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On Golden Pond Details

1981 Certificate PG
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There's little that happens in On Golden Pond that isn't thoroughly predictable from the start, but the film is blessed with so much star power, charm and honest sentiment that everyone in the audience is willing to ignore the cliches and go the distance. In his last film, Henry Fonda plays Norman Thayer, a cranky 80-year-old .. Read more

Starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman
Director Mark Rydell
Genres Drama

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There's little that happens in On Golden Pond that isn't thoroughly predictable from the start, but the film is blessed with so much star power, charm and honest sentiment that everyone in the audience is willing to ignore the cliches and go the distance. In his last film, Henry Fonda plays Norman Thayer, a cranky 80-year-old retired professor, making his annual pilgrimage with his wife Katharine Hepburn (in her only teaming with Henry Fonda) to their New England summer cottage. Their solitude is interrupted when the couple's daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) arrives with her fiance Bill (Dabney Coleman) and his son Doug McKeon in tow. It takes a while, but Jane Fonda and Coleman, about to go on a vacation of their own, persuade Henry Fonda and Hepburn to take care of McKeon. Henry Fonda and the kid dislike each other from Square One, and it looks as though this summer (which may very well be Henry Fonda's last) will be a depressing experience. Gradually, Henry Fonda and McKeon grow to love one another; their bond is strengthened during a near-fatal accident while fishing. It is through the warm relationship between Henry Fonda and the boy that the old man and his daughter Jane Fonda are at last able to display affection towards each other--the first time they've done so in years. Gorgeously photographed by Billy Williams, On Golden Pond is a wonderful valedictory for Henry Fonda, who died not long after the film's completion; Katharine Hepburn has less to do, but few can do so much with so little. Academy Awards were bestowed upon Henry Fonda, Hepburn, and screenwriter Ernest Thompson (who adapted the film from his stage play).~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman, Doug McKeon
Director Mark Rydell
Studio SPIRIT ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released Production year: 1981

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      Superb film

      Hepburn and Fonda at their very best. I enjoy this movie more every time I see it. This movie offers an indepth look at love in old age and at ageing and the ... read more »

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      A must see!!!!

      This is a classic and I absolutely love it.

      I love Henry Fonda and the character he plays in the film and Katherine Hepburn is just a legend.
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      Golden oldie

      This film adaption of a play seems oldfashioned now - despite the starry cast, the lines are spoken as in the original play and Jane Fonda seems melodramatic ... read more »

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