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5.9Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.
Released: 1989-01-2782 minDir: Bob BalabanHorror, ComedyBudget: $3.0MBox office: $870,532
Cast
- Randy Quaid as Nick Laemle
- Mary Beth Hurt as Lily Laemle
- Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew
- Bryan Madorsky as Michael Laemle
- Juno Mills-Cockell as Sheila Zellner
- Kathryn Grody as Miss Judith Baxter
Themes
- dark comedy
- cannibal
- parents
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
8,846 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
66/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy horror
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Bob Balaban
- Cast member
- Wayne Robson
- Composer
- Jonathan Elias
- Production company
- Vestron Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Day
- Duration
- 80
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 1989-01-01
- title
- Parents
- film editor
- Bill Pankow
- review score
- 64%
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