Parents (1989)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950's 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 is a 1989 American black comedy horror film directed by Bob Balaban and starring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis a"

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"First viewing - Nov. 20th I've seen a fair bit of praise for Parents around here, so I'm glad I finally got the chance to check it out. It works well as a satire of '50s America as well as a dark horror-comedy, and Randy Quaid is clearly having a blast the entire time playing the father. The attention to detail is exquisite, and I often found myself impressed by the costumes and set design. I don't know that I think it's great, but it's really good and I appreciate everyone who put and kept thi"

Movies I watched in July 2019 (22 movies items)

" Date: 7/8/2019 Viewed: Amazon Prime Re-watch Note: I haven't seen this movie in over 20 years since it was on late night cable television. This movie is still great and does a good job on being a satire of the 1950s suburban lifestyle. This movie has a dark and surreal atmosphere to it that I really like a lot. The dream sequences in this movie are my favorite part of this movie because they are so strange and creepy to watch. I also like all of the characters and the acting in this movie is"

Favorite Horror Films: 1989 (27 movies items)

" Directed by: Bob Balaban Produced by: Mitchell Cannold, Bonnie Palef, and Steven Reuther Written by: Christopher Hawthorne Cinematography: Ernest Day and Robin Vidgeon Edited by: Bill Pankow Music by: Jonathan Elias Cinematography: Vestron Pictures"

Favorite Comedy Films: 1988-1989 (97 movies items)

" Directed by: Bob Balaban Produced by: Mitchell Cannold, Bonnie Paleuf, and Steven Rauether Written by: Christopher Hawthorne Cinematography: Ernest Day and Robin Vidgeon Edited by: Bill Pankow Music by: Jonathan Elias Distributed by: Vestron Pictures"

Top Favorite Films of 1989 (90 movies items)

"Directed by Bob Balaban Starring Bryan Madorsky, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Randy Quaid, Deborah Rush, Graham Jarvis, Kathryn Grody, Helen Carscallen, Wayne Robson, Warren Van Evera, Larry Palef, and Mariah Balaban "