He Was Once (1989)
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.
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Todd Adams
as Davey
as Davey
Salvador Barone
as Dad
as Dad
Susan Norman
as Sally
as Sally
Emma Strahs
as Mom
as Mom
Melissa Gardner
as Shirley
as Shirley
Todd Haynes
as Randy
as Randy
Julia Haltigan
as The Bear
as The Bear
Cyril Autun
as Goliath (voice)
as Goliath (voice)
Rob LaBelle
as Dad (voice)
as Dad (voice)
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Mary Hestand
Director
Director
Todd Haynes
Production Manager
Production Manager
Camila Motta
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Ellen Kuras
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Barry Ellsworth
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Daniel Ouellette
Art Direction
Art Direction
Jim Crawford
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
Alan Tubbs
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Barry Ellsworth
Producer
Producer
Mark Gibson
Prosthetic Designer
Prosthetic Designer
Ellen V. McCartney
Costume Design
Costume Design
Martha Camarillo
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Barry Ellsworth
Editor
Editor
Christine Vachon
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Todd Haynes
Producer
Producer
David Nelson
Production Design
Production Design
Christine Vachon
Producer
Producer
Martha Camarillo
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Mary Hestand
Writer
Writer
Stephen Kazmierski
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
