Strange Parents ( Parents ) - a movie .
| Strange parents | |
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| Parents | |
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| Genre | horror |
| Producer | Bob Balaban |
| Producer | Bonnie palef |
| Author script | Christopher Hawthorne |
| In the main cast | Randy Quaid Mary Beth Hurt Sandy Dennis Brian Madorsky et al. |
| Operator | Ernest Day Robin Vijon |
| Composer | Jonathan Elias |
| Film company |
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| Duration | 82 minutes |
| Budget | $ 3,000,000 [1] [2] |
| Fees | $ 870,532 [2] (in the USA) |
| A country |  Canada  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1989 |
| IMDb | ID 0098068 |
Story
1950s, a suburb of Massachusetts . A ten year old boy namedMichael Luml notices that his father Nick Luml , a mortuary worker, often brings home large pieces of meat. Then, of them, he, along with his wife and an excellent housewife Lily Luml prepares great dishes. However, parents do not want to answer Michael's questions about how much meat. And then the boy has gloomy suspicions, which soon develop into a firm belief about the cannibalism of his parents. Frightened and nervous, Michael is trying to somehow fix the situation. To do this, he turns to a social educator at his school, not knowing what this will lead to.
Cast
- Randy Quaid - Nick Luml
- Mary Beth Hurt - Lily Luml
- Sandy Dennis - Millie Dew
- Brian Madorsky - Michael Luml
- Juneau Mills-Cockell - Sheila Zoellner
- Katherine Grodie - Miss Baxter
- Deborah Rush - Mrs. Zoellner
- Graham Jarvis - Mr. Zoellner
- Helen Karskallen - Grandma
- Warren Van Evera - Grandpa
- Wayne Robson - Lab Operator
Awards and nominations
The list of awards is given in accordance with the data of IMDb [3] .
| Year | Prize | Category | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | International Science Fiction Film Festival Fantasy Festival | Best actor | Randy Quaid , Brian Madorsky | Victory |
| 1990 | Independent spirit | Best Actor | Randy Quaid | Nomination |
| 1991 | Saturn | Best Young Actor | Brian Madorsky | Nomination |
Notes
- ↑ Information on the film budget and box office . IMDb Date of treatment November 27, 2010. Archived on February 5, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Costing fees . Box Office Mojo. Date of treatment November 27, 2010. Archived on February 5, 2012.
- ↑ Information on awards and nominations . IMDb Date of treatment November 27, 2010. Archived on February 5, 2012.
Links
- Strange Parents on allmovie
- Strange Parents on Rotten Tomatoes
- Roger Ebert . Review and criticism of the film (English) (April 7, 1989). Date of treatment November 27, 2010. Archived on February 5, 2012.