Neighbors (2014)

After they are forced to live next to a fraternity house, a couple with a newborn baby do whatever they can to take them down.

Director:

Nicholas Stoller

Writers:

Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O'Brien

Stars:

Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron

6 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Seth Rogen	...	Mac Radner
Rose Byrne	...	Kelly Radner
Elise Vargas	...	Stella
Zoey Vargas	...	Stella
Brian Huskey	...	Bill Wazowkowski
Ike Barinholtz	...	Jimmy
Carla Gallo	...	Paula
Zac Efron	...	Teddy Sanders
Dave Franco	...	Pete
Halston Sage	...	Brooke
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Scoonie
Jerrod Carmichael	...	Garf
Craig Roberts	...	Assjuice
Ali Cobrin	...	Whitney
Kira Sternbach	...	Brittany

Storyline

Kelly and Mac are settling down in a quiet neighborhood with their newborn child, until the frat brothers move into the house next door. Teddy is the President, and Pete is his right hand man, and they're quick to accept friendship when Kelly and Mac introduce themselves as the neighbors. Night after night, Mac asks Teddy to lower the fraternity's noise, even accepting the invitation to the party one evening. When Teddy goes back on his word to keep the partying down, Mac calls the police to deal with the problem. The police quickly blame Mac for their presence, and the war begins. As the family feuds with the frat brothers, things get hilariously dangerous and the fraternity ends up on thin ice with their college. After receiving their final warning and being placed on probation, Mac and Kelly pull a prank so ingenious that Teddy and Pete are forced to respond. All hell breaks loose, from Robert DeNiro parties to Christopher Mintz-Plasse having sex in the bushes, this comedy shows ...

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | erection | dildo | lesbian kiss | sex in a chair | 

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Taglines:

The battle for the street begins.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, and drug use throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad Neighbors

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$49,033,915 (USA) (9 May 2014)

Gross:

$150,056,505 (USA) (15 August 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Universe, Point Grey Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Became the fourth largest R-rated comedy in history after its opening weekend total of $49,033,915.

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Goofs

In the fight scene between Teddy and Mac Zac Efron's hair is perfect when he removes his skullcap and starts dancing around with his fists. But after one groin kick his hair is mussed and he's sweaty as if it's his thirtieth take.

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Quotes

Assjuice: Do you know how many bj's they promised me?
Assjuice: Infinite bj's. They promised me infinite bj's

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Crazy Credits

Baby Stella is dressed like the main characters during calendar photo shoot as the actors names appear on screen during the end credits.

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Connections

References Meet the Fockers (2004)

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Soundtracks

I Wanna See You Move It
Written by Jacques Slade, David Korkis
Performed by Jacques Slade (as Kustoo) and David Korkis (as Young Mozart)
Courtesy of BLS Music

User Reviews

Finally, proof that trolls and spoofers have the upper hand...

As I write this review, there are around 200 reviews posted. As far as I can tell, fewer than 10 of them rate this film at 7 stars or above, yet its average rating is slightly more than 7 stars. In fact, while the vast majority of reviews on the first five pages give it only 1 star, the ratings summary says that only 1.2% of those rating it gave it just 1 star.

This is a long way of saying that it's now inescapable fact that trolls, spoofers, and studio shills dominate the site. A system is only useful until enough people figure out how to game it, and this is (sadly) now the case for this site.

On to the review: Neighbors had a big challenge to overcome with me, as I just don't normally find Seth R. and his "Seth Pack" to be very funny. Unfortunately, this film fails on every level to provide either humor or entertainment. It's a rare film that can depict all characters as totally unsympathetic and get away with it. After all, the viewer needs to be able to identify with SOMEONE in a story or film, even if it's the third-party narrator. This movie has absolutely no sympathetic characters in it at all. It's the essence of comedic nihilism. I didn't like any of the characters, none of them said anything that was vaguely funny, and I didn't identify with any point of view expressed in the film. To make matters worse, the director relied solely on profanity and T&A for shock value.

Totally worthless movie. Don't waste your time.