He Was Once (1989)
16m
Running Time
November 1, 1989Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Todd Adams
Davey

Salvador Barone
Dad

Susan Norman
Sally

Emma Strahs
Mom

Melissa Gardner
Shirley

Todd Haynes
Randy / Producer / Production Manager

Julia Haltigan
The Bear

Cyril Autun
Goliath (voice)

Rob LaBelle
Dad (voice)

Mary Hestand
Director / Writer

David Nelson
Production Design

Alan Tubbs
Original Music Composer

Barry Ellsworth
Editor / Producer / Assistant Director

Christine Vachon
Producer / Production Supervisor

Daniel Ouellette
Art Direction

Jim Crawford
Makeup Designer

Mark Gibson
Prosthetic Designer

Ellen V. McCartney
Costume Design

Martha Camarillo
Unit Manager / Still Photographer

Camila Motta
Script Supervisor

Ellen Kuras
Assistant Camera

Stephen Kazmierski
Director of Photography
Details.
This Movie Is About.
satire
short
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