Lurking in Suburbia

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Lurking in Suburbia
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Directed by Mitchell Altieri
Written byMitchell Altieri
Produced byMitchell Altieri
Phil Flores
Starring Joe Egender
Samuel Child
Ari Zaragis
Buffy Charlet
Distributed by Heretic Films
Ryko Distribution
Release date
  • May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lurking in Suburbia is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Mitchell Altieri, produced by Altieri and Phil Flores, and stars Joe Egender, Samuel Child, Ari Zaragis, and Buffy Charlet.

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Plot

On his thirtieth birthday, Conrad Stevens, a small-time writer, becomes disenchanted with his immature lifestyle and begins to wonder if there's more to life than partying and casual sex.

Cast

Release

Lurking in Suburbia was released on DVD on May 30, 2006. [1]

Reception

Variety dismissed the film as "yet another depiction of the collective anomie felt by a group of thirtysomething friends clinging to their high-school glory days. Tyro writer-director Mitchell Altieri's thin, but occasionally engaging pic plods along a path well-trodden by indie filmmakers of the '90s, particularly Whit Stillman and Noah Baumbach, while never amassing the rich characterizations or pointed insights that have distinguished this genre's more memorable efforts." [2] Don R. Lewis of Film Threat rated it 4/5 stars and wrote, "Lurking in Suburbia isn’t a perfect film, but it's a damn good one." [3] Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 4/5 stars and described it as "a sly, personal, and low-key indie comedy that manages to become more accessible and likable the longer it goes on." [1] David Johnson of DVD Verdict called it "an authentic, lighthearted, well-acted look at one guy's struggles with growing up." [4]

Reception

  1. 1 2 Weinberg, Scott (2006-06-21). "Lurking In Suburbia". DVD Talk . Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  2. Foundas, Scott (2004-06-24). "Review: 'Lurking in Suburbia'". Variety . Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  3. Lewis, Don R. (2004-06-22). "Lurking in Suburbia". Film Threat . Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  4. Johnson, David (2006-05-30). "Lurking In Suburbia". DVD Verdict . Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2014-06-08.


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