Parents

Parents

81 mins | Comedy, Horror | Jan. 27, 1989

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.

Parents

81 mins | Comedy, Horror | Jan. 27, 1989

Parents
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Great American Films Limited Partnership, Vestron Pictures
Original title Parents
Directors Bob Balaban
Writers Christopher Hawthorne

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

Deborah Rush

as Mrs. Gladys Zellner

Graham Jarvis

as Mr. Marty Zellner

Helen Carscallen

as Grandmother

Warren Van Evera

as Grandfather

Wayne Robson

as Lab Attendant

Uriel Byfield

as Little boy

Mariah Balaban

as Little girl

Larry Palef

as Announcer