Product Description

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer On Golden Pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years. Norman must find his way through his anger and fear of growing old, while Chelsea struggles to rebuild their relationship. Ethel's consistent support of her "knight in shining armor" is inspirational in its simplicity. This is a movie to ponder and always keep in your heart.

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Starring: Dabney Coleman, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, William Lanteau, and Doug McKeon.
Directed By: Mark Rydell.
Running Time: 105 Min., Color.
This film is presented in "Widescreen" format.
Copyright 2003 Artisan Entertainment.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2618 in DVD
• Brand: LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2003-12-16
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 109 minutes

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Writer Ernest Thompson, who came up with the original stage play of On Golden Pond and adapted it for film, is lucky to have two giants of the screen give dignity and breadth to his sometimes trite dialogue. Henry Fonda, in his last role, plays a prickly English professor at the disagreeable age of 80. Visiting his summer house by a Maine lake with his wife (Katharine Hepburn), the old man forges an unlikely bond with a lonely boy, comes to terms with his daughter (Jane Fonda), and suffers disorienting effects of mild dementia. Even playing a tired old man, Fonda is an absolute lion of a movie star, and Hepburn brings her special spirit to the part of his worried bride. The onscreen relationship between Henry and Jane Fonda naturally makes one think about their much-discussed difficulties offscreen, but that's a side benefit in a movie that is really just a celebration of simple human decency. Directed by Mark Rydell (Harry and Walter Go to New York). --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

WONDERFUL FILM! FONDA'S LAST ROLE IS GRAND!
I thought I had seen this film at one time or another, but when I sat down to watch this film with my parents, wife, aunt(who requested to watch it) and uncle, I realized that I had never seen this film until now. Fonda & Hepburn give wonderful performances in this very real sometimes funny and sometimes heartbreaking film.

I found this film very moving, as my parents and aunt and uncle are getting into their 80's with my dad, who will be 82 in Novenber. It's a great tribute to two great actors and to the story of the inevitability of getting old......you have to keep on going, until you can't go any more! Some of the dialogue seems a little corny and forced, but it's really not enough to tarnish such a good movie! The film also deals with different relationships in this family and having real life daughter Jane Fonda cast as the daughter of her father's character in the film adds to the realism. The DVD transfer is very good and there are some worthwhile extras including a making off the film, Kathern Hepburn bio and commentary.

"GET IT IN GEAR,TURKEY"
FOR NORMAN AND ETHEL THAYER,THIS SUMMER
ON GOLDEN POND IS FILLED WITH CONFLICT
AND RESOLUTION.

WHEN THEIR DAUGHTER ARRIVES,
THE FAMILY IS FORCED TO RENEW THE BONDS
OF LOVE AND OVERCOME THE GENERATIONAL
FRICTION THAT HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS.

NORMAN MUST FIND A WAY TO OVERCOME
HIS FEAR OF DYING.WHILE CHELSEA TRYS
TO BOND WITH HER FATHER TO REBUILD
THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

THIS IS A MUST OWN FILM.

A family divided.
On Golden Pond is a sentimental favorite for me. Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda are just heartbreaking together, you could feel the tension and sadness in their peformances. Katharine Hepburn is a gem as well, I really like her in this film, her vulnerable side is her ace in the hole. This film won best picture and Henry Fonda received his first Oscar shortly before he passed away. On Golden Pond shall move you to tears, get the tissues ready!