer
- Larry BreznerProducer
Where to watch
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
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