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Synopsis

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

Year1989
CountryUnited States
DirectorJoe Dante
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suburban paranoia · neighborhood mystery · misguided investigation · fear of the unknown · small-town gossip

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