Parents
There's A New Name For Terror...
1989 | 82m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Bob Balaban |
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| Writer: | Christopher Hawthorne |
| Staring: |
| Michael 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 27, 1989 |
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| Director: | Bob Balaban |
| Writer: | Christopher Hawthorne |
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror |
| Keywords | parents, cannibal |
| Production Companies | Great American Films Limited Partnership, Vestron Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $870,532
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![Parents (1989) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]](/extra_thumbs/VVDxDXq1VEY.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Randy Quaid | Nick Laemle |
| Mary Beth Hurt | Lily Laemle |
| Sandy Dennis | Millie Dew |
| Bryan Madorsky | Michael Laemle |
| Juno Mills-Cockell | Sheila Zellner |
| Kathryn Grody | Miss Judith Baxter |
| Deborah Rush | Mrs. Gladys Zellner |
| Graham Jarvis | Mr. Marty Zellner |
| Helen Carscallen | Grandmother |
| Warren Van Evera | Grandfather |
| Wayne Robson | Lab Attendant |
| Uriel Byfield | Little boy |
| Mariah Balaban | Little girl |
| Larry Palef | Announcer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Christopher Hawthorne | Writer |
| Jonathan Elias | Original Music Composer |
| Ernest Day | Director of Photography |
| Robin Vidgeon | Director of Photography |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Andris Hausmanis | Art Direction |
| Mike Harris | Set Decoration |
| Arthur Rowsell | Costume Design |
| Linda Gill | Makeup Artist |
| Suzanne Lore | Production Manager |
| Dori Berinstein | Production Executive |
| Andrew Poulos | Assistant Art Director |
| Laura Civiello | Sound Editor |
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Neil L. Kaufman | Sound Editor |
| Eliza Paley | Sound Editor |
| Gail Showalter | Sound Editor |
| Philip Stockton | Sound Editor |
| Brian Eddolls | Sound Designer, Sound Editor |
| Harry Peck Bolles | Sound Editor |
| Bob Balaban | Director |
| Bill Pankow | Editor |
| Risa Bramon Garcia | Casting |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Palef | Producer |
| Steven Reuther | Executive Producer |
| Mitchell Cannold | Executive Producer |
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