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He Was Once

11/01/1989

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0hr 16min

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Comedy

,Animation

STORY

This bizarre parody of the animated religious children’s show Davey and Goliath uses actors but looks like Claymation because of the stop motion, distorted voices, giant prosthetic ears and hair and sets that make Pee-Wee’s Playhouse look realistic. Davey’s father whips him with a belt for saying that he saw a bear, though he really did see a bear, while his sister looks on in glee. His dog Goliath, actually a leopard-skin footrest with a grotesque tail, tries to help but gets whipped too. Oedipal dream sequences and Davey’s revenge are also highlights in this unforgettable and darkly hilarious suburban nightmare.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Todd Adams
  • Salvador Barone
  • Susan Norman
  • Emma Strahs
  • Melissa Gardner

    Directors

  • Mary Hestand
  • Camila Motta
  • Todd Haynes

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Apparatus Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Todd Adams

Davey

Salvador Barone

Dad

Susan Norman

Sally

Emma Strahs

Mom

Melissa Gardner

Shirley

Julia Haltigan

The Bear

Cyril Autun

Goliath (voice)

Rob LaBelle

Dad (voice)

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