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A Balasaur Score of 61 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, Metacritic 45/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
1,420 audience votes
Key crew
- Joe DanteDirector
- Dana OlsenWriter
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
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
- Robert PicardoJoe, Garbageman #2
- Theodore GottliebUncle Reuben Klopek
Stills
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Themes
garbagepsychopathparanoiadark comedyvacationsuburbianeighborserial killerslasherchainsawmurdererold dark house