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About
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Theatrical
Feb 17, 1989
Box Office
$49.1M
Budget
$18.0M
Return
2.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 10, 1989
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Rollins-Morra-Brezner Productions
Quotes
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Taglines
A comedy about one nice guy who gets pushed too far.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unexpected Revelations Amidst Chaos
Mark
Art!
Bonnie
Your wife's home!
Mark
And your house is on fire!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →T
Tom Hanks
Ray Peterson
B
Bruce Dern
Lt. Mark Rumsfield
C
Carrie Fisher
Carol Peterson
R
Rick Ducommun
Art Weingartner
W
Wendy Schaal
Bonnie Rumsfield
C
Corey Feldman
Ricky Butler
C
Courtney Gains
Hans Klopek
H
Henry Gibson
Dr. Werner Klopek
G
Gale Gordon
Walter Seznick
D
Dick Miller
Vic, Garbageman #1
R
Robert Picardo
Joe, Garbageman #2
T
Theodore Gottlieb
Uncle Reuben Klopek
F
Franklyn Ajaye
Detective #1
C
Cory Danziger
Dave Peterson
R
Rance Howard
Detective #2
H
Heather Haase
Ricky's Girlfriend
N
Nicky Katt
Steve Kuntz
B
Bill Stevenson
Ricky's Friend
G
Gary Hays
Ricky's Friend
K
Kevin Gage
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