On Golden Pond / Lord Grade presents an ITC Films/IPC Films production ; screenplay by Ernest Thompson ; produced by Bruce Gilbert ; directed by Mark Rydell.

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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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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:On Golden Pond (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Thompson, Ernest, 1949- (Author, Screenwriter)
Grusin, Dave (Composer)
Corporate Authors: ITC Films (Firm)
IPC Films (Firm)
Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Gilbert, Bruce, 1947- (Producer)
Rydell, Mark, 1934- (Director)
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Actor)
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Actor)
Fonda, Jane, 1937- (Actor)
McKeon, Doug, 1966- (Actor)
Coleman, Dabney, 1932- (Actor)
Lanteau, William, 1922-1993 (Actor)
Rydell, Christopher, 1963- (Actor)
Garity, Troy (Actor)
Williams, Billy, 1929- (Cinematographer)
Wolfe, Robert L., 1928-1981 (Film editor)
Jeakins, Dorothy
Grimes, Stephen
Sweeney, Matthew
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned. In English with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2003], ©1981.
Edition:Special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Aging > Drama.
Older people > Drama.
Intergenerational relations > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Aging.
Families.
Intergenerational relations.
Older people.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
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.
Note:Based on the play by Ernest Thompson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Special features include: Reflections on Golden Pond (documentary); commentary tracks by the writer and the director; Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ9 D0030632 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson).
Credits:Director of photography, Billy Williams ; editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; music, Dave Grusin ; costume designer, Dorothy Jeakins ; production designer, Stephen Grimes ; special effects supervisor, Matthew Sweeney.
System Details:DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; digitally remastered.
Cast:
Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity.