The 'Burbs

1989 film by Joe Dante
Movie film Q1740544
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The 'Burbs

Summary

The 'Burbs is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The 'Burbs's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The 'Burbs's director is recorded as Joe Dante[4].
  • The 'Burbs's screenwriter is recorded as Dana Olsen[5].
  • The 'Burbs's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith[6].
  • The 'Burbs's genre is recorded as comedy drama[7].
  • The 'Burbs's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • The 'Burbs's genre is recorded as adventure film[9].
  • The 'Burbs's genre is recorded as mystery film[10].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Tom Hanks[11].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Bruce Dern[12].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Carrie Fisher[13].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Rick Ducommun[14].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Corey Feldman[15].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Henry Gibson[16].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Courtney Gains[17].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Nicky Katt[18].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Brother Theodore[19].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Dick Miller[20].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Franklyn Ajaye[21].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Rance Howard[22].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Robert Picardo[23].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Wendy Schaal[24].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Gale Gordon[25].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Kevin Gage[26].
  • The 'Burbs's cast member is recorded as Patrika Darbo[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Michael Finnell[28], Ron Howard[29], and Dana Olsen[30]. The 'Burbs's director is recorded as Joe Dante[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Dana Olsen[5]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[11], Bruce Dern[12], Carrie Fisher[13], Rick Ducommun[14], Corey Feldman[15], and Henry Gibson[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[31], +1989-06-29T00:00:00Z[32], and +1989-02-17T00:00:00Z[33]. The 'Burbs's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include comedy drama[7], horror film[8], adventure film[9], and mystery film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 53%[35], 6/10[36], and 45/100[37].

Why It Matters

The 'Burbs ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,117 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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