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He Was Once

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Calorie Rating: 22
Released: 1989-11-01
Running Time: 16 Minutes
Homepage: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/hewasonce
Studios: Apparatus Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

Camila Motta
Script Supervisor
Barry Ellsworth
Assistant Director



Cast

Todd Adams
Character: Davey
Salvador Barone
Character: Dad
Susan Norman
Character: Sally

Emma Strahs
Character: Mom
Melissa Gardner
Character: Shirley
Todd Haynes
Character: Randy

Julia Haltigan
Character: The Bear
Cyril Autun
Character: Goliath (voice)
Rob LaBelle
Character: Dad (voice)


Production and Crew

Todd Haynes
Production Manager
Ellen Kuras
Assistant Camera
Daniel Ouellette
Art Direction

Jim Crawford
Makeup Designer
Alan Tubbs
Original Music Composer

Mark Gibson
Prosthetic Designer
Ellen V. McCartney
Costume Design
Martha Camarillo
Unit Manager

Christine Vachon
Production Supervisor
Todd Haynes
Producer

David Nelson
Production Design
Martha Camarillo
Still Photographer

Stephen Kazmierski
Director of Photography