- Parents (film)
Infobox Film
name = Parents
caption = DVD cover.
director =Bob Balaban
producer =Bonnie Palef
eproducer =Mitchell Cannold Steven Reuther
aproducer =
writer =Christopher Hawthorne
starring =Randy Quaid Mary Beth Hurt Sandy Dennis Bryan Madorsky
music =Jonathan Elias Angelo Badalamenti (orchestral music)
cinematography =Ernest Day Robin Vidgeon
editing =Bill Pankow
distributor =Vestron Pictures
released =January 27 ,1989 (USA)
runtime = 81 min.
country =Canada
USA
awards =
language = English
budget = $3,000,000 (estimated)
gross = $870,532 (USA)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:37275
imdb_id = 0098068"Parents" is a 1989
horror film directed byBob Balaban . The film is about a disturbed young boy living in 1950ssuburbia who suspects his parents ofcannibalism . The film starredRandy Quaid ,Mary Beth Hurt ,Sandy Dennis , andBryan Madorsky . Although the film is primarily in the horror genre (it can also be categorized as surrealistic horror, and the film has sometimes been compared to the work ofDavid Lynch [ [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3431 DVD Times - "Parents"] ] ), it features many comic moments, including the use of sitcom-like music in its soundtrack, and has sometimes been categorized as ablack comedy .Critics were mixed in their reaction to the film [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/movie-1015946/reviews.php Rotten Tomatoes] ] , and the film was not well received by audiences when it was originally released. The film had an estimated budget of $3 million, according to the
Internet Movie Database , but grossed only $870,532 in the United States.Business Data for "Parents" at the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098068/business Internet Movie Database] ] Since its initial box office failure, however, the film has developed a cult following onhome video . The film was released onDVD on May 25, 1999 in its unmatted full screen format. The original DVD went out of print for a brief period of time before the film was re-released in the DVD format as a double feature with the film "Fear", and "Parents" was presented for the first time inwidescreen since its original theatrical release.Notes
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