The ‘Burbs
The ' Burbsis being reboot into a series starring Keke Palmer , with Seth MacFarlane among the executive producers . manoeuver by Joe Dante ( pixy ) , the 1989 black funniness follows a accentuate - out suburban resident physician and hisneighbors who become convinced that a newfangled sequestered family in their neighborhood is involved in a murderous Satanic cult . Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher staras a couple , with the cast also including Bruce Dern , Rick Ducommun , Corey Feldman , Wendy Schaal , Henry Gibson , and Gale Gordon .
Now , 35 years later , the flick is being reboot into a serial . According toDeadline , Palmer is coiffure to star in a Peacock series remakeofThe ' Burbs . The project is led by executive producer Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment , which bring forth the 1989 moving-picture show . MacFarlane is also among the executive producers , along with Celeste Hughey ( Palm Royale , Dead to Me),who is writing the series . Dana Olsen , who wrote and cameoed in the original movie , is a co - executive producer .
How Peacock’s The ‘Burbs Series Updates The 1989 Movie
The Series Is Set In Present-Day Suburbia
Though it received mixed reviews from critics at the clock time of its liberation , The ' Burbswas a modest box - office successin 1989 , making over $ 49 million on a mid - sized $ 18 million budget . Over the years , through its release on home plate media , The ' Burbshas garner a bombastic audience and achieved cult classic status , paving the way for a contemporary remake . Though it should maintain many of the base and comedic element that made the original a cultus classic , Peacock’sThe ' Burbsseries should also update the cloth for forward-looking interview .
The ' Burbshumorously satirizes suburban life and its occasionally offbeat occupant , focalise on a family line man who becomes suspicious that his outre unexampled neighbors are concealing something sinister . Peacock ’s seriesremake will update the setting to a New suburban neighborhood and centre on a young couple , with Palmer portraying the wife , as they move back to the husband ’s childhood home . Their peaceable animation is interrupt when new neighbour move in next door , and previous secrets of the cul - de - sac resurface as dangerous new terror demolish the facade of their tranquil community .
The ' Burbsseries will be filmed at the same location as the original 1989 movie , the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood .
WhileThe ' Burbsboasts an challenging premise , a appealing casting , and upstanding direction by Dante , critics ultimately consider the film ’s musical genre - bend efforts to be a disappointment . With Keke Palmerand a new creative squad on board , hopefully , Peacock ’s serial wo n’t suffer from the same pitfalls . Palmer ’s personal appeal and comedic timing aloneare enoughto bring a impertinent , innovative appeal to Peacock’sThe ' Burbsseries while maintaining the suburban chaos of the original motion-picture show .
The ' BurbsKey Facts Breakdown
Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score
56 %
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score
71 %
Box Office
$ 49 million
Budget
$ 18 million
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Cast
The ' Burbs is a dark comedy directed by Joe Dante , starring Tom Hanks as Ray Peterson , a suburbanite who grows funny of his eccentric new neighbors . As foreign effect unfold , Peterson and his friends become increasingly positive that something sinister is happening next door . The film search root of paranoia and suburban life with a humorous tress .
