| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1981 motion picture. |
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Based on the play by Ernest Thompson. |
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Region 1; widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
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Special features include: Reflections on Golden Pond (documentary); commentary tracks by the writer and the director; Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary. |
| 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. |
| Cast |
Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson). |
| Subject |
Aging -- Drama.
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Older people -- Drama.
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Intergenerational relations -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Thompson, Ernest, 1949-
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Gilbert, Bruce.
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Rydell, Mark, 1934-
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Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003.
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982
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Fonda, Jane, 1937-
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McKeon, Doug, 1966-
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Coleman, Dabney, 1932-
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Lanteau, William, 1922-1993.
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Rydell, Christopher.
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Garity, Troy.
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Williams, Billy.
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Wolfe, Robert L.
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Grusin, Dave.
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Jeakins, Dorothy.
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Grimes, Stephen.
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Sweeney, Matthew.
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ITC Films (Firm)
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IPC Films (Firm)
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Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
012236147817 |
| Music No. |
13783 Artisan Home Entertainment |
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