Classic Friday : The 'burbs (1989) 8/10

Starring : Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher
Director : Joe Dante
Running Time : 97 mins

While enjoying a much needed and much deserved week off from work, Ray Peterson (Hanks) starts to suspect that his new neighbours, the Klopeks, might have a terrible secret. No one has ever seen them, and in the middle of the night they can be heard digging in their back yard. When he decides to take matters into his own hands and investigates, he discovers something very strange about the people next door...

This is probably Tom Hanks last great comedy, and is usually overlooked by many of his fans as it was made on the border of his transition into serious acting. The simple plot is very funny, and Dante's use of mixing horror with humour harks back to his work on Gremlins. A great comedy that everyone should see.

You’ll like this if you liked : Gremlins