Summary
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 52Audiences 58GoodWatch 55
Tomatometer57%
Metascore47
User score7.0
IMDb5.5
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score50%
Box office
3.5×its budget
- Budget
- $9 M
- Worldwide
- $30 M
Worldwide it earned $21 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 50 more
Released
1981
December 18, 1981
45 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more14 people
- John BelushiEarl Keese
- Kathryn WalkerEnid Keese
- Cathy MoriartyRamona
- Dan AykroydVic
- Tim KazurinskyPa Greavy
- Tino InsanaPerry Greavy
- Henry Judd BakerPolice Officer #2
- IGIgors GavonChic
- DCDru-Ann ChuckranChic's Wife
- P.L. BrownPolice Officer #1
Lauren-Marie TaylorElaine Keese- DTDale Two EaglesMr. Thundersky
- SGSherman G. LloydFireman
- BKBert KittelFireman
Directing · 5
- John G. Avildsen Director
- Paula Mazur Second Assistant Director
- Mark McGann Second Assistant Director
- Lynn Lewis Lovett Script Supervisor
- Yudi Bennett First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Larry Gelbart Screenplay
Production · 6
- David Brown Producer
- Richard D. Zanuck Producer
- Kathy Talbert Casting
- Jonathan Filley Location Manager
- George Manasse Production Manager
- Nancy Wood-Tuber Production Office Coordinator
Camera · 8
- Gerald Hirschfeld Director of Photography
- Marc Hirschfeld First Assistant Camera
- Michael McGrath Dolly Grip
- James McGrath Key Grip
- Lorey Sebastian Still Photographer
- Ken Finlay Best Boy Grip
Editing · 3
- Jane Kurson Editor
- Paul Cavagnero Assistant Editor
- Chip Cronkite Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Bill Conti Original Music Composer
- Les Fresholtz Dialogue Editor
- Tod A. Maitland Boom Operator
- Les Lazarowitz Sound Mixer
- Dan Sable Sound Editor
- Stephen A. Hope Music Editor
Art · 5
- Peter S. Larkin Production Design
- William Kane Property Master
- Richard T. Allen Construction Manager
- Ken Kammerer Set Dresser
- Thomas C. Tonery Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- John Boxer Costume Design
- Michael R. Thomas Makeup Artist
- Joseph Coscia Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Lou Tobin Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Gary Zeller Special Effects
- Edward Drohan Special Effects
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