Parents (1989) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Bob Balaban.

Cast

• Randy Quaid as Nick Laemle
• Mary Beth Hurt as Lily Laemle
• Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew
• Bryan Madorsky as Michael Laemle
• Juno Mills-Cockell as Sheila Zellner
• Kathryn Grody as Miss Judith Baxter
• Deborah Rush as Mrs. Gladys Zellner
• Graham Jarvis as Mr. Marty 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

Crew

• Bob Balaban — Director
• Christopher Hawthorne — Writer
• Bonnie Palef — Producer
• Robin Vidgeon — Director of Photography
• Ernest Day — Director of Photography
• Jonathan Elias — Original Music Composer
• Angelo Badalamenti — Original Music Composer

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