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Dramatic story of an elderly couple living in the backwaters of New England, and the conflicts between three generations when their only daughter brings her lover and her son to stay.

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EAN5037115246936

eBay Product ID (ePID)59539150

Product Key Features

ActorKatharine Hepburn, Doug Mckeon, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman

Film/TV TitleOn Golden Pond

DirectorMark Rydell

LanguageEnglish

Run Time104 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

FeaturesSpecial Edition\Photo Gallery, Widescreen

GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificatePG

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

AwardsBest Actress In A Leading Role 1981 - Katharine Hepburn, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1981 - Ernest Thompson, Best Actress 1981 - Katharine Hepburn, Best Actor In A Leading Role 1981 - Henry Fonda

Additional InformationBased on the play by Ernest Thompson, ON GOLDEN POND tells the deceptively simple tale of one family's summer. The story centres around the bickering but loving relationship between Ethel and Norman Thayer (Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda), an elderly couple who are spending their 48th summer at their New England country home and celebrating Norman's 80th birthday. When their independent, insecure daughter, Chelsea (Jane Fonda), and her new boyfriend, Bill Ray (Dabney Coleman), come for Norman's birthday, they also end up asking the couple to look after Billy Ray (Doug McKeon), Bill's teenage son, while they travel to Europe. Over the summer, Norman becomes closer to Billy Ray than he has ever been to his daughter, sparking Chelsea's long-repressed resentment when she returns. In this beautifully filmed story, there are many things going on along the surface of Golden Pond, including the presence of the loons--who represent all things wonderful about their summer house and their life to Ethel. Director Mark Rydell elicits deeply touching performances from his cast (particularly Henry Fonda in his final screen appearance), and the dialogue of Thompson's script is equally graceful. The odds were against this decidedly quiet, small ensemble piece when it was released in 1981, but the timeless material and the confident direction triumphed.

ScreenwriterErnest Thompson

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleOn Golden Pond