You can be forgiven for ignoring this on the Video Store shelves back in the day – the Home Alone-ish box art and tag line is clearly looking for a handout.
But if you’re begging for an offbeat comedic pot-boiler in the zany tradition of Sonnenfeld, Coen or Raimi, this movie is definitely an attempt. And a good one at that. Bill Paxton, Marshall Bell, Colleen Camp and Michael Ironside star in this superbly dark Brooksfilms-produced comedy about an unwanted psycho houseguest – And being directed by FX maestro Chris Walas, it certainly doesn’t skimp in the latex department.
No one would mind if you let this vagrant squat on your shelf near, say, The Money Pit. But not in The Burbs’ backyard. -Pop