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Thomas R. Burman (written by)
Stanley Miese (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:
15 November 1989 (USA) more
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Sometime, somewhere, the Hollowhead family is having a bad day ....
Plot:
The Hollowheads are a strange, futuristic family that live in a Jetsons type world complete with many cool gadgets... more | full synopsis
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A Fabulous Sci Fi Movie...fun family viewing, great escapism. more (11 total)

Cast

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John Glover ... Henry Hollowhead
Nancy Mette ... Miriam Hollowhead

Richard Portnow ... Mr. Crabneck
Matt Shakman ... Billy Hollowhead

Juliette Lewis ... Cindy Hollowhead

Joshua John Miller ... Joey
Shnutz Burman ... Spike
Lightfield Lewis ... Bud Hollowhead

Lee Arenberg ... Ream Instructor

Barney Burman ... Young Reamer
Anne Ramsey ... Babbleaxe
Logan Ramsey ... Top Drone
Layne Britton ... Grandpa Hollowhead
Chaz Conner ... Oliver
Bobcat Goldthwait ... Cop #1 (as Jack Cheese)
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Also Known As:
Life on the Edge
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86 min
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Anne Ramsey's last film. more
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LIFE ON THE EDGE more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
A Fabulous Sci Fi Movie...fun family viewing, great escapism., 26 April 2005
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Author: snapper-1 from Florida, USA

I must say I was laughing a lot and frightened a bit...but in a good-natured way...and most of all I was simply mesmerized by the brilliantly amusing storyline and wonderful special effects that used real full-sized movie sets and none of the cheap, too-obvious digital graphics used by all Sci Fi movie-makers of today.

This is a must-have Sci Fi movie for those who enjoy the eclectic, the bizarre and the esoteric worlds of anywhere else but earth. My best guess is that the Hollowheads live in a society on a distant planet that exists totally underground in a large population, a very large "city" with miles of tunnels, single-family homes, ultra modern conveniences using pipes that bring in food and every ingredient needed for life's daily needs.

Why does an entire civilization live beneath their planet's surface? Who knows? It is never explained; but then an explanation is never necessary either. The Hollowhead underground world is very well conceived and becomes as reasonable to the movie watcher, as does our own reality here on the surface of the earth appear normal to us.

Meet the Hollowheads with sexy Juliette Lewis as daughter Cindy Hollowhead, and John Glover and Nancy Mette as Mr. and Mrs. Hollowhead...as normal as any U.S. television family out of the 1950's...help to bring off this caricature of life as we thought we knew it, with good-natured humor, a zesty cast of fascinating characters and an alien lifestyle as crazy and fun as any which has ever been brought to film.

My suggestion: This is a must-have video for you and your family.

Enjoy!

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