It all started on a nice, quiet suburban street. Everybody knew everybody. They all moved their lawns at the same time, all of the wives gardened, all the children played outside, you get the idea. Then some new neighbors moved in, and they were, well, different to say the least. They never came outside, they liked to dig up their backyard in terrible rainstorms in the middle of the night, and they had no lawn (it all died). They drove their trash to the end of their driveway and then beat the hell out of it with a rake. They were not a normal family, and their neighbors knew that. They had to do something. The new inhabitants were making the street look bad, very bad. So they sent the person that lived right next to them to see what was wrong. He drug his friend and they both came running back. So the women took control and at least got into the house. From there, the men went insane. They took to breaking fences and digging holes in the strange families basement only to result in blowing the entire house up. Yeah for superstition. You see, the men decided that this new family (the Klopeks) killed the old couple that formerly lived there (The Naps). Well, after virtually destroying the entire neighborhood, they get their answer, and Geraldo Rivera agrees to excavate the basement of the Klopeks. Great, huh. Anyway... This great horror comedy stars such great talent as... Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Rick Ducommun, and the superb Corey Feldman. But the best talent is displayed by Courtney Gains, start of a few 80's movies and one of my favs, "Memphis Belle" (He's Eugenne). He does a wonderful job as the youngest member of the Klopek family. Yea for Courtney!

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore, Courtney Gains, Gale Gordon, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, Cory Danziger, Franklyn Ajaye, Rance Howard

Directed: Joe Dante

Released: 1989

Time: 101m/ 1 hour and 41 min.