- The Suburbans
Infobox_Film
name = The Suburbans
caption = DVD cover for "The Suburbans"
imdb_id = 0157075
writer =Donal Lardner Ward Tony Guma
starring =Jennifer Love Hewitt Donal Lardner Ward Amy Brenneman Tony Guma Craig Bierko Will Ferrell
director =Donal Lardner Ward
producer = J.J. AbramsMichael Burns Leanna Creel Brad Krevoy
distributor =Tri-Star Pictures
released = October 29, 1999
runtime = 81 min.
language = English
music =Robbie Konder
awards =
budget ="The Suburbans" is a 1999 drama that satirizes the 1980s revival hype around the turn of the century. It stars
Jennifer Love Hewitt andDonal Lardner Ward , who also co-wrote and directed the movie."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.Plot
In 1998 Danny, Mitch, Gil and Rory, formerly known as long-forgotten, early 80's one-hit wonder 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 life style. 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.
Cast
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Donal Ward as lead singer Danny
*Jennifer Love Hewitt as record company executive Cate
*Amy Brenneman as Danny's girlfriend Grace
*Craig Bierko as lead guitarist Mitch
*Will Ferrell as bass player Gil
*Tony Guma as drummer Rory
*Bridgette Wilson as Rory's girlfriend Lara
*Ben Stiller as record company owner Jay Rose
*Jerry Stiller as record company owner Speedo Silverberg
* Dick Clark as himself, hosting a fictional episode of "American Bandstand "
*Kurt Loder as himself, anMTV interviewer
*A Flock of Seagulls as themselves in a cameo appearanceExternal links
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/library/film/102999suburbans-film-review.html Janet Maslin's review] for the "New York Times "
* [http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev416.html Keith Bailey's review] for " [http://www.unknownmovies.com The Unknown Movies Page] "
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