Next Door (1994 film)

Next Door is a 1994 American black comedy television movie starring James Woods, Randy Quaid, Kate Capshaw and Lucinda Jenney.

They refuse campus housing and decide to live in the suburbs in order to expose their son Bucky to blue-collar types.

When the Benedettis’ obsession with lawn watering drowns Karen's azaleas, a feud erupts between the two families, escalating into a series of tit-for-tat actions.

In his review for Variety, John P. McCarthy complimented the performances of Woods, Quaid, and Capshaw, but wrote, "Cohen’s script has its ironies and logic, but there isn’t enough for a full-blown satire.

"[1] TV Guide wrote, "Barney Cohen's script is an amalgam of black comedy, suspense, and social commentary, but Next Door is never as funny, frightening, or incisive as it is unsettling.