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Parents is a 1989 American black comedy horror film directed by Bob Balaban. The story follows a boy living in an apparently ordinary suburban community during the 1950s who begins to suspect that his parents are involved in cannibalism. Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt play the parents, while the film uses the family's domestic setting to combine dark humor, psychological unease, and horror.

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Who directed Parents?

Bob Balaban directed Parents, the 1989 American black comedy horror film. The movie uses a 1950s suburban setting for its disturbing family story.

What does the boy suspect in Parents?

The boy begins to suspect that his parents are involved in cannibalism. His suspicion turns an apparently ordinary suburban home into the center of the horror plot.

Who stars in the film Parents?

Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt play the parents. Their performances anchor the 1989 story about a child questioning his family's behavior.

Why is Parents described as a black comedy horror film?

It places a cannibalism mystery inside an apparently normal 1950s suburban family. The contrast between ordinary domestic life and disturbing behavior creates the film's dark comic horror tone.

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