Parents

1989 "There's A New Name For Terror..."
6.1| 1h21m| R| en
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Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.

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Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
shamswalidasad Fantastic film however, its not for everyone, if you are a fan of horror, creepiness and weirdness, and can appreciate art and have a very artistic point of view on films you will totally love this! Plus, the acting is fantastic, the father nails the part of being scarily creepy, and the kid also did wonderful. like I said it's not for everyone, you might really love love this or you might completely hate it. It completely depends, so do give it a try.
TheBlueHairedLawyer Micheal and his parents have just moved into a new town in the 1950's. Micheal's mom is a typical ditz housewife, his dad a docile-looking but threatening nerd and employee of Toxico. Toxico is the town's main employer, a large chemical factory.One night Micheal sneaks downstairs and accidentally sees his parents in some kind of bizarre act of making love and eating chunks of meat. It haunts him for a while. At school he meets a little girl named Sheila and she says her parents are very weird too, in fact her dad is also a scientist at Toxico. However, she also says she came from outer space so Micheal assumes she's just fantasizing.One day Michael goes with his dad to Toxico and meets one of the employees within a dark and creepy lab office, who tells him that everything on earth is made up of chemicals.At this point the events going on seem in no way related, but one day Micheal sneaks into Toxico and finds his dad stealing body parts from a test cadaver in the lab. What he unravels is the secret his parents have been keeping from him - they're cannibals.Parents might be comedic at some parts, but it is also highly disturbing. The dreams Michael has and the Toxico chemical factory both have their eerie and scary moments. The soundtrack is very nostalgic and fits the movie, and like Eating Raoul, it is comedic to watch the family's attempt to hide their secret. Also the school psychologist, Millie Dew, her name sounds like mildew, I think it was intended. It's a great little movie with decent acting and a creepy atmosphere.
gavin6942 Michael Laemle (Brian Madorsky) is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents.This film is well made, well acted and is a fun (yet creepy) idea. The only problem is that the game is given away from the very beginning. The "secret" of Michael's parents is known before the film even starts if you read the summary on Netflix. And then, where do you go with it?Clearly, the writer did not know where to take it, because it never really goes anywhere. There are an endless series of strange scenes, but no real plot or story arc. I like watching Randy Quaid be weird for 90 minutes, but I also like knowing there is going to be a beginning and an end... here, we never really know where it is going and that just makes it hard to watch.
AwesomeLash I'm just getting ready to watch this but since there are so many other reviews I figured it would be OK if I didn't review it. However the first review that I read said it would be terrifying to watch a movie like this if you were at the age of the young boy in the movie. Let me just say that I DID watch this movie at that age and it scared the crap out of me. It was just so dark and weird. I have not seen it since but it has always stuck with me. I can't wait to watch it and see if it is still as scary as I remember.I remember a scene with tongues frying in a skillet that I can never forget.