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On Golden Pond

ORIGINAL TITLE

On Golden Pond

YEAR

1981

RUNNING TIME

109 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Mark Rydell

SCREENWRITER

Ernest Thompson (Novel: Ernest Thompson)

COMPOSER

Dave Grusin

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Billy Williams

CAST

Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Universal Pictures

AWARDS

1981: 3 Academy Awards: Best Actor (H. Fonda), Actress (K. Hepburn), Adapted Screenplay. 10 Nominations
1981: Golden Globe: Best Movie: Drama

GENRE

Drama | Family Relationships. Old Age. Melodrama

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

On Golden Pond was a successful Broadway play before Ernest Thompson adapted his own work into the screenplay for the film version. Norman Thayer Jr (Henry Fonda) and his devoted wife Ethel (Katharine Hepburn) are in the twilight stage of their lives. They arrive at their summer house, on Golden Pond, to spend the summer months and to celebrate Norman's 80th birthday. Norman is not coping well with age. He is showing some signs of memory loss, which is resulting in anger, frustration and fear. Ethel on the other hand still has her faculties in abundance, and is the assurance and emotional support that Norman secretly craves at this difficult time of his life.

Their daughter, Chelsea (Jane Fonda), arrives with her dentist boyfriend, Bill Ray (Dabney Coleman) and his thirteen year old son, Billy Ray Jnr (Doug McKeon). Chelsea's relationship with Norman is clearly strained as they arrive for his 80th birthday. There are many deep-seated and long-standing issues between the two, which is a source of frustration for Ethel as she constantly calms rough waters. In a gesture of goodwill, Norman and Ethel agree to look after Billy Ray for a month while Chelsea and Bill go to Europe. In this time, the teenager and the old man, both with rather large attitude problems, develop an unlikely friendship.

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