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Parents is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Bob Balaban released in USA on 27 january 1989 with Randy Quaid
Parents (1989)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 january 1989
Length 1h21
Directed by Bob Balaban
OriginCanada
Themes Comedy horror films
Rating60%
Parents is a 1989 American black comedy horror film directed by Bob Balaban and written by Christopher Hawthorne. It stars Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis and Bryan Madorsky.
Synopsis
Ten-year-old Michael Laemle has moved with his parents Nick and Lily from Massachusetts to a new neighborhood in 1954 suburbia. As Michael is very socially awkward and also has an overly active imagination, he has trouble making friends at school. He is also prone to extremely weird dreams, such as dreaming that he has jumped into bed- only for it to collapse into a pool of blood.Actors
Randy Quaid
(Nick Laemle)
Mary Beth Hurt
(Lily Laemle)
Sandy Dennis
(Millie Dew)
Bryan Madorsky
(Michael Laemle)
Kathryn Grody
(Miss Judith Baxter)
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