Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
Parents
Directed by
Bob Balaban
Produced by Bonnie Palef
Produced by Bonnie Palef
Written by
Christopher Hawthorne
With:
Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Deborah Rush, Graham Jarvis, Kathryn Grody, London Juno, and Bryan Madorsky
Cinematography:
Robin Vidgeon and Ernest Day
Editing: Bill Pankow
Music: Jonathan Elias
Editing: Bill Pankow
Music: Jonathan Elias
Runtime:
81 min
Release Date: 27 January 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 27 January 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Balaban’s feature début as a director, about a '50s suburban kid who discovers his conventional seeming folks might be cannibals, plays like an interminable student film made by a David-Lynch-wannabe with no personal connection to dark imagery.