Parents

1988 film by Bob Balaban
Movie film Q847436
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Parents

Summary

Parents is a film[1]. Parents ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,366 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parents's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Parents was directed by Bob Balaban[4].
  • Christopher Hawthorne wrote the screenplay for Parents[5].
  • Parents's composer is recorded as Jonathan Elias[6].
  • Parents's genre is comedy horror[7].
  • A cast member of Parents was Randy Quaid[8].
  • A cast member of Parents was Mary Beth Hurt[9].
  • A cast member of Parents was Sandy Dennis[10].
  • A cast member of Parents was Bryan Madorsky[11].
  • A cast member of Parents was Deborah Rush[12].
  • A cast member of Parents was Wayne Robson[13].
  • Parents's production company is recorded as Vestron Pictures[14].
  • Parents's director of photography is recorded as Ernest Day[15].
  • The original language of Parents was English[16].
  • Parents was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • Parents's review score is recorded as 6.1/10[18].
  • Parents's review score is recorded as 64%[19].
  • Parents's color is recorded as color[20].
  • Parents's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Parents was published on January 1, 1989[22].
  • Parents's film editor is recorded as Bill Pankow[23].
  • Parents's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Parents'}[24].
  • Parents's FSK film rating is recorded as FSK 16[25].
  • Parents's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+80'}[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Parents was directed by Bob Balaban[4]. Christopher Hawthorne wrote the screenplay for Parents[5]. Cast members include Randy Quaid[8], Mary Beth Hurt[9], Sandy Dennis[10], Bryan Madorsky[11], Deborah Rush[12], and Wayne Robson[13].

Publication

Parents was released on January 1, 1989[22]. The original language of Parents was English[16]. Parents's genre is comedy horror[7]. Parents was distributed by video on demand[17].

Reception

Reviews include 6.1/10[18] and 64%[19].

Why It Matters

Parents ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,366 views/month).[2] Parents has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Parents is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · ~2026-15632-10 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description 1988 film by Bob Balaban
    Production company
    Cast member Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis +3
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 1988"
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