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| Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty, Igors Gavon
Studio: Sony Pictures
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Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 2775
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303257739
UPC: 043396600690
EAN: 9786303257730
ASIN: 6303257739
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1981
Release Date: August 6, 1996
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Condition: rental,stickers tape/box
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 76
 I'm not alone anymore... August 25, 2005
James W. (La Mesa, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Wow, I thought I was the only person on the planet that loves this movie. I am pleasantly surprised to see so many reviews here (positive, no less). When I tell people this is my all-time favorite dark comedy, they have no idea what I'm talking about. "Neighbors...what's that?"
For those not in the know, here is the basic story: Earl (Belushi) lives on the end of this cul de sac which appears to be in the middle of nowhere. There are only two homes on the street. Earl lives in one and the other is vacant. There's a swamp in the yard (how cool is that?!) and there are these dangerous-looking power lines running through the back yard emitting bolts of electicity every few minutes.
The movie begins with Earl coming home with his wife from a hard day of work. He's this ultra-conservative guy with a boring evening routine. As he sits in front of his TV to watch the evening news (as his wife prepares dinner in the kitchen) he hears a car door slam shut. Minutes later, the door bell rings (ding, dong). Enter the new neighbors, Vick and Ramona. Get ready for a ride! The next 24 hours gets interesting. Little ol' Earl has his life turned totally upside down by these crazy, crazy new neighbors. I mean, these neighbors don't even sleep!
This is a must-see for anyone who loves dark or offbeat comedies. Watch this with an opened mind and enjoy the ride!
Saw it at the Milton-Freewater, OR Drive-In, summer 1982 September 3, 1999
dvincentroff@seanet.com (Seattle, WA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
It's still as funny and bizzare now as it was back then. Great atmosphere movie for a Friday night. "Neighbors" is a wonderful companion to films such as Scorsese's "After Hours." Don't bother with Leonard Maltin's "tiresome" review.Not for everybody -- thank Christ!
 Interesting concept March 3, 2003
Darian Dennison (Walla Walla, WA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Neighbors is a pretty interesting movie cause John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's roles are reversed meaning John Belushi plays the serious role while Dan Aykroyd plays the crazy role.
This movie is about a middle aged man named Earl Keese (Belushi) who is a bored suburbanite and he and wife don't speak to each other often, then a younger couple (Dan Aykroyd and Cathy Morarity) moves in next door and the fun begins.
This movie doesn't have much of a plot but it's a good way to spend an hour and a half by watching this movie, for those who want a great performance by John Belushi may not think much of this movie but I truly think that you should give this movie a try, unfortunately this was John Belushi's last movie cause a year later he died of a heroin overdose and he will always be in my heart cause he has done so much is his short lived career from Animal House, Saturday Night Live, Blues Brothers and the underrated romantic comedy Continental Divide.
Far from humorless, this twisted comedy is da bomb January 25, 1999
Robert M. Nesom (hrothgar@earthlink.net) (hernando, ms)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Far from the humorless exercise in torture you may have been led to expect, this movie is a tour-de-force of rapier wit and twisted hysteria. A potent cross between comedy and psychological horror with a twist of sarcasm thrown in for good measure, this movie is a monument to the comic genius that was the Akroyd & Belushi team. No serious comedy collection is complete without this masterpiece.
"Hope you like blueberry pancakes and little baby sausages." June 18, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Earl Keese is an unimaginative Walter Mitty. After Captain Vic and Empress Ramona move next door, Earl begins on a 24 hour journey to save his soul - to be released from the stagnant swamp of dead-end living - and 9-5 working.The swamp scene behind Earl's house is a powerful and mythic metaphor of Earl being "sucked down" by outside forces. It's also where he becomes baptized into a "new world" where he will reign. This follows many of the Joseph Campbell tests and trials of the mythic hero. Both Belushi and Aykroyd expand their acting by switching their normaly stereotyped roles. Great performance by Oscar-Nominated (Raging Bull) Cathy Moriarty as the temptress. An often over-looked film. A brilliant symbiosis of the comedy and thriller genre. Filmed on Staten Island.
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