by Lions Gate
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| Sales Rank: | 2988 (lower is better) |
| Price as of: | 10/01/2008 8:15:47 PM MDT |
| Price Used: | $4.17 |
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| Director: | Mark Rydell |
| Release Date: | 2003-12-16 |
| Label: | Lions Gate |
| UPC: | 012236147817 |
| Binding: | DVD |
| Published By: | Lions Gate |
| ASIN: | B0000JBALO |
| Category: | DVD |
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Product Description
For Norman and Ethel Thayer this summer On Golden Pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years. Norman must find his way through his anger and fear of growing old while Chelsea struggles to rebuild their relationship. Ethel's consistent support of her "knight in shining armor" is inspirational in its simplicity. This is a movie to ponder and always keep in your heart.System Requirements:Starring: Dabney Coleman Henry Fonda Jane Fonda Katherine Hepburn William Lanteau and Doug McKeon. Directed By: Mark Rydell. Running Time: 105 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2003 Artisan Entertainment.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 012236147817 Manufacturer No: 14781
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Writer Ernest Thompson, who came up with the original stage play of On Golden Pond and adapted it for film, is lucky to have two giants of the screen give dignity and breadth to his sometimes trite dialogue. Henry Fonda, in his last role, plays a prickly English professor at the disagreeable age of 80. Visiting his summer house by a Maine lake with his wife (Katharine Hepburn), the old man forges an unlikely bond with a lonely boy, comes to terms with his daughter (Jane Fonda), and suffers disorienting effects of mild dementia. Even playing a tired old man, Fonda is an absolute lion of a movie star, and Hepburn brings her special spirit to the part of his worried bride. The onscreen relationship between Henry and Jane Fonda naturally makes one think about their much-discussed difficulties offscreen, but that's a side benefit in a movie that is really just a celebration of simple human decency. Directed by Mark Rydell (Harry and Walter Go to New York). --Tom Keogh
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Book Subjects
- Adult Language
- Bittersweet
- Color
- Drama
- Elegiac
- English
- Family Drama
- Family Gatherings
- Fathers and Daughters
- Feature
- Feature Film-drama
- Generation Gap
- Golden Years
- Heartwarming
- Humorous
- Melodrama
- Movie
- Poignant
- Profanity
- Questionable for Children