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Parents (1989)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 5  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 4.7/10

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Runtime: 83 mins

Synopsis: Little Michael (Bryan Madorsky) has everything his ten-year-old heart could desire - including a great dinner every night. But soon he questions where all the "leftovers" come from and discovers that his dad is bringing home much more than the bacon. Randy Quaid (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) and... Little Michael (Bryan Madorsky) has everything his ten-year-old heart could desire - including a great dinner every night. But soon he questions where all the "leftovers" come from and discovers that his dad is bringing home much more than the bacon. Randy Quaid (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) and Mary Beth Hurt (THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE) play the fearsome 50s parents, while Sandy Dennis (COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN) co-stars as a social worker. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Brian Madorsky

Director: Bob Balaban

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Release:

May 25, 1999

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Keep case
  • Cast and Crew Filmographies
  • Scene Access
  • Theatrical Trailer

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the movie is an intense comedy about psychological abuse that will repulse as many viewers as it pleases. The only reaction it will likely not instill is nonchalance.

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Pretty clever thriller that's about half as smart as it thinks it is.

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