Katharine Hepburn
Ethel Thayer
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Feb 12, 1982 · 82 Photos. Drama. Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms. Director. Mark Rydell. Writer. Ernest Thompson. Stars. Katharine Hepburn. Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda.
- Mark Rydell
- 157
- 2 min
On Golden Pond is a 1981 family drama film directed by Mark Rydell from a screenplay written by Ernest Thompson, adapted from his 1979 play of the same name. It stars Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda (in his final theatrical film), Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman and William Lanteau.
- $15 million
- December 4, 1981
- Bruce Gilbert
- Dave Grusin
On Golden Pond. 1982 · 1 hr 50 min. PG. Drama. At Golden Pond, a couple agree to care of Billy, the son of their daughter Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms. Subtitles: English. Starring: Katharine Hepburn Henry Fonda Jane Fonda. Directed by: Mark Rydell.
- Mark Rydell
- January 1, 1982
- 109 min
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Cantankerous retiree Norman Thayer (Henry Fonda) and his conciliatory wife, Ethel (Katharine Hepburn), spend summers at their New England vacation home on the shores of idyllic Golden Pond.
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- Mark Rydell
- PG
- Katharine Hepburn
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Forty-five minutes into the movie, almost everyone in the audience can probably predict more or less what is going to happen to the characters, emotionally. And yet "On Golden Pond" transcends its predictability and the transparent role of the young boy, and becomes a film with passages of greatness.
Cantankerous retiree Norman Thayer and his conciliatory wife, Ethel, spend summers at their New England vacation home on the shores of idyllic Golden Pond. This year, their adult daughter, Chelsea, visits with her new fiancée and his teenage son, Billy on their way to Europe.
