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“There's A New Name For Terror...”
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.
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Cast
14 people
Randy Quaid
Nick Laemle
Known for
Brokeback Mountain
Independence Day
Mary Beth Hurt
Lily Laemle
Known for
The World According to Garp
D.A.R.Y.L.
Sandy Dennis
Millie Dew
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Out-of-Towners
Bryan Madorsky
Michael Laemle
No other roles listed
Juno Mills-Cockell
Sheila Zellner
Known for
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
Kathryn Grody
Miss Judith Baxter
Known for
Quick Change
Life with Mikey
Deborah Rush
Mrs. Gladys Zellner
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
American Wedding
Graham Jarvis
Mr. Marty Zellner
Known for
Misery
Fame
Helen Carscallen
Grandmother
Also in
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Going to War
Warren Van Evera
Grandfather
Also in
Murder One
The Last Chase
Wayne Robson
Lab Attendant
Known for
Cube
Wrong Turn
Uriel Byfield
Little boy
No other roles listed
Bob Balaban Director · Christopher Hawthorne Writer Angelo Badalamenti Composer
Worldwide gross $871K · Budget $3M · United States release January 27, 1989
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$870,532
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Vestron Pictures
Production
Great American Films Limited Partnership
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 9, 1988
Premiere
United States · January 27, 1989
Theatrical
Germany
April 30, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 30, 1989 · Theatrical
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