The 'Burbs - I hadn't seen this in years and years. I don't know if it qualifies as a classic but I've always been very fond of it. From Director Joe Dante to the cast and wardrobe it's an 80's movie through and through. The most hilarious part is that (not to this degree of course) I've known people like this. Maybe we all have. Comedic Tom Hanks (back when he specialized in exasperated everyman) plays suburban schlub Ray Peterson. He's on vacation and looking forward to doing absolutely nothing. His wife Carol (Carrie Fisher) keeps trying to convince him to go spend some time up at "the lake" instead. But Ray is subliminally locked into "unofficial neighborhood watch captain" mode while being aided, abetted and egged on by his doofus neighbor Art Weingartner (Rick Ducommun). The dad posse is rounded out by wildly combative Vietnam vet Mark Rumsfield (Bruce Derrn).
After a new family moves in and draws their attention it isn't long before they're convinced the newcomers are up to no good. To Ray and his friends the fact that their run down house looks so sinister and the neighbors keep to themselves is reason enough. When another of their neighbors seemingly disappears overnight they check his house and find enough things out of place to crank their paranoia up to 11.
I think this is a guaranteed good time and that you can put this on and rest easy knowing you'll be entertained. The cast is certainly eclectic enough with Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore and Courtney Gains playing their sketchy neighbors the Klopeks. Dick Miller and Robert Picardo appear briefly as sanitation workers/garbagemen and look for a young Franklin Ajaye playing a police detective. Corey Feldman is also in it but not enough to harsh the good times. One of my favorite 80's comedies.
85/100