Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)

Director:

Greg Beeman

Writers (WGA):

Chris Matheson (written by) &
Ed Solomon (written by)

Release Date:

24 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Boldy going where no parents have gone before.

Plot:

Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make her his before blowing up the Earth...

Plot Keywords:

Laser | Beautiful Woman | Kidnapping | Wilhelm Scream | Alien Planet

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Teri Garr	...	Marge Nelson
Jeffrey Jones	...	Dick Nelson
Jon Lovitz	...	Emperor Tod Spengo
Thalmus Rasulala	...	General Afir
Wallace Shawn	...	Sibor, Semage's Beau
Eric Idle	...	King Raff
Dwier Brown	...	Sirk, Raff's Son
Kathy Ireland	...	Semage, Raff's Daughter
Suzanne Ventulett	...	Stephanie Nelson
Michael Stoyanov	...	Carl, Stephanie's Boyfriend
Danny Cooksey	...	Alan Nelson
Charlie Dell	...	Minister for Wedding
Laurie Main	...	Chorus Master
Jim Maniaci	...	Gunnery Operator
Dennis Madalone	...	Sentry Rebel
Jeff Doucette	...	Captain Destroyer
Jonathan Stark	...	Lieutenant Destroyer
Dan Stanton	...	Twin Destroyer #1
Don Stanton	...	Twin Destroyer #2
Bergen Williams	...	Lady Destroyer
Brent Hinkley	...	Throne Room Destroyer
Eddie Paul	...	Deathcart Driver
Ed Solomon	...	Destroyer #13
Chris Matheson	...	Destroyer #15
Malcolm Knight	...	Zoltar
Brad LaFave	...	Destroyer at Door (as Brad D. Lafave)
Tony Cox	...	Blaaatt (Bulldog)
Ed Gale	...	Bulldog #2
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Bwaaa (Fishface) (as Debbie Carrington)
Dawn Abbey	...	Fishface #2
Lee Poppie	...	Fishface #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Zimmerman	...	Drawde, The Warrior (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Beeman

Writing credits (WGA)
Chris Matheson		(written by) &
Ed Solomon		(written by)

Produced by
Daryl Kass	....	line producer
J. Max Kirishima	....	producer
Michael Phillips	....	producer
Mike Erwin	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Jacques Haitkin

Film Editing by
Michael Jablow

Production Design by
Craig Stearns

Art Direction by
Randy Moore

Set Decoration by
Dorree Cooper

Costume Design by
Robyn Reichek

Makeup Department
John Blake	....	prosthetics artist
Michael Burnett	....	special makeup effects artist: foam latex technician
Audrey Futterman-Stern	....	hair stylist (as Audree Futterman)
Peggy Teague	....	makeup artist
Kathleen Crawford	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jim Eustermann	....	makeup effects crew (uncredited)
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup and animatronic effects supervisor (uncredited)
James MacKinnon	....	lab work (uncredited)
Lynn Rodgers	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Susan Zwerman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard W. Abramitis	....	first assistant director
Kevin Duncan	....	second second assistant director
Sharon Gerhard	....	second assistant director
Patrick Regan	....	additional second assistant director
Lawrence M. Wagner	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Joe Griffith	....	concepts artist (as Joseph F. Griffith Jr.)
Roger L. King	....	construction gang boss
Pat Morache	....	lead scenic artist
Bill Rea	....	set designer
Michael Reinhart	....	construction coordinator
Stephen Andrew Schwartz	....	property master
Pete von Sholly	....	storyboard artist
Kathleen Walker	....	art department coordinator
Stanford Gilbert	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Johnny Knight	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jay Koiwai	....	painter (uncredited)
Kris Nagle	....	welder foreman (uncredited)
Rob Ronning	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist
John Duvall	....	foley editor
David Halbert	....	boom operator
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Pospisil	....	special sound effects
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Simpson	....	supervising sound editor
David E. Stone	....	supervising sound editor
James Thornton	....	sound mixer (as James Thorton)

Special Effects by
Larry Fioritto	....	special mechanical effects coordinator
Jim McPherson	....	sculptor
Carolyn Oros	....	special effects technician
Bill Sturgeon	....	creature foreman
Paul Salamoff	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)
Douglas J. Stewart	....	special character effects (uncredited)
Tom Williamson	....	animatronics (uncredited)
A.J. Workman	....	creature effects crew (uncredited)
A.J. Workman	....	creature puppeteer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Albert Cos	....	optical camera operator
Henry Darnell	....	miniatures supervisor
Heather Davis Baker	....	rotoscope artist (as Heather Davis)
Charles L. Finance	....	visual effects producer
Tim Flattery	....	visual effects art director
Robert Habros	....	visual effects supervisor
Katherine Kean	....	visual effects supervisor
Rob Maine	....	motion control animation camera
Richard Malzahn	....	visual effects supervisor
James Matlosz	....	visual effects camera assistant
Alex Mendes	....	rotoscope artist
Michael Muscal	....	visual effects coordinator
Barry Nolan	....	blue screen supervisor director of photography (as Barry A. Nolan)
David B. Sharp	....	miniatures supervisor
Scott Sohan	....	optical camera operator
Eric Swenson	....	miniature unit director of photography
Ed Thompson	....	optical camera operator (as Edward Thompson)
John T. Van Vliet	....	visual effects supervisor
Brett B. White	....	visual effects assistant cameraman
Karl J. Martin	....	visual effects model maker (uncredited)
Chris Simmons	....	model maker (uncredited)
Thomas Zell	....	model shop foreman (uncredited)

Stunts
Billy Bates	....	stunts
Christine Anne Baur	....	stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
Ray Bickel	....	stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Michael Cassidy	....	stunts
Anthony Cecere	....	stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.	....	stunts
Chuck Courtney	....	stunts
Mark A. Cuttin	....	stunts
Mitchell R. Danton	....	stunts
BJ Davis	....	stunts
Dick Dial	....	stunts
Gary Dionne	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts
Kenneth Ferrugiaro	....	stunts
Rovert C. Formica	....	stunts
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunts
Dan Koko	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Ken Lesco	....	stunts
Irving E. Lewis	....	stunts
Alan Loiney	....	stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunt coordinator
Alan Marcus	....	stunts
Pat McGroarty	....	stunts
Tom Morga	....	stunts
John Nowak	....	stunts
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts
Rex Pierson	....	stunts
Wally Rose	....	stunts
Lynn Salvator	....	stunts
Lincoln Simonds	....	stunts
Russell Solberg	....	stunts
Jerry Spicer	....	stunts
Warren A. Stevens	....	stunts
Mark Stryker	....	stunts
Jerry Teeple	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Ric Wagner	....	stunts
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul 'Doc' Byrd	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lee A. Dublin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ben Glass	....	still photographer
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator
Ted H. Hauser	....	first assistant Steadicam
Jon H. Lewis	....	gaffer
Dickinson H. Luke	....	best boy
Michael Lund	....	camera operator
Michael P. May	....	first assistant camera
Leslie Miller	....	grip
John S. Moyer	....	best boy grip
Mark O'Kane	....	Steadicam operator
Joe Ritter	....	first assistant camera
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip
Rick Tschudin	....	first assistant Steadicam
Kevin Williams	....	rigging gaffer
Tom Yatsko	....	first assistant Steadicam
Jon Yirak	....	first assistant camera
Ron Bahara	....	first assistant camera: additional photography (uncredited)
Kevin Edwards	....	grip (uncredited)
Kenneth Estes	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Pat Swovelin	....	first assistant cameraman (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Wendy Moss	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Allan A. Apone	....	special costume fabricator
Kimberly Guenther Durkin	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Kimberly Guenther)
Mona May	....	assistant costume designer
Janet Sobel	....	set costumer (as Janet Ilene Sobel)

Editorial Department
Peter Fandetti	....	assistant editor
Michael Jablow	....	additional editor
Bob Murawski	....	montage editor
William Shaffer	....	assistant editor
Juliette Yager	....	assistant editor
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen	....	executive in charge of post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
Alexander Courage	....	orchestrator
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Kenny Hall)
Robert Wait	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Griff Ruggles	....	transportation coordinator
Antonio Molina	....	transportation coordinator: additional shooting (uncredited)

Other crew
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	creature voice
Jack Angel	....	creature voice
Bobby Angelle	....	stand-in
Scott Buzz	....	assistant location manager
Helen Caldwell	....	script supervisor
Ronald L. Carr	....	location manager
Tom Clay	....	creature voice
Marijane Cole	....	stand-in (as Mary Jane Cole)
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	production coordinator
Denise Darnell	....	choreographer
Alan Grabelsky	....	production executive
Jeffrey Harlacker	....	location manager
Will Kayne	....	stand-in
Malcolm Knight	....	stand-in
Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax	....	stand-in (as Elizabeth Ludwick)
Sharon Mack	....	creature voice
Mona Marshall	....	creature voice
David Oliver Pfeil	....	title designer
Steven Jay Rubin	....	unit publicist
George Simpson	....	creature voice
Tony Gardner	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Glenn M. Student	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Bill Sturgeon	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Tom Williamson	....	puppeteer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cinema Plus
• Douglas
• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Mercury

Distributors

• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Special Effects

• Alterian (creature effects)
• Available Light Productions (special visual effects animation & opticals)
• Makeup Effects Laboratories
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• Alter Image  negative cutting
• Michelson Food Services  catering

Also Known As:

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Santa Clara, California, USA

Company:

Cinema Plus

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: When the Spengo guard is accidentally shot in the fortress docking bay, just before Dick escapes in the large pod.

Quotes:

Emperor Todd Spengo:On a scale of one-to-ten, in terms of... universe-dominating greatness, where would you place, say... oh, me?
General Afir:A ten sire, most definitely.
Emperor Todd Spengo:[musing] A ten? Hmmm...
[becoming more annoyed]
Emperor Todd Spengo:Well yes, of course a Ten. What else would you think? A six?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Showbiz Today: Episode dated 23 July 1992" (1992)

Silly, but fun.

This isn't "The Princess Bride," it's just silly. But silly in a fun way. John Lovitz and Terri Garr give it some substance, but the best part by far is the scene with the "light grenade." I've known folks who would have fit in that scene, just fine.

When you've got some time to waste, and don't care how, this is the movie for you.