I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents

I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents

It's okay. They'll understand.

2011 · 15 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

It's not that T.J. doesn't love his parents, it's just that he's trying to kill them. Thirty-two, unemployed, and derailed somewhere on the path to adulthood, T.J. has boomeranged back home. There, his ennui takes the form of increasingly real fantasies about offing his parents and becoming man of the house. When his high school sweetheart gets engaged, T.J. is forced to deal with his real life, parents and all.

Directed by Jeff Tomsic · Written by Jeff Tomsic

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