Max Dugan Returns (1983)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writer:

Neil Simon (written by)

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Prices are double. Your love life's in trouble. The car won't start. Your boss has no heart. The door squeaks. The roof leaks. Your stereo just went mono. All you need is a little Max Dugan.

Plot:

Nora is a single mother who lives with her son Michael in a small house. They don't have much money but at least they have each other...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Suitcase | Single Mother | Police | Las Vegas

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Aug. 2

6:30 AM

AMC

Cast

Marsha Mason	...	Nora McPhee
Jason Robards	...	Max Dugan (as Jason Robards Jr.)
Donald Sutherland	...	Brian Costello
Matthew Broderick	...	Michael McPhee
Dody Goodman	...	Mrs. Litke
Sal Viscuso	...	Coach
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Bill
Panchito Gómez	...	Luis
Charley Lau	...	Charley Lau
Mari Gorman	...	Pat
Brian Part	...	Kevin Costello
Billie Bird	...	Older Woman
Tessa Richarde	...	Blonde in Shoe Store
Jim Staahl	...	Man in Shoe Store (as James Staahl)
Duke Stroud	...	Teacher

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Norway:12 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Alexander Hamilton High School - 2955 S. Robertson Blvd., Palms District, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The first of only two times (as of October 2006) that 'Donald Sutherland' and his son Kiefer Sutherland have appeared together in a dramatic film project; the other is A Time to Kill (1996).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Max stops the boys that retrieved the homerun ball hit by his grandson, he is carrying a suitcase which he places down at his side when he takes the ball from them. After he pays them he simply turns around and walks back in the opposite direction without leaning down to pick up his suitcase.

Quotes:

Michael McPhee: Can you make money from philosophy?
Max Dugan: Yeah, if you have the right one.

Touching, Heart-warming, and Wonderful!

"Max Dugan Returns" follows the story of an old con man named Max Dugan (Jason Robards) who gets out of prison and shows up on the doorstep of his daughter Nora McPhee (Marsha Mason) and her son Michael (Matthew Broderick). She doesn't provide a warm reception, seeing how she hasn't seen him since she was a little girl. This was Matthew Broderick's first movie. "WarGames" (a very good film) was his second. If you have not seen "Max Dugan Returns", see it right now! It's worth your time!

10/10 stars!