Tribute (1980)

A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit.

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Bernard Slade (play), Bernard Slade (screenplay)

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Robby Benson, Lee Remick

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Lemmon	...	Scottie Templeton
Robby Benson	...	Jud Templeton
Lee Remick	...	Maggie Stratton
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Gladys Petrelli
John Marley	...	Lou Daniels
Kim Cattrall	...	Sally Haines
Gale Garnett	...	Hilary
Teri Keane	...	Evelyn
Rummy Bishop	...	Poker Player
John Dee	...	Poker Player
Bob Windsor	...	Poker Player
Eileen Lehman	...	Nurse
Andrew Foot	...	Actor
Trevor Daley	...	Cop
Sid Smith	...	Stage Hand

Storyline

A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit.

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Plot Keywords:

agent | dying | breast flashing | manhattan new york city | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tributo

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tiberius Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The amount of time that Scottie and his son hadn't seen each other was thirteen years.

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Connections

Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (1988)

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Soundtracks

"It's All For the Best"
Written by Jack Lemmon & Alan Jay Lerner

User Reviews

Lemmon makes this worth seeing

A shallow Broadway press agent (Jack Lemmon) discovers he's dying. At the same time his ex-wife (Lee Remick) and their kid (Robby Benson) visit. They all try to come to terms with his impending death and bond.

Sounds pretty terrible doesn't it? The script is annoyingly predictable, it goes on far too long and Benson is just horrible but this is still worth catching just for Lemmon. I've heard he did this on stage beforehand so he knew the character and plays it to perfection. He's just great from beginning to end. He was justly nominated for an Academy Award for this. Remick isn't in this much but she does wonders with a clichéd character. Also the wonderful Colleen Dewhurst was sadly underused as Lemmon's doctor. Still for Lemmon's performance alone this is worth catching. It looses points because of the predictable script and Benson's truly horrible performance.