21. A Horror Film About Evil Parents

Directed by Bob Balaban (yes, the guy from Christopher Guest comedies) and written by Christopher Hawthorne. Parents finds the Laemle family — Nick (Randy Quaid), Lily (Mary Beth Hurt) and Michael (Bryan Madorsky) moving into the California suburbs. Between seeing his parents making love and watching his father do an autopsy, Michael is a bit screwed up. His dreams are horrible and he believes his parents are cannibals. But what if he’s right?

But what can you do when your parents want to feed you the meat of your guidance counselor, Millie Dew (Sandy Dennis)?

Siskel and Ebert disagreed on this; a big surprise was that Gene loved it and Roger didn’t. However, Ken Russell compared it to Blue Velvet and claimed that it was better than Lynch’s movie.

I’ve always wanted to see this ever since I saw the Vestron box at my mom and pop video store. It took a long time, but I enjoyed it. Time has made Randy Quaid in strange roles not, “He’s so good,” but instead. “Yes, Randy Quaid is legitimately weird.”

You can watch this on Tubi.