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The Suburbans

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In this satire of the music industry, the members of the Suburbans, a has-been 1980s band, reunite when one of them gets married. After Cate (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a promising young record executive, sees the ensemble's performance and encourages the Suburbans to launch a revival, lead singer Danny (Donal Lardner Ward), bassist Gil (Will Ferrell) and the rest of the group must reconcile their earlier momentary fame with their relatively quiet domestic lives.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/04/2005
2/5
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat 12/29/2003
1/5
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) 10/17/2002
1/5
Matt Easterbrook Matt's Movie Reviews 01/01/2000
4/10
Reel.com 01/01/2000
1/4
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Daniel M @MazzaQuePasa Nov 5 The cast was really great and the story could have been good, but the acting was just terrible by the main guys and they had terrible screen presence. It was a bit of fun at times which kept me to finish the movie lol See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 15 So ****ed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Tom K 12/21/2024 I actually liked this movie because I grew up in the era of MTV and so many one hit wonders who have long since vanished from the spotlight. That’s what makes this movie so endearing to me. Is it the best acted, strongest script? No. But it captures a feeling of “what if” and one person who still believes in them. It has a few laughs and some enjoyable moments like when they play their hit again for the first time in over a decade. I also love the cameo by A Flock of Seagulls as a wink and nod to all those bands from that era. There are worse ways to spend an hour and a half so check it out if you’re from this era too, as it captures the nostalgia I was looking for. See more Steve D 09/23/2023 Painfully unfunny and waists its best talent. See more 03/24/2015 feels all too familiar like say 'eddie & the cruisers" See more 07/23/2014 74% Got a little too sappy for me. See more Read all reviews
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Donal Lardner Ward

Director

Craig Bierko

Mitch

Amy Brenneman

Grace

Antonio Fargas

Magee

Will Ferrell

Gil

Tony Guma

Rory

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Synopsis In this satire of the music industry, the members of the Suburbans, a has-been 1980s band, reunite when one of them gets married. After Cate (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a promising young record executive, sees the ensemble's performance and encourages the Suburbans to launch a revival, lead singer Danny (Donal Lardner Ward), bassist Gil (Will Ferrell) and the rest of the group must reconcile their earlier momentary fame with their relatively quiet domestic lives.
Director
Donal Lardner Ward
Producer
J.J. Abrams, Michael Burns, Leanna Creel, Brad Krevoy
Screenwriter
Donal Lardner Ward, Tony Guma
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, TriStar Pictures
Production Co
Ignite Entertainment, HSX Films, Red Hour Films, Suburbans LLC, Motion Picture Corporation of America
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 29, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 25, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.8K
Runtime
1h 21m
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