He Was Once
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.
He Was Once
November 1, 1989
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Cast (9)
Todd Adams
Davey
Salvador Barone
Dad
Susan Norman
Sally
Emma Strahs
Mom
Melissa Gardner
Shirley
Todd Haynes
Randy
Julia Haltigan
The Bear
Cyril Autun
Goliath (voice)
Rob LaBelle
Dad (voice)
Crew (20)
Directing
Writing
Mary Hestand
Writer
Production
Christine Vachon
Production Supervisor
Christine Vachon
Producer
Todd Haynes
Producer
Todd Haynes
Production Manager
Barry Ellsworth
Producer
Martha Camarillo
Unit Manager
Sound
Alan Tubbs
Original Music Composer
Art
Daniel Ouellette
Art Direction
David Nelson
Production Design
Camera
Ellen Kuras
Assistant Camera
Stephen Kazmierski
Director of Photography
Martha Camarillo
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
No data availableEditing
Barry Ellsworth
Editor