On Golden Pond

Thompson, Ernest, 1949- (Screenwriter, Author). 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). Grusin, Dave. (Composer). Jeakins, Dorothy. (Added Author). Grimes, Stephen. (Added Author). Sweeney, Matthew. (Added Author). ITC Films (Firm) (Added Author). IPC Films (Firm) (Added Author). Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity. (Cast).

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.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special ed.
Publisher: [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2003], c1981.
Badges:
- Top Circs: 2 / 5.0
- Most Copies: 2 / 5.0

Contents / Notes

General 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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Reflections on Golden Pond (documentary); commentaries; Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; digitally remastered.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned. In English with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson).

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