When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Cast
Tom Hanks
Ray Peterson
Bruce Dern
Lt. Mark Rumsfield
Carrie Fisher
Carol Peterson
Rick Ducommun
Art Weingartner
Wendy Schaal
Bonnie Rumsfield
Corey Feldman
Ricky Butler
Courtney Gains
Hans Klopek
Henry Gibson
Dr. Werner Klopek
Gale Gordon
Walter Seznick
Dick Miller
Vic, Garbageman #1
Robert Picardo
Joe, Garbageman #2
Theodore Gottlieb
Uncle Reuben Klopek
Franklyn Ajaye
Detective #1
Cory Danziger
Dave Peterson
Rance Howard
Detective #2
Heather Haase
Ricky's Girlfriend
Nicky Katt
Steve Kuntz
Bill Stevenson
Ricky's Friend
Gary Hays
Ricky's Friend
Kevin Gage
Cop
Dana Olsen
Cop
Brenda Benner
Walter's Daughter
Patrika Darbo
Suzanne Weingartner
Sonny Carl Davis
Voiceover Actor
Moosie Drier
Voiceover Actor
Leigh French
Voiceover Actor
Archie Hahn
Voiceover Actor
Billy Jayne
Voiceover Actor
Phyllis Katz
Voiceover Actor
Jeffrey Kramer
Voiceover Actor
Lynne Marie Stewart
Voiceover Actor
Arnold F. Turner
Voiceover Actor
Gigi Vorgan
Voiceover Actor
Carey Scott
Ricky’s friend (uncredited)
Tony Westbrook
Kid on Bike (Uncredited)
Kevin McCarthy
Ray’s Boss (uncredited)
Crew
Joe Dante
Director
Dana Olsen
Writer, Co-Producer
Marshall Harvey
Editor
Uri Katoni
Assistant Editor
Robert M. Stevens
Director of Photography
Carla McCloskey
First Assistant Director
David D'Ovidio
Second Assistant Director
Karen Shaw
Production Coordinator
Ron Howard
Executive Producer
Michael Finnell
Producer
Larry Brezner
Producer
Pat Kehoe
Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
James H. Spencer
Production Design
Michael D. O'Shea
Camera Operator
Kirk Bales
Dolly Grip
Judy Taylor
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Eric H. Sandberg
Costume Supervisor
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Costume Supervisor
Rosanna Norton
Costume Design
Christine Lee
Hairstylist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Michael Germain
Makeup Artist
George Simpson
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael J. Benavente
Sound Editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Editor
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ken King
Production Sound Mixer
Mark Mangini
Sound Effects
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
Ron Bartlett
Foley Editor
Aaron Glascock
Foley Editor
Stephen Purvis
ADR Editor
Leslie J. Kovacs
Chief Lighting Technician
Benny McNulty
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
E. Christopher Reed
Lighting Technician
Brent Poe
Lighting Technician
Ken W. Ballantine
Lighting Technician
Ken Pepiot
Special Effects Supervisor
Jeff Pepiot
Special Effects
Thomas R. Ward
Special Effects
Michael Arbogast
Special Effects
Michael Owens
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bill George
Visual Effects Art Director
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Randy White
Transportation Coordinator
Julianna Arenson
Production Accountant
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
Judy Cammer
Set Designer
Erin M. Cummins
Set Designer
James E. Tocci
Set Designer
Michael Muscarella
Construction Coordinator
Ciro Vuoso
Construction Foreman
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Roz Harris
Script Supervisor
Ray Saniger
Stunts
Jeff Ramsey
Stunts
Gary Morgan
Stunts
George P. Wilbur
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Rick Sawaya
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Jeff Smolek
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
John-Clay Scott
Stunts
John Hateley
Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Danny Costa
Stunts
Brian J. Williams
Stunt Double
Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
Hal Nelson
Best Boy Grip
John Hora
Additional Photography
Charles Saldaña III
Key Grip
Paul E. Sutton
Grip
Danny Falkengren
Grip
T. Daniel Scaringi
Grip
Adria Later
Studio Teacher
Reid Rosefelt
Unit Publicist
Charles L. Hughes
Art Direction
Nigel A. Boucher
Leadman
Dave Newhouse
Greensman
