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Dad

5.7

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Original title

Dad

Year

1989

Running time

116 min.

Country

United States

Director

Gary David Goldberg

Screenwriter

Gary David Goldberg. Novel: William Wharton

Cast

Music

James Horner

Cinematography

Jan Kiesser

Producer

Amblin Entertainment, Ubu Productions

Genre

Drama | Melodrama. Old Age / Elderly. Family Relationships

Synopsis

A busy, "always-on-the-run" executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. In the process, he teaches his father to be more independent which causes problems with the man's wife. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.

Awards: 1989: Nominated for Oscar: Best Makeup

1989: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor Drama (Jack Lemmon)

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Critics' reviews

"The director spends nearly two hours groping for a message"

Miami Herald
"Dad is a case of a movie with too much enthusiasm for its own good. If the filmmakers had only been willing to dial down a little, they would have had the materials for an emotionally moving story (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"It's a deeply, creepily dishonest piece of work"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Yes, it's got painful and funny moments, but by the time it's all over, I was worn out coping with all Dad's manifold transformations."

Judy Stone: San Francisco Chronicle
"The film does assert there are some things positive thinking won't conquer, like sickness, senility and death. But it smothers any serious intent in cheap homily"

Time Out

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Dad

1989

Gary David Goldberg

5.7

(1,362)