The Burbs (1999, DVD)

This is what suburban life is all about. Nosey neighbors involving themselves in the business of others. Tom Hanks is hilarious in this one. The Klopeks are the new, mysterious neighbors on the block. Hanks and his neighbors are about to get to the bottom of this one and find out what's up. Unfortunatly for them, they might not like what they find. A very funny movie where the humor hints towards the bizarre. The Burbs is a must for your comedy DVD collection.

This is my all time favorite movie. It is funny and makes a person want to live in a subdivision just like it. How neat it would be to have neighbors like Art,Ray and Rumsfield in your neighborhood.
This movie was near impossible to find on DVD and was very happy when I found it.

This is one of Tom Hanks' better comedic roles as a laid back suburban family man, who with his suspicious neighbors, feels that the new family on the block is up to no good. After a few recon missions around the house that fail to give them the scoop on these weirdos with the dead lawn, a suburban signal flare that you don't belong there, they just go up and ring the bell. Inside the house they meet the eccenric Klopecks who are always on the move for some reason, and soon will be moving again. The next day when the Klopecks go to make more moving arrangements, the gaggle of suspicious neighbors springs into action. With full military precision they gain entry to the creepy home and procede to the basement. There, Mr. Peterson (Hanks) and his cohort (Rick Ducommun), break a gas line digging for evidence in the basement trying to link the Klopecks to the disappearance of an elderly neighbor. Just as they are running from the leaking gas line, the Klopecks are returning home. Also returning home is the neighbor they all thought was murdered by the newcomers. Peterson (Hanks), running from the fireball that was thw Klopecks' house sees that they have returned with the cops, and all hell breaks loose, with fingers of accusation pointing everywhere, Peterson gives up and concedes defeat. He voluntarily dives into a waiting ambulance, hoping to get that rest he missed on his "vacation". The neighbors were right after all, and the evil Dr. Klopeck is there trying to silence Ray Peterson once and for all. After a struggle, the ambulance crashes, and its all over for the Klopecks, and the evidence in the trunk of their car is enough for the cops. Overall a little corny acting and dull jokes don't ruin this Hanks classic.

The Burbs - Great movie about a guy who is on vacation with plenty of time on his hands. He suspects his neighbor is killing people and sets out to prove it. Kind of like 'Rear Window' except funny.