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An 80s one-hit wonder band named The Suburbans reform for a special performance at one of the ex-member's wedding. At the wedding, a young record company talent scout happens to be in the audience and decides to give the now 40-ish performers a comeback push. The film attempts to take a satirical look at the music business of the 90s and compare it to the simpler 80s scene.
It's 1980 and The Suburbans seemed destined for superstardom after their first big hit. But they quickly faded like the many one-hit wonders before them. Eighteen years have passed and the band members have gone their own way. For nostalgia's sake, they perform at fellow band member Gil's (Will Ferrell) wedding to accolades from an enthusiastic ...
The Suburbans is a 1999 American comedy-drama film that satirizes the 1980s revival hype around the turn of the 21st century. It stars Donal Lardner 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 claim to fame. Ward also co-wrote and directed the film. The Suburbans ...
Brief Synopsis. An account of four guys who hit it big in the early 1980's as "The Suburbans." With their song at the top of the charts they thought they had a promising career in front of them. Unfortunately they were destined to join the ever-growing list of one-hit wonders.
Feb 2, 1999 · The Suburbans Promising a Spinal Tap-like look at an erstwhile 80s New Wave band reuniting for one last chance at glory, The Suburbans instead delivers a mediocre ensemble comedy-drama thats not ...
The Suburbans ★½ 1999 (R)Bland and not very funny ensemble comedy. The Suburbans were an '80s one-hit wonder band who reunite 18 years later at member Gil's (Ferrell) wedding. Their impromptu reunion draws the attention of unlikely record company talent scout Kate (Hewitt), who decides she wants to resurrect their would-be music careers.
The Suburbans is a 1999 American comedy-drama film that satirizes the 1980s revival hype around the turn of the 21st century. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Donal Lardner Ward, who also co-wrote the film with Tony Guma and directed. The Suburbans premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 1999.
