The Suburbans (1999)

Directed by

Donal Lardner Ward

Genre

comedy film, musical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

R

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A one hit wonder band from the 1980s gets a chance at a comeback when a record executive wants to revive their fame. The film follows the band members as they deal with the sudden attention and their own midlife doubts.

lightheartednostalgicunderstatedgentlequirkyamusinglow-key

What happens

The Suburbans is a 1999 American comedy drama film directed by Donal Lardner Ward, who co-wrote it with Tony Guma. It stars Ward, Craig Bierko, Will Ferrell, and Tony Guma as one hit wonder band the Suburbans and Jennifer Love Hewitt as a record company executive who wants to re-establish the band's fame. The Suburbans premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 1999, and received a limited theatrical release in 11 screens on October 29, and grossed $11,130. The film received negative reviews from critics (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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