The Suburbans
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DVD cover for The Suburbans
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| Directed by | Donal Lardner Ward |
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J. J. Abrams Michael Burns Leanna Creel Brad Krevoy |
| Written by | Donal Lardner Ward Tony Guma |
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| Music by | Robbie Konder |
| Cinematography | Michael Barrett |
| Edited by | Kathryn Himoff |
| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $11,130 |
The Suburbans is a 1999 American comedy-drama film that satirizes the 1980s revival hype around the turn of the 21st century. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Donal Lardner Ward, who also co-wrote the film with Tony Guma and directed.
The Suburbans premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 1999. It was released on a very limited number of screens (11) on October 29 of the same year, and grossing $11,130, is considered to have failed commercially. Of ten reviews counted at Rotten Tomatoes, all ten are negative.
In 1998, Danny, Mitch, Gil and Rory, formerly known as long-forgotten, early 1980s one-hit wonder band, The Suburbans, reunite to perform their only hit single at one of the band members' wedding. After the gig, Cate, an up-and-coming record company executive, approaches them and suggests to shoot a pay-per-view reunion show that would eventually re-establish the band's claim to fame. The four, more reluctantly than not, agree and subsequently face the ramifications on their personal lives as the show's production contrasts their former rock 'n' roll image with their now middle-class, suburban lifestyle. It soon becomes evident that Cate is probably the only remaining fan of the band, who, out of a personal interest in the matter, put her own career at stake.
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