When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.
This story takes place in a typical American neighborhood, when some new neighbors come to live in the house next to Ray Peterson. These new people are really strange; nobody has ever seen them, their house is a real mess, and during the night you can hear weird noises from their basement. The only thing they know is their name: Klopeks. One day Walter (an old man of the neighborhood) suddenly disappears and everyone starts to suspect the Klopeks...Written by
Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
The name of the address of the suburban cul-de-sac was "Mayfield Place". See more »
Goofs
When the Klopec's house explodes, the manner in which it explodes reveals that it is only a shell, a facade, barely holding together just to make the explosion look more dramatic. See more »
Quotes
Art:
I'm tellin' ya, officer, there's a body buried in that house.
Detective #1:
The old man, Mr. Seznick right?
Art:
Yeah the old guy who's sitting here is buried in that house, Sherlock.
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Crazy Credits
At the end of the Universal Studios logo, the camera zooms into Earth and to where the film takes place. At the end of the film, the effect is played in reverse. See more »
What a film to escape into! This movie captures my childhood and is still watchable today.
The director/writer has paid close attention to human interaction for this movie. I love Tom Hanks's one-liners or slight facial movements, both speak volumes in a scene.
Unjustified credit for this classic comedy. I would recommend this film to anyone. Some regard this as a silly film, but i don't think that comment degrades it in anyway. I like silly films, something where actors egos don't get in the way of the story. We're all here for a laugh for 1-2 hours so entertain us, we say. And this film delivers gags, and visual comedy time after time.
I love the scene showing the guys as if they're kids in a street.
I love this movie and have recently purchase the Soundtrack off ebay.
I can watch this movie over and over again. Mrs Rumsfield is still as sexy when you watch it now.
Classic quote Mrs Peterson - "He will not come out until he resembles that man that i married." Art Weingartner - "We don't have that kinda time !"
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What a film to escape into! This movie captures my childhood and is still watchable today.
The director/writer has paid close attention to human interaction for this movie. I love Tom Hanks's one-liners or slight facial movements, both speak volumes in a scene.
Unjustified credit for this classic comedy. I would recommend this film to anyone. Some regard this as a silly film, but i don't think that comment degrades it in anyway. I like silly films, something where actors egos don't get in the way of the story. We're all here for a laugh for 1-2 hours so entertain us, we say. And this film delivers gags, and visual comedy time after time.
I love the scene showing the guys as if they're kids in a street.
I love this movie and have recently purchase the Soundtrack off ebay.
I can watch this movie over and over again. Mrs Rumsfield is still as sexy when you watch it now.
Classic quote Mrs Peterson - "He will not come out until he resembles that man that i married." Art Weingartner - "We don't have that kinda time !"