Ugh, daddy's a cannibal

Movie
German title	Ugh, daddy's a cannibal
Original title	Parents
Country of production	USA , Canada
original language	English
Publishing year	1989
length	80 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Bob Balaban
script	Christopher Hawthorne
production	Bonnie Palef
music	Jonathan Elias
camera	Ernest Day Robin Vidgeon
cut	Bill Pankow
occupation
Randy Quaid : Nick Laemle Mary Beth Hurt : Lily Laemle Sandy Dennis : Millie Dew Bryan Madorsky : Michael Laemle Juno Mills Cockell : Sheila Zellner Kathryn Grody : Mrs. Baxter Deborah Rush : Gladys Zellner Graham Jarvis : Mr. Zellner Helen Carscallen : Grandmother Warren Van Evera : grandfather

Ugh - Daddy is a cannibal (Original title: Parents ) is an American - Canadian horror comedy from 1989 . Directed by Bob Balaban and written by Christopher Hawthorne .

action

The action takes place in the USA in the 1950s. Ten-year-old Michael Laemle's family moves to a small town. Michael suspects his parents of cannibalism and suspects that they would also give him human flesh to eat. He tells his school colleague Sheila Zellner and the social worker employed at his school these assumptions, but they don't believe him. In the end, Michael kills his father after he stabbed the mother.

Reviews

Film-Dienst wrote that the film was "an imaginative as well as macabre account of the" American way of life "of the 50s, which admittedly rolled out the child's murder fantasies all too thoroughly" .

Cinema magazine called the film a "biting satire" .

Awards

Randy Quaid and Bryan Madorsky received awards from the Mostra Internazionale del Film de Fantascienza e del Fantastico di Roma in 1989 . Randy Quaid was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 1990. Bryan Madorsky was nominated for the Saturn Award in 1991 .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Toronto . Its production amounted to an estimated 3 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 871,000 in US cinemas.

Web links

• Ugh - Daddy's a cannibal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Ugh - Daddy's a cannibal at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ugh, Daddy is a cannibal in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on August 20, 2008
2. ↑ Cinema , accessed August 20, 2008
3. ^ Filming locations for Parents , accessed August 20, 2008
4. ^ Box office / business for Parents , accessed August 20, 2008