Neighbors (1981)
| Release Date | 18 December 1981 |
| Budget | $8,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $29,000,000 |
| Tagline | Lock the doors... here come the Neighbors |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English, German |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Farce, Comedy of Manners |
| Themes | Feuds, Suburban Dysfunction, Faltering Friendships, Eccentric Families, Nothing Goes Right |
| Tones | Visceral, Campy, Light, Silly, Humorous, Paranoid |
| Tags | Dinner, Husband And Wife, Neighbor, Seduction, Suburbs |
Neighbors is a 1981 film based on the book by Thomas Berger. It was released through Columbia Pictures, directed by John G. Avildsen and stars John Belushi as Earl, Dan Aykroyd as Vic (renamed from the novel's Harry), Cathy Moriarty as Ramona, Kathryn Walker as Enid, and Lauren-Marie Taylor as Elaine. The film takes liberties with Berger's story, and features a more upbeat ending. The screenplay of the film is officially credited to Larry Gelbart, although it was extensively rewritten, to Gelbart's public disapproval.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kathryn Walker
Enid Keese
Igors Gavon
Chic
Dru-Ann Chuckran
Chic's Wife
Tim Kazurinsky
Pa Greavy
Tino Insana
Perry Greavy
P.L. Brown
Police Officer #1
Henry Judd Baker
Police Officer #2
Lauren-Marie Taylor
Elaine Keese
Sherman G. Lloyd
Fireman #1
Bert Kittel
Fireman #2
J.B. Friend
Additional Fireman
Bernie Friedman
Additional Fireman
Edward S. Kotkin
Additional Fireman
Michael Manoogian
Additional Fireman
Dale Two Eagles
Mr. Thundersky
Director
Writer
Thomas Berger
Producer
Irving Paul Lazar
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor
Jane Kurson
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Casting Director
Kathy Talbert
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Production Designer
Peter S. Larkin
Set Decorator
Thomas C. Tonery
Costume Designer
John Boxer
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Makeup Department
Joseph Coscia
hair stylist
Michael R. Thomas
makeup artist
Production Manager
George Manasse
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett
first assistant director
Frank Falvey
dga trainee
Paula Mazur
second assistant director
Mark McGann
second assistant director
Art Department
Richard T. Allen
construction supervisor
Ken Kammerer
set dresser
William Kane
property master
Ernest W. Southern
chargeman scenic artist
Sound Department
Rick Alexander
sound effects mixer
Les Fresholtz
dialogue mixer
Jerry Jacobson
sound editor
Les Lazarowitz
sound mixer
Tod A. Maitland
boom operator
Dan Sable
sound editor
Special Effects
Edward Drohan
special effects
Gary Zeller
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Biller
second assistant camera
Ken Finlay
best boy
Gil Geller
additional photographer
Marc Hirschfeld
first assistant camera
Ronald M. Lautore
camera operator
James McGrath
key grip
Michael McGrath
dolly grip
Lorey Sebastian
still photographer
Louis Tobin
gaffer
John Thomas Kennedy
key rigging grip
Michael Douglas Middleton
still photographer: props
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Klein
wardrobe: men
Rose Trimarco
wardrobe: women
Carol Anne Wegner
stand-by wardrobe
Editorial Department
Paul Cavagnero
assistant editor
Music Department
Stephen A. Hope
music editor
Peter T. Myers
orchestrator
Arthur Piantadosi
music mixer
Bruce Robb
music engineer: theme song, music producer: theme song, music mixer: theme song
Other Crew
Rick Derby
production assistant
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf
assistant: John G. Avildsen
Jonathan Filley
location manager
Laurel Hargarten
production assistant
Michael Hourihan
teamster captain
Mary Kane
location services
Lynn Lewis Lovett
script supervisor
Vince Martinez
location auditor
Nancy Wood-Tuber
production office coordinator
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
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LK-TEL
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Warner-Columbia Film
Miscellaneous
Cherokee Studios
original music recorded and mixed at
Hastings Sound Editorial
sound effects
MS Billings Publicity Ltd.
publicity
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