The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their eccentric dwellers.
Plot
On Mayfield Place, a quiet cul-de-sac in the fictional suburban town of Hinkley Hills, Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) is trying to learn more about his mysterious new next-door neighbors, the Klopeks. Art Weingartner (Rick Ducommun), the Petersons' other next-door neighbor, believes the Klopeks are murderers.
One evening, Ray, Art, and veteran Lt. Mark Rumsfield (Bruce Dern) watch Hans Klopek (Courtney Gains) drive his dilapidated car from the garage to the curb, then carry a large, heavy garbage bag from the trunk, place it in his garbage can and bang it repeatedly with a garden hoe. During the night, Ray watches the Klopeks digging in their back yard with pick-axes in a rainstorm. The following morning, Art runs out to check the contents of the garbage truck as it is collecting the Klopeks' can. He is quickly joined by Rumsfield and Ray, but they find no human remains.
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The Burbs
by: Willy MasonSit still, sit still,
Take your bloody pills,
When you feel, don't twiddle your little thumbs.
You think you're big, such a silly kid.
When you grow up, you'll be just as fucked.
We know you'll never get your way.
That's not the way this game is played.
Look tall, look sharp, running is for the park.
Oh my dear heart, here is your running start.
Day school, night school, once even, we were cool.
Once we get there, we'll be just as scared,
Never had a chance to get our way.
Now you're the only game to play.
Be cool, be square, life isn't ever fair.
Big guns, big fun, work isn't even done.
By love's cell had built till you touch the sky.
Don't ask, don't tell, losers go to hell,
You got to fight to get your way.
That's just the way this game is played.
New start, new life, Grandpa's done, so be nice.
This is your house, that's how you get a spouse.
Pay raise, get paid, that's how you get laid.
Big gut, love smut, knife to door to cut.
Now you know how to get your way.
Don't let this bear distract your play.
Pray loud, stand proud, get into any crowd.
Get fair, get square, fight em to get a lair.
Down in their place, you will win this race.
Damn you, you always get your way.
Never a thought to what I say.
Reborn, brainstorm, tear up your little form.
Run and find me, out by the cherry tree.
Junior got smart, not gonna play that part.
Where will we go? This life's all we know.
What is there out there for two lonely souls?