{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"PARENTS (1989) \u2013 Episode 264 \u2013 Decades of Horror 1980s","description":"\u201cUh, if you take a black cat and broil it in the oven, and you peel off the skin on the bones and take it off\u2026 and you chew on the bone, you\u2019ll be invisible.\u201d Just a little something for show and tell. Don\u2019t try it at home, children. Join your faithful Grue Crew \u2013 Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr \u2013 as they check out some very weird parents in the aptly titled film\u2026 Parents (1989). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 264 \u2013 Parents (1989) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https:\/\/wickedhorrortv.com\/), which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. A young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects that his parents are cannibalistic murderers Director: Bob Balaban Writer: Christopher Hawthorne Selected Cast: Randy Quaid as Nick Laemle Mary Beth Hurt as Lily Laemle Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew Bryan Madorsky as Michael Laemle London Juno as Sheila Zellner (as Juno Mills-Cockell) Kathryn Grody as Miss Baxter Deborah Rush as Mrs. Zellner Graham Jarvis as Mr. Zellner Helen Carscallen as Grandmother Warren Van Evera as Grandfather Wayne Robson as Lab Attendant Uriel Byfield as Little Boy Mariah Balaban as Little Girl Larry Palef as Announcer You might not get what you\u2019re expecting in Bob Balaban\u2019s Parents (1989). Labeled as a horror comedy and starring Randy Quaid, one might expect some wild-and-crazy, whack-a-doodle hijinx. Instead, you get the button-down collar, tie-and-lab-coat-wearing version of Mr. Quaid, and some very dark humor with a heavy emphasis on dark. Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt are the parents of Michael (Bryan Madorsky), an emotionally flat and expressionless kid living a nightmare with his parents. Enter Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew, the school social worker, who jumps right into the frying pan. Literally. Mileage may vary regarding outright laughs, but the Grue-Crew enjoyed the watch and have much to discuss. At the time of this writing, Parents is available to stream from Tubi and on physical media as a Blu-ray disc from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode\u2019s film, chosen by Chad, will be Aenigma (1987). It\u2019s Fulci time! Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans \u2013 so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"