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Parents

There's A New Name For Terror...

  • Movie
  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 22m

Directed by Bob Balaban

5.9

TMDB audience rating
5.9 out of 10 from 201 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Randy Quaid

    Randy QuaidNick Laemle

  • Mary Beth Hurt

    Mary Beth HurtLily Laemle

  • Sandy Dennis

    Sandy DennisMillie Dew

  • Bryan MadorskyMichael Laemle

  • Juno Mills-CockellSheila Zellner

  • Kathryn Grody

    Kathryn GrodyMiss Judith Baxter

  • Deborah Rush

    Deborah RushMrs. Gladys Zellner

  • Graham Jarvis

    Graham JarvisMr. Marty Zellner

  • Helen CarscallenGrandmother

  • Warren Van EveraGrandfather

  • Wayne Robson

    Wayne RobsonLab Attendant

  • Uriel ByfieldLittle boy

  • Mariah BalabanLittle girl

  • Larry PalefAnnouncer

Director
Bob Balaban
Writer
Christopher Hawthorne
Music
Jonathan Elias and Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography
Ernest Day and Robin Vidgeon