Movie · Comedy · Horror

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.

1989 · 1h 41m
Director Joe Dante

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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.

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Average 6.1
Reviews 45
Fresh 26
Rotten 19

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1989
Run Time
1 hr 41 min
Rated
12
Region of Origin
United States
© 1988 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC), German (Germany) (AAC)

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English (United States) (SDH), Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German (Germany) , Hungarian , Italian (Italy) , Norwegian , Polish , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish