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1989 "THE 'BURBS" opening day advertisement...
1989 "THE 'BURBS" opening day advertisement...
Item # 718324
February 21, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 21, 1989
* "The 'Burbs" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in New York City
* American black comedy by Joe Dante
* Actors Tom Hanks & Carrie Fisher
Page 84 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "THE 'BURBS" (see images)
AI notes: The 'Burbs (1989), directed by Joe Dante, is a sharp and eccentric dark comedy that satirizes suburban paranoia through the lens of a bored everyman, Ray Peterson (played by Tom Hanks), who becomes convinced that his new, reclusive neighbors—the Klopeks—are involved in something sinister. Set entirely within a quiet cul-de-sac, the film masterfully blends Hitchcockian suspense with slapstick humor, exploring how ordinary people can spiral into hysteria when routine is disrupted. As Ray and his quirky neighbors, including the intense Lt. Rumsfield (Bruce Dern) and the bumbling Art Weingartner (Rick Ducommun), descend deeper into conspiracy theories, their collective fear and nosiness reflect a broader commentary on Cold War-era distrust and the dark undercurrents of American suburbia. With Joe Dante’s signature mix of genre parody and surrealism, and standout performances—particularly Hanks’ comedic timing and gradual unraveling—The 'Burbs endures as a cult classic that cleverly blurs the line between the absurd and the unsettling.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete in 158 pages, one fold across the center, nice condition.
Provenance: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
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Category: The 20th Century
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