Neighbors (released in some countries as Bad Neighbours) is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O Brien. The film stars Seth Rogen and Zac Efron with Rose Byrne, Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in supporting roles. The plot follows a couple who come into conflict with a fraternity that has recently moved in next door, which leads them into an all out war.

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 8, 2014 and was released on May 9 in the United States. The film received positive reviews, with praise aimed at Efron s breakout performance, and was a commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide, and became Rogen s highest grossing live-action film. A sequel, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, was released on May 20, 2016, with Stoller returned to direct, and much of the cast reprising their roles.

Plot

Mac Radner and his Australian-born wife Kelly are adjusting to life with their infant daughter, Stella. The restrictions of parenthood make it difficult for them to maintain their old lifestyle, which alienates them from their friends Jimmy Blevins and his ex-wife, Paula. Delta Psi Beta, a fraternity known for outrageous parties, moves in next door. The fraternity s leaders, Teddy Sanders and Pete Regazolli, aspire to join Delta Psi s Hall of Fame by throwing a massive end-of-the-year party.

The Radners ask Teddy to keep the noise down, and to earn their favor, he invites them to join the party. Kelly meets Teddy s girlfriend Brooke Shy, and Teddy shows Mac his bedroom, which includes a stash of fireworks and a breaker box that controls the house’s power. Teddy agrees to manage the noise, but has Mac and Kelly promise to always call him instead of the police. The following night, when the party next door keeps Stella awake, Mac is unable to reach Teddy. Kelly convinces Mac to call the police anonymously, but Officer Watkins identifies them to Teddy. Betrayed, Teddy leads Delta Psi in hazing Mac and Kelly, resulting in Stella nearly eating an unused condom after the fraternity dumps their garbage on the Radners’ lawn. Mac and Kelly go to the college dean Carol Gladstone, but the school has a “three strikes” policy before it will intervene; Delta Psi s first strike was burning down their old house.

Failing to force the fraternity to move by damaging their house, Kelly manipulates Pete and Brooke into having sex, and Mac leads Teddy to catch them in the act. Teddy and Pete fight, and a barbecue grill injures a passing professor. This gives Delta Psi their second strike and places them on probation, effectively ending their party plans. Determined to shut down the fraternity, Mac and Kelly enlist the help of Jimmy, who is jealous that Paula is sleeping with Delta Psi member Scoonie. To acquire evidence of Delta Psi s hazing, they hire a pledge nicknamed Assjuice to stand up to Teddy and record him threatening retaliation. When Teddy instead shows him kindness, he reveals that Mac and Kelly hired him and are trying to sabotage the fraternity. A vengeful Teddy violently pranks the Radners and Jimmy with airbags.

They send Teddy a counterfeit letter from Gladstone lifting Delta Psi’s probation. The fraternity prepares for their end-of-the-year party, which Mac, Kelly, and Jimmy widely publicize to ensure it will be out of control. Once the party is in full swing, they notify the police, but Teddy realizes what the Radners have done, and stops the party just as Watkins arrives. Jimmy throws himself from the balcony to distract Teddy, allowing Kelly to sneak into Teddy s bedroom as Mac fights him off. Unable to open the breaker box to restart the party and alert Watkins, Kelly shoots one of the fireworks at his patrol car. Paula convinces Scoonie to turn on the power, reigniting the party, and she reunites with Jimmy. Teddy takes the blame for the party, convincing Pete to flee with the others, and is arrested; the fraternity is shut down.

Four months later, Mac runs into Teddy, who is working as a shirtless greeter at Abercrombie & Fitch. They greet each other warmly and Teddy reveals he is attending night classes to complete his degree. Mac takes off his shirt and jokingly acts as a greeter with Teddy. Later, Mac and Kelly take pictures of Stella in various costumes for a calendar. They get a call from Jimmy and Paula inviting them to attend Burning Man. Mac and Kelly decline, accepting their new roles as parents.

Cast

• Seth Rogen as Mac Radner, Kelly s husband
• Zac Efron as Teddy Sanders, president of Delta Psi Beta
• Rose Byrne as Kelly Radner, Mac s foul-mouthed Australian wife
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Scoonie Schofield, a member of Delta Psi Beta
• Dave Franco as Pete Regazolli, vice-president of Delta Psi Beta
• Ike Barinholtz as Jimmy Blevins, Mac and Kelly s friend
• Carla Gallo as Paula Faldt-Blevins, Jimmy s ex-wife
• Jerrod Carmichael as Garfield “Garf” Slade, a member of Delta Psi Beta
• Craig Roberts as Gary Assjuice , a member of Delta Psi Beta
• Lisa Kudrow as Dean Carol Gladstone
• Hannibal Buress as Officer Watkins
• Halston Sage as Brooke Shy
• Ali Cobrin as Whitney
• Jason Mantzoukas as Dr. Theodorakis
• Brian Huskey as Bill Wazowkowski, Mac s boss
• Liz Cackowski as Wendy, Mac and Kelly s realtor

Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Adam DeVine, Blake Anderson, Anders Holm, Kyle Newacheck, and Jake Johnson make cameo appearances as historical members of Delta Psi Beta.

Production

Seth Rogen and Zac Efron became attached to the film before it was pitched to studios. Universal and New Line Cinema put in bids for the film, with Universal eventually securing the rights of the then-untitled project in July 2011, which was written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O Brien. The script was written shortly after. It was inspired by Cohen and O Brien s fear of adulthood.: 3 In May 2012, Nicholas Stoller was in talks to direct the film. The story was originally about Rogen s character and students in a frat but as it was too similar to Old School, Stoller changed the script so that it would focus on Rogen s character and his wife against the frat students. Producer Evan Goldberg said: The initial idea was frat war with Zac Efron. Maybe Seth, but definitely Zac Efron. Byrne s role grew from a footnote relegated to the responsibilities of adulthood to a full-on partner-in-crime. Cohen also said: Initially, our biggest problem with the script was that it was too repetitious, and amping up Kelly’s involvement and bringing her into the war broke everything wide open. : 6 Rogen welcomed the change, to me that made it even better because it became less about me and some guys fucking with a frat. It was much more about me and my wife, which was way more interesting. The cast and crew had two weeks of rehearsals during which they practised improvisation.

Principal photography began in April 2013 and was completed by the end of May 2013 in Los Angeles, United States. Filming lasted 38 days. The two houses used in the film are situated in the West Adams District of Los Angeles.

Cameras and iPhones were distributed to extras, partygoers, and cast members for additional first-person perspective.: 11 On August 26, 2013, the film s original title Townies was changed to Neighbors. The film was released as Bad Neighbours outside of the U.S., to prevent confusion with the similarly titled Australian soap opera.

A work-in-progress cut of the film was screened on March 8, 2014, at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas during South by Southwest.

Release

Neighbors grossed $150.2 million in North America and $120.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $270.7 million against a budget of $18 million. Calculating in all expenses, Deadline Hollywood estimated that the film made a profit of $136.1 million. It is Rogen s highest grossing non-animated film, surpassing Knocked Up ($219.1 million).

The film grossed $49 million in its opening weekend in North America, finishing the weekend in first place at the box office. The opening total was the third highest United States opening for a non-sequel R-rated comedy behind Sex and the City ($57 million) in 2008 and Ted ($54.4 million) in 2012.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73% based on 224 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website s critics consensus reads, With plenty of bawdy humor evenly spread between its well-matched stars, Neighbors earns its R rating — and filmgoers laughs. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 45 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A+ to F scale.

Critics praised Efron s performance, and noted that he had successfully shed the Disney kid pretty boy stereotype. Critics also praised Byrne s performance and the writers decision to have her character be a co-conspirator with Rogen s character as opposed to having her on the sidelines.

Accolades

List of awards and nominations

Group	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients	Outcome
15th Golden Trailer Awards	May 30, 2014	Best Comedy	Trailer 4	Nominated
		Best Comedy Poster	Teaser One-sheet	Won
		Best Comedy TV Spot	Mad Neighbors	Won
MTV Movie Awards	April 12, 2015	Best On-Screen Duo	Zac Efron and Dave Franco	Won
		Best Shirtless Performance	Zac Efron	Won
		Best Fight	Seth Rogen vs. Zac Efron	Nominated
		Best Kiss	Rose Byrne and Halston Sage	Nominated
		#WTF Moment	Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne	Won
		Best Musical Moment	Seth Rogen and Zac Efron	Nominated
		Best Comedic Performance	Rose Byrne	Nominated
2014 Young Hollywood Awards	July 28, 2014	Best Threesome	Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse	Nominated
		Best Cast Chemistry–Film	Neighbors cast	Nominated
41st People s Choice Awards	January 7, 2015	Favorite Comedic Movie	Neighbors	Nominated
20th Critics Choice Awards	January 15, 2015	Best Actress in a Comedy	Rose Byrne	Nominated

Soundtrack

Neighbors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	April 29, 2014
Length	42:58
Label	Atlantic, Back Lot

The soundtrack was released as a digital download in the US on April 29, 2014, and in the UK on May 12, 2014.

Standard edition

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	Get Ur Freak On / Keep Me	Missy Elliott and The Black Keys	3:27
2.	Freaking Out	Flo Rida feat. StayC Reign	2:58
3.	Good Day	Nappy Roots	3:39
4.	London Bridge	Fergie	3:25
5.	Girls Girls $	Theophilus London	3:12
6.	All Night	Icona Pop	3:08
7.	Hurt Me Tomorrow	K naan	3:49
8.	Die Young	Kesha	3:33
9.	Cheap Beer	FIDLAR	2:23
10.	Raise Those Hands	Bassjackers and R3hab	4:57
11.	First Name Trouble	Witchman featuring Marz	4:16
12.	Here Comes the Hotstepper (Heartical Remix)	Ini Kamoze	4:11

Sequel

On February 6, 2015, it was announced that a sequel to Neighbors is in development, entitled Sorority Rising, with Stoller set to return to direct. Once again written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O Brien, the film follows Mac and Kelly joining forces with Teddy to take on the sorority girls who move into the old frat house. Rogen, Byrne and Efron, as well as Franco, Barinholtz and Gallo, all reprised their roles. Chloë Grace Moretz, Kiersey Clemons, Beanie Feldstein and Selena Gomez also joined the cast. Principal photography began in mid-2015 and the film was released May 20, 2016.

Year	2014
ReleaseDate	2014-05-09
RuntimeMins	97
RuntimeStr	1h 37min
Plot	After they are forced to live next to a fraternity house, a couple with a newborn baby do whatever they can to take them down.
Awards	Awards, 7 wins & 11 nominations
Directors	Nicholas Stoller
Writers	Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien
Stars	Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron
Produced by	Brian Bell,Andrew Jay Cohen,Joseph Drake,Evan Goldberg,Nathan Kahane,Matthew F. Leonetti Jr.,Brendan O Brien,Seth Rogen,James Weaver
Music by	Michael Andrews
Cinematography by	Brandon Trost
Film Editing by	Zene Baker
Casting By	Melissa Kostenbauder,Francine Maisler
Production Design by	Julie Berghoff
Art Direction by	Gary Warshaw
Set Decoration by	Sophie Neudorfer
Costume Design by	Leesa Evans
Makeup Department	Laurene Alvarado,Matt Danon,Maggie Fung,Lee Gren,Roxane Griffin,Carey Jones,Jamie Kelman,Peter Robb-King,Joy Zapata
Production Management	Brian Bell,Michelle Brattson,Meryl Emmerton,John Portnoy
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Steve Battaglia,Andrew Jay Cohen,Jeff Dashnaw,Vincent G. Gonzales,Todd Havern,Luke Maxcy,Michael J. Moore,Dillon Neaman
Art Department	Isaac Badillo,William Eliscu,Jeff Errico,Christine Eyer,Sonny Grand,Simon Holt,Crystal Hopkins,Steve Howard,Rachel Immaraj,Jamie Klenk,Creighton Larson,Sean Mannion,Christine Mitchell,Jason Perrine,Eric Rood,Brett V. Shirley,Wayne Springfield,Casey Van Maanen,Nic Weethee,Travis Pinn
Sound Department	Christopher S. Aud,Michael Babcock,Patrick Christensen,Angelina Faulkner,Tom Hartig,Oleg Kulchytskyi,Mary Jo Lang,Matteo Marciano,Julia Max,Alyson Dee Moore,Steve Nelson,Jason Oliver,Tom Ozanich,Mark Purcell,Jonathan Rego,Kyle Rochlin,John Roesch,Jeff Sawyer,John Sheridan,Bruce Tanis,Joe Watts,Hugo Weng,Ryan Young,Andrew Bock
Special Effects by	John Fleming,Mark Rappaport,Christopher A. Suarez,Ron Trost,Sarah Trost
Visual Effects by	Cat Rowe Farquharson,Joe Greenberg,Katrina Kim,Isaac Lipstadt,Jesse Morrow,Jayaraj Muthukumar,Jay Warren,Pablo Pollaci
Stunts	Randall Archer,Jonathan Arthur,Chad Dashnaw,J.J. Dashnaw,Jeff Dashnaw,Keith Splinter Davis,Jeremy Fitzgerald,Houston Hooker,Kanan Hooker,Crystal Hooks,Nancy McCrumb,Ryan Staats,Jeremiah Vaughn,Jordan Warrack
Camera and Electrical Department	Brandon Alperin,Kevin Atkinson,Cody Jake Banks,Francis Capone,Jonathan Coyne,Brian D Haem,Noah Dille,Gabriel Diniz,Justin Duval,Ben Dynice,Amy Ecklund,Brent Egan,John P. Fleenor,Shaun Giordano,John Gorman,Ryan Grzelak,James Markham Hall Jr.,Michael Brian Hart,Kira Hernandez,Chad Herr,Blake Hooks,Willow Jenkins,Matthew Kistenmacher,Eric Leach,Robert J. Lynn,BJ McDonnell,Markus Mentzer,Phil Miller,Kris Ostergaard,Bradley D. Reed,Kevin Stanley,Wayne Swab,Ed Tewalt,Matthew Thiemann,Paul Thompson,Tom Valentin,David J. White II,Glen Wilson,Ryan Worden,Scott Yamano,Rusty Davis
Casting Department	Derrick Dover,Alexander Iravani,Rich King,Ashley Lambert,Jeremy Lambert,Meghan Lennox
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Jessica Albertson,Matt Chase,Mairi Chisholm,Angelina Coscuna,Brad Holtzman,Unchin Lee,Reiko Porter,Jessica Posada,Marie Schley,Samantha Schwartz
Editorial Department	Mandy Arnold,Chris Clark,Doug Delaney,Ashley Mayse,Dan Muscarella,Dylan Quirt,Morning Star Schott,Matt Sweat,Michael A. Webber,Joe Zappia,Lauren Flasher
Location Management	Stacey B. Brashear,Tristan Daoussis,Robert Foulkes,Brian Patrick Kinney,David Park
Music Department	Stephen Kaye,Jonathan Leahy,Edie Lehmann Boddicker,Angela Leus,Alison Rosenfeld Moses,Manish Raval,Rob Simmons,Bridget Ward,Tom Wolfe
Script and Continuity Department	Brenda Lopez
Transportation Department	Michael Allegro,Cesar Angobaldo,Stephanie Leigh Coronado,Stan Mataele,Ron M Neil,Michael Sean Ryan,Richard C. Ryan,Rick Scheil,Jeremiah Vaughn,George Williams Jr.
Additional Crew	Andrew Amato,Zackry Barclift,Michael Belmonte,Ryan Biel,Kevin A. Canamar,Nick Carignan,John Clarkson,Jamie Clevenger,Jessica Drake,Josh Fagen,Heidi Falconer,Chase Fein,Mike Flavin,Jay Floyd,Charlie Fountaine,Andy Gaines,Jenny Gienger,Wendy Goldfisher,Kathryn Hensel,Chris Holly,Meredith Humbracht,Jackie Kroopf,Che Landon,Ruben Languren,Rick Lipton,Gabriella Ludlow,Kev Magee,Christie Mattull,Maddy Meyburgh,Lisa Monahan,Denise Mora,Crystal Munson,Karen S. Neasi,Sasha Nonas-Barnes,Bola Ogun,David Anthony Ortiz,John Portnoy,Mark Rappaport,Mike Revell,Kevin Rosen,Catherine Round,Alexander Salazar,Dee Schuka,Douglas I. Schwartz,Sam Schweikert,Pia Shah,Robert St. Laurent,Brandon Stewart,Kim Thio,Aaron V. Williamson,Maytal Zchut,Laurie Alexander,Roger Berard,Nikhil Jassawalla
Thanks	Judd Apatow,Kyle Hunter,Baz Karbouris,Suzanne Lindbergh,Alex McAtee,Ariel Shaffir
Genres	Comedy
Companies	Good Universe, Point Grey Pictures
Countries	USA
Languages	Ukrainian, English
ContentRating	R
ImDbRating	6.3
ImDbRatingVotes	309799
MetacriticRating	68
Keywords	friendship,topless female nudity,urination,jewish,broken leg