Earl Keese is an uptight and conservative man leading a monotonous life on a dead-end street in a suburban neighborhood, alongside his dismissive wife, Enid. His peaceful, dreary life changes when the eccentric Zecks—charming and chaotic Vic, and sultry and seductive Ramona—move into the abandoned, disheveled house next door. The Zecks immediately impose themselves on the Keese household, with Earl quickly overwhelmed by Vic's quick-talking ways and flustered by Ramona's sexual overtures. After Vic cons Earl into giving him cash and his car to collect takeaway food, only to use it to make pasta at home, Earl responds by trying to prank Vic by hiding his car. However, due to the car's faulty brakes, Earl accidentally pushes it into the nearby swamp.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, Irving Paul Lazar, Bernie Brillstein |
| Directed By: | John G. Avildsen |
| Written By: | Thomas Berger, Larry Gelbart |
| Cast: | Henry Judd Baker, Igors Gavon, Tino Insana, Dale Two Eagles, Dru-Ann Chuckran, Cathy Moriarty, Bernie Friedman, Edward S. Kotkin, P.L. Brown, Lauren-Marie Taylor, Tim Kazurinsky, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bert Kittel, J.B. Friend, Michael Manoogian, Sherman G. Lloyd, Kathryn Walker |
| In Theaters: | Dec 18, 1981 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Production: | Brillstein Company, Columbia Pictures |
| Budget: | $8,500,000 |
| Box Office: | $29,916,207 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |