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Director:

Thomas R. Burman

Writers:

Thomas R. Burman (written by)
Stanley Miese (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:

15 November 1989 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

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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Fun, creatively-zany sci-fi fantasy more (11 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Life on the Edge
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Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Anne Ramsey's last film. more

Soundtrack:

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF more


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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Fun, creatively-zany sci-fi fantasy, 17 August 2003
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Author: BadWebDiver from Perth, Australia

This is sort of like a lite version of BRAZIL; which takes a standard 60s sit-com plot of a middle-class working father who has to impress his boss with a dinner at the family home; and sets it in some futuristic/alien world.

It has quite impressive production values, great set design, and a fairy tight little script.

All the child actors especially show a lot of enthusiasm and great personality.

Very enjoyable if you like escapist storytelling. It would probably make an enjoyable rainy-day video for the family during holidays.

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