The 'Burbs

Settling in for some time off in his suburban home, Ray Peterson's (Tom Hanks) vacation becomes a horror when the Klopeks, a suspiciously odd family, move in down the block. Enlisting the aid of his paranoid buddy, Art (Rick Ducommun), and his militia-man neighbor, Rumsfield (Bruce Dern), Ray sends his son and wife (Carrie Fisher) away on a trip while he investigates the Klopeks.

When a neighbor disappears, Ray and his cohorts risk their lives to save their cul-de-sac from the clutches of evil.

• Release date: February 17, 1989 (USA)
• Director: Joe Dante
• Screenplay: Dana Olsen
• Box office: 49.1 million USD
• Budget: 18 million USD