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He Was Once (1989) [N/A]

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Release Date:
November 1, 1989

Original Title:
He Was Once

Genres:
Animation | Comedy

Production Companies:
Apparatus Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 16

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Daniel Ouellette

Assistant Camera:
Ellen Kuras

Assistant Director:
Barry Ellsworth

Costume Design:
Ellen V. McCartney

Director:
Mary Hestand

Director of Photography:
Stephen Kazmierski

Editor:
Barry Ellsworth

Makeup Designer:
Jim Crawford

Original Music Composer:
Alan Tubbs

Producer:
Barry Ellsworth
Todd Haynes
Christine Vachon

Production Design:
David Nelson

Production Manager:
Todd Haynes

Production Supervisor:
Christine Vachon

Prosthetic Designer:
Mark Gibson

Script Supervisor:
Camila Motta

Still Photographer:
Martha Camarillo

Unit Manager:
Martha Camarillo

Writer:
Mary Hestand

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