And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird is a 1991 science fiction family film written and directed by Tony Cookson; foreign language releases were titled RoboDad.[1]

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird
Directed byTony Cookson
Produced byJust Betzer
Written byTony Cookson
StarringMarcia Strassman
Joshua John Miller
Edan Gross
John Quade
Sam Behrens
Alan Thicke
Susan Gibney
A.J. Langer
Gustav Vintas
Eric Walker
Bill Smillie
Robert Clotworthy
Armin Shimerman
Allan Wasserman
Susan Brecht
Music byRandy Miller
CinematographyPaul Elliott
Edited byMichael D. Ornstein
Production
company
Panorama
Distributed byTrimark Pictures
Release date
November 15, 1991
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Two boys, Joshua (Joshua John Miller) and Max (Edan Gross) attempt to invent a fully mobile robot with advanced artificial intelligence to help their mother, Sarah (Marcia Strassman) with household chores. However, after a playfully performed séance on Halloween, the ghost of their late father, Matthew (Alan Thicke), possesses the robot. The boys are overjoyed at the return of their father, but it soon becomes apparent that the people who stole their father's work are after their robot, Newman. Eventually, Matthew returns to the afterlife after setting his boys on the right path as they sell the plans for their robot to a rich Texan investor.[2]

Song

The film features the song; 'Love Breaks the Rules' written by John W. Daniel and sung by Jane Barnett and Larry Hoppen.[3]

References
  1. And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, retrieved 2020-08-01
  2. Ebert, Roger. "And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird movie review (1991) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  3. And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird - Randy Miller | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-08-01


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