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Writers:
Ernest Thompson (play)
Ernest Thompson (screenplay)
Release Date:
22 January 1982 (USA) more
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A TRIPLE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER! more
Plot:
The loons are back again on Golden Pond and so are Norman Thayer, a retired professor, and Ethel who... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 21 nominations more
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Really great!!! more (83 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Katharine Hepburn | ... | Ethel Thayer |
 | Henry Fonda | ... | Norman Thayer Jr. |
 | Jane Fonda | ... | Chelsea Thayer Wayne |
 | Doug McKeon | ... | Billy Ray |
 | Dabney Coleman | ... | Bill Ray |
 | William Lanteau | ... | Charlie Martin |
| Christopher Rydell | ... | Sumner Todd (as Chris Rydell) |
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109 min
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Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG
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Frances Sternhagen was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Play for "On Golden Pond". more
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Boom mic visible: As Ethel and Norman prepare to leave the dock after gassing up the boat, the microphone boom is reflected in the boat's windshield. It moves each time one or the other actor speaks. more
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Featured in A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered (2003) (V) more
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I really enjoyed "On Golden Pond". I wanted to see it, because Henry Fonda won his only Best Actor Oscar for it. Since I'm a Henry Fonda fan, I thought I should watch the movie the Academy considered his best. When I watched it, I really enjoyed it! It makes you not want to take life for granted, in any way. For Norman, he learns not to take life for granted by enjoying it. He also learns not to be so crotchety, and not to dote on death. His daughter, Chelsea, learned to forget about her differences with her father, and to love him while she can.
Katharine Hepburn also gives a brilliant, Oscar-winning performance as Ethel Thayer, Norman's devoted wife. She helps him in more ways than the audience realizes, because she tries to make him feel young, which is what he needs.
"On Golden Pond" is a wonderful movie with a combination of drama and comedy that makes for an entertaining experience. I recommend this movie to everyone!