The ‘Burbs’: How a Movie on Social Commentary Missed The Mark

Kate McCrea Staff Writer In 1989, a little cult film was born. Starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schall, Rick Ducommon, Dana Olsen, Courtney Gaines, and Henry Gibson as the mysterious new neighbors, “The ‘Burbs” directed by Joe Dante, was a social commentary on how life in the “burbs wasn’t as peachy and warm apple pie as it seems.” In the … Continue reading The ‘Burbs’: How a Movie on Social Commentary Missed The Mark