For Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, above, is the annoying guy next door in "Neighbors." (Universal Pictures)
In "Neighbors," out Friday, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron are neighbors! Who don't get along! Oh, the zaniness! It could be worse, like in these films that feature the bad next door.
'Rear Window'
Two characters vie for the vile in this 1954 classic: Jimmy Stewart's Jeff Jeffries and Raymond Burr's Lars Thorwald. The former spies on everyone with a telephoto lens; the latter kills his wife. So about a draw.
'Funny Farm'
In this 1988 comedy, Andy (Chevy Chase, when he was more funny and less jerky) and wife move to the country so he can write. But you know all small-town folk are just weird, so the couple finds less quiet and more chaos.
'Apt Pupil'
Adapted from a Stephen King novella, this 1998 film is about the Nazi next door. Ian McKellen plays the war criminal in hiding; Brad Renfro is the teenager who turns out to be even scarier.
'The Stepford Wives'
The good 1975 one, not the bad 2004 one. Joanna (Katharine Ross) moves to Stepford, Conn., and finds that all the women are perfectly dressed and obsessed with housework. You know, like they're supposed to be.
'Rosemary's Baby'
Anyone who's seen a NYC-based episode of "House Hunters" knows it's really important to have "non-Satanist-filled building" on your wish list. It's too bad Mia Farrow just had to have those granite countertops in this 1968 film.
Source : http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/05/07/neighbors-zac-efron-film-riffs/
