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5.5/10   405 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Rob Hedden (written by)
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Release Date:
17 September 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Knowltons have finally found a neighborhood to die for.
Plot:
Thriller about a man (John Ritter) who, along with his family, moves from a crime-ridden inner city... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Ritter ... Rick Knowlton
Mary Page Keller ... Leslie Knowlton
Hal Linden ... Philip Denig

Marshall R. Teague ... Doug Corwin

Todd Jeffries ... Mike Knowlton
June Lockhart ... Mrs. Billingsley

John Wesley ... Jerry Franklin
Alexandra Picatto ... Danielle Knowlton

Cody Dorkin ... Andy Knowlton

Frank Bonner ... Frank Williamson

Michele Scarabelli ... Sandi Barnett
Shirley Spangler ... Mary Williamson

Dan Gilvezan ... Steve Barnett
Douglas Rowe ... Hal
Cynthia Harrison ... Realtor at Grimes Reality
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence.
Runtime:
UK:89 min | USA:92 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:TV-14 (tv rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (video rating) | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Harry freaks out and starts to paint his window trim purple, the amount and position of the paint on the window changes several times more

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7 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Disturbing, 27 September 2006
7/10
Author: cqwerv from my house

Sure, it's a made for TV movie starring icons of 70s sitcoms, but now that it's 11 years later, "The Colony" is a disturbing metaphor for what the USA is rapidly becoming.

According to stories I've recently read in Consumer Reports, there are now chips in many products that can track the location of the product even after it has left the store. They merchants and government claim this is to make inventory control easier. But why does inventory control need to know that I have a can of shaving cream in my bathroom that was purchased on a certain date at a certain store?

There's now talk of all cars manufactured for sale in the US having government required black boxes, like those on airplanes, by 2008. They say they are to aid in things like auto accident investigations. But they will also monitor where you're driving and at what speed you're traveling. They will also inform law enforcement when your car is exceeding the speed limit so you can be mailed a ticket.

But hey, why worry?

The innocent have nothing to fear . . .

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