Rent On Golden Pond (1981)

3.6 of 5 from 115 ratings
1h 44min
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Synopsis:
Family tensions explode for a loving couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer (Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda) at their New England summer cabin on Golden Pond. Their daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) has come to visit with her new lover Bill (Dabney Coleman) and his tough young son, Billy (Doug McKeon). The Three generations collide. But what begins as a stubborn battle of wills between Norman and Billy slowly turns into a relationship that Chelsea always wanted with her father and Norman discovers how much he has missed by denying his daughter's love.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Bruce Gilbert
Writers:
Ernest Thompson
Others:
Ernest Thompson, Dave Grusin, Billy Williams, Richard Portman, Robert L Wolfe, David Ronne
Studio:
ITV
Genres:
Children & Family, Drama
Collections:
A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 1, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Introducing the EGOT Crowd, Oscar Nominations Competition 2023, Oscar's Two-Time Club, Oscars: Winners & Losers, Remembering James Earl Jones, The Cinema Paradiso Kissing Montage, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Movie Grandmas For Mother's Day, Top 100 AFI Passions, Top Films
Awards:

1983 BAFTA Best Actress

1982 Oscar Best Actor

1982 Oscar Best Actress

1982 Oscar Best Adapted Screen Play

BBFC:
Release Date:
14/04/2003
Run Time:
104 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Mark Rydell
  • Reflections of On Golden Pond
  • A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered
  • Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn Timelines
  • Press Reviews of On Golden Pond
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Photo Gallery
BBFC:
Release Date:
01/01/2022
Run Time:
109 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B

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Reviews (1) of On Golden Pond

Vapid - On Golden Pond review by Swambi

Spoiler Alert
01/11/2006

Films of this type rely on good direction, good character development and dialogue and excellent acting. Unfortunately Golden Pond fails on all these counts, despite the 'big name' cast. There was very little development of the minimal story, and the filming was restricted to a cottage and lake. The actors struggled to cope with the stereotyped and contradictory characters they had to play, resulting in 'wooden' acting that failed to engage or convince. The director used several incidents (accident, heart-attack, family conflict/restoration) to try to engage the viewer. I am usually very susceptible to any sort of emotion, but these were mostly so unconvincing that they were almost amusing.

Occasional beatiful shots of the lake, and reasonable acting by young Billy were not enough to make this worth watching. Norman Thayer's central character proved annoyingly unbelievable. At 80, he inconsistently oscillated between being totally confused and 'past it' and engaging in devastatingly erudite and witty repartee. Either extreme might be believable, but the combination was not. I much preferred other films of a similar genre - for example, Homecoming or Paradise.

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