Les voisins

Original title: Neighbors

1981
R
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

8.9K

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John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Cathy Moriarty in Les voisins (1981)

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Comedy

A quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the obnoxious new couple who moves in next next door.A quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the obnoxious new couple who moves in next next door.A quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the obnoxious new couple who moves in next next door.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

8.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
John Belushi was originally cast in the role of Vic and Dan Aykroyd in the role of Earl. The two decided to switch roles just prior to filming the movie. As such, Belushi and Aykroyd starred in this movie acting against type, loud-mouthed Belushi played a quiet character whilst the meeker Aykroyd played an over-the-top character.

Goofs
At the 10-minute mark, Elaine's photo partly shown at the bottom of the screen shows a portrait shot. Before that, it was a body shot.

Quotes
Vic: In light of Earl's feelings, I think it would be best if we left.
Enid Keese: Oh, no, no. Sit down, sit down. Let's finish this magnificent meal. Don't worry about Earl. He'll get over his feelings.
Vic: He spurned my sauce!
Enid Keese: No, he loves your sauce. He's just jealous, he can't cook.

Crazy credits
A gunshot can be heard after the end credits.

Alternate versions
The movie's original cut had a very dark ending with Earl getting killed, but the studio re-edited the film with a happy ending with Earl leaving home and joining Vic and Ramona on their adventures.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Neighbors, Sharky's Machine, Ghost Story, Pennies from Heaven (1981)

Soundtracks
Hello, I Love You
Written by Jim Morrison (uncredited), Robby Krieger (uncredited), Ray Manzarek (uncredited) and John Densmore (uncredited)
Performed by The Doors
Courtesy of Elektra Records

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Featured review

Despite the bad critical reception, a gem of a film

A plot synopsis here would be something of a waste of time, as one or more already appear on this site, but I felt some comments might attract another viewer to this unique film. The movie was very poorly received upon its release, by critics and audience alike. Many fans of Belushi and Aykroyd did not take to their reversal of what was typically their typecasts: here Belushi plays the straight man against Aykroyd's lunatic, which is what I beleive makes the movie so incredibly funny.

On another note: when watching this film, give some attention to the soundtrack, brilliantly done by Bill Conti. The soundtrack, which would probably not work with any other movie, fits Neighbors perfectly. Using the Wagnerian technique of leitmotives, Conti assigns themes to each character: Earl is portrayed by some "shlub" music on bass trombone, Vic gets an eerie theremin melody, Ramona's appearances are always underscored by a sultry saxophone, and native american drums accompany Earl's wife Enid. The way the music underlines the drama is hard to describe without sounding like it cheaply "mickey-mouses" the actions onscreen, so I will forgo an in-depth analysis.

Suffice to say: great movie, brilliant soundtrack.