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Will Ferrell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Donal Lardner Ward

Sort of a cross between That Thing You Do! and Still Crazy, The Suburbans follows a one-hit '80s new-wave band (played by Craig Bierko, Will Ferrell, and cowriters Tony Guma and D...( read more  read more... )onal Lardner Ward) who pull themselves together to play their hit at a wedding and then find themselves pursued by a young record executive (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who wants to revive their careers. The band is enthusiastic until they discover that their rock career is now becoming a a combination of muckraking interviews and intrusive, round-the-clock videotaping à la VH1's Behind the Music. The movie's strength is that it avoids easy targets and focuses on personalities, which provides a lot of room for some surprising offbeat bits--cameos by Ben and Jerry Stiller are particularly funny. Hewitt is sweet and wears many cute, skimpy outfits. Amy Brenneman, as Ward's girlfriend, is excellent and makes the movie more than an entertainment pastiche. Ward, who also directed, would probably have been better off not casting himself in the lead, but he sustains a puppy-doggish appeal. Bierko, Ferrell, and Guma all acquit themselves well. And perhaps most importantly, their hit song, which is played several times, is actually an enjoyable slice of power pop with a bit of a Mersey-beat flavor. --Bret Fetzer

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R, 81 min.

Directed by: Donal Lardner Ward

Release Date: December 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: February 29, 2000

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  • dreamfaeries
    September 24, 2008
    dreamfaeries
    It was alright.
  • allefra25
    November 18, 2008
    allefra25
    This is honestly one of the worst movies I have ever seen.
  • Rosepetal75
    October 20, 2008
    Rosepetal75
    80's one-hit wonder The Suburbans: Danny (Donal Ward ) is a lead singer, Mitch (Craig Bierko) is a lead guitar, Gil (Will Ferrell ) is a bass player & Rory (Tony Guma) is a drummer are reunite to perform their only hit single at one of the band members' wedding.

    An up & coming...( read more) record company executive Cate (Jennifer Love Hewitt) pproaches them and suggests to shoot a pay-per-view reunion show. Record Company owned by Jay Ross (Ben Stiller).
  • klklein
    February 28, 2008
    klklein
    Rather pointless, but I had to see it just for Will Ferrell!
  • jacobblust
    July 17, 2007
    jacobblust
    Didn't use Will at all, and Jennifer Love Hewitt's looks just couldn't save this movie...
  • Matrix19
    June 16, 2007
    Matrix19
    JLH was smokin' (1 star) - and this movie sucked!
  • parasyte420
    April 12, 2007
    parasyte420
    now heres a Craig Bierko oldie i wanna see!! =D
  • SnoochieBootchies
    April 1, 2007
    SnoochieBootchies
    not a awful filmk, but not the best either, could have been alot better and funnier..ben stiller!! what were you thinking!
  • nanoqna
    January 1, 2007
    nanoqna
    jennifer love hewitt is the best part of this whole movie. the rest is dumb.

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