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On Golden Pond
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Overview

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7.5/10   10,803 votes
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Director:
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Ernest Thompson (play)
Ernest Thompson (screenplay)
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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
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Won 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 21 nominations more
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109 min
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The movie's line "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!" was voted as the #88 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100). more
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Continuity: When then mailman comes earlier in the movie, the screen door is broke; but a few scenes later you can see when the door is open it goes back to the closed position. Later on it is broken again. more
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Billy Ray: A canoe! Just like the Indians used.
Norman: Actually, the Indians used a different grade of aluminum.
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Surprisingly Entertaining, 16 September 2003
7/10
Author: iwatcheverything from Texas, USA

I was expecting a very boring movie. All I thought about this was a couple of old people sitting around talking at some cabin. I was way off. This film is quite the opposite. Things do happen that make this movie well worth watching. Henry Fonda is excellent and made me laugh really hard with his sarcastic answers to many questions. I do believe Jane Fonda was not in the film enough. Of course we can't go without mentioning Katherine Hepburn. She is one of the greats and this film has proof.

This is a film I would definitely recommend to others. It is light hearted and dramatic all at the same time. Watch this film it will entertain you.

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