The Suburbans
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Actor: Amy Brenneman, Brian Chlebowski, Cleo Adell, Craig Bierko, Dick ClarkBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-02-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Suburbans
Movie Review: Surprisingly Funny and Entertaining
Summary: 4 Stars
I do agree with the other reviewers that there was a lot more that could have been done with the premise, but for my money this was a light, enjoyable romp through the music biz, with an amazingly beautiful JLoveH, a funny-as-always Will Ferrell, and a hilarious turn by the father/son Stiller team.
Still, the anchor in all of this is Amy Brenneman, who turns in a deft, mature performance that keeps the film rolling over the sometimes spotty script and direction. Let me say this, too -- by the end of the movie you will love the Suburbans' one-hit song.
Summary of The Suburbans
There goes the neighborhood when THE SUBURBANS - the height of cool back in the day - are rediscovered by an overly eager fan turned highpowered music executive (Jennifer Love Hewitt) determined to stage the comeback of her favorite eighties band. Suddenly four regular guys (Craig Bierko Will Ferrell Tony Guma and Donal Lardner Ward) find themselves faced with the possiblity of recapturing the fifteen minutes of fame they lost eighteen years ago. But when their fantasy of rock stardom is replaced with the reality of humiliating MTV interviews an ill-fated video and an impossible lack of talent.... THE SUBURBANS must decide whether to go down quietly as one hit wonders or squeeze the retro trend 'till it squeaks!System Requirements:Running Time: 87 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY Rating:?R UPC:?043396043879Sort of a cross between That Thing You Do! and Still Crazy, The Suburbans follows a one-hit '80s new-wave band (played by Craig Bierko, Will Ferrell, and cowriters Tony Guma and Donal Lardner Ward) who pull themselves together to play their hit at a wedding and then find themselves pursued by a young record executive (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who wants to revive their careers. The band is enthusiastic until they discover that their rock career is now becoming a a combination of muckraking interviews and intrusive, round-the-clock videotaping ? la VH1's Behind the Music. The movie's strength is that it avoids easy targets and focuses on personalities, which provides a lot of room for some surprising offbeat bits--cameos by Ben and Jerry Stiller are particularly funny. Hewitt is sweet and wears many cute, skimpy outfits. Amy Brenneman, as Ward's girlfriend, is excellent and makes the movie more than an entertainment pastiche. Ward, who also directed, would probably have been better off not casting himself in the lead, but he sustains a puppy-doggish appeal. Bierko, Ferrell, and Guma all acquit themselves well. And perhaps most importantly, their hit song, which is played several times, is actually an enjoyable slice of power pop with a bit of a Mersey-beat flavor. --Bret Fetzer
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