An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
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Title: Max Dugan Returns (1983)
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Pat
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Storyline
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. Out of the blue comes Nora's father Max Dugan, who left her and her mother when Nora was nine years old. He brings a suitcase with dollar bills and showers her and Michael with gifts, trying to make up for lost time, knowing that he has a fatal heart ailment. The money comes from his shady career in Las Vegas and Nora is dating a police who is very interested in meeting him... Written by Mattias Thuresson
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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. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 March 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Como caído del cielo See more »Filming Locations:
Alexander Hamilton High School - 2955 S. Robertson Blvd., Palms District, Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
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$17,600,000 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Max Dugan: Yeah, if you have the right one.
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Actor Matthew Broderick was cast in two Neil Simon works at the same time, this film and the play of Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) on Broadway. Broderick would also later star in Simon's Biloxi Blues (1988), his only other Simon film to date (December, 2012). See more »Goofs
After a dinner, Max lights a cigar but it never fully ignites. A moment later, the cigar has half an inch of ash at the end. See more »Quotes
Michael McPhee: Can you make money from philosophy?Max Dugan: Yeah, if you have the right one.
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"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!