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He Was Once

Nov 1, 1989

0h 16m

★ 6.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Animation

Production Companies

Apparatus Productions

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Cast

Davey

Todd Adams

Dad

Salvador Barone

Sally

Susan Norman

Mom

Emma Strahs

Shirley

Melissa Gardner

Randy

Todd Haynes

The Bear

Julia Haltigan

Goliath (voice)

Cyril Autun

Dad (voice)

Rob LaBelle

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He Was Once

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