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Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old ma...

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Corporate Authors: ITC Films (Firm), IPC Films (Firm), Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Thompson, Ernest, 1949-, Gilbert, Bruce, 1947-, Rydell, Mark, 1934-, Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, Fonda, Jane, 1937-, McKeon, Doug, 1966-, Coleman, Dabney, 1932-, Lanteau, William, 1922-1993, Rydell, Christopher, Garity, Troy, Williams, Billy, 1929-, Wolfe, Robert L., Grusin, Dave, Jeakins, Dorothy, Grimes, Stephen, Sweeney, Matthew
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:Special ed.
Subjects:
Aging > Drama.
Older people > Drama.
Intergenerational relations > Drama.
Family > Drama.
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Summary:Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
Item Description:DVD release of the 1981 motion picture.
Based on the play by Ernest Thompson.
Region 1; widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Special features include: Reflections on Golden Pond (documentary); commentary tracks by the writer and the director; Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Billy Williams ; editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; music, David Grusin ; costume designer, Dorothy Jeakins ; production designer, Stephen Grimes ; special effects supervisor, Matthew Sweeney.

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