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Overview

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Director:
Garry Marshall
Writers:
Rick Podell (written by)
Michael Preminger (written by)
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Release Date:
30 July 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
On his way up the corporate ladder. David Basner confronts his greatest challenge: his father.
Plot:
A successful ad man (Hanks) must juggle his ever-demanding career while his parents' marriage breaks up. full summary | add synopsis
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Tom Hanks was great, even back then more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Delphi Films more

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Trivia:
Final film of Jackie Gleason. more
Quotes:
Charlie Gargas: At the end, I had my father in a nursing home. I gave him the best doctors in Illinois. He was a little senile... not much. I never spent much time with him. I was too busy. Finally, when I got around to seeing him, he didn't recognize me. Till the day he died, he didn't know who the hell I was.
David Basner: Here I thought you were the perfect son, Charlie.
Charlie Gargas: No. They told me there was only one of those guys. Listen, you take care of what you've got to take care of. I'll take care of Woolridge.
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References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Burning of the heart more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Tom Hanks was great, even back then, 1 July 2004
Author: Avi Weiss from California

The story line is pretty straight forward, and the production was good, especially considering the 80's style of movie making. But Tom carries the movie, with his now-classic mix of rapier wit, sarcasm, and charming humor.

Tom play David Basner, a talented, slightly arrogant Chicago ad-exec whose parents just split after 50+ years of marriage. Though he has left "the nest" and views his parents as a necessary evil to be dealt with as little as possible, he finds himself providing ever-increasing support to each parent, all the while discovering the frailty and human side of each of them, and discovering what his priorities should be.

A definite watch

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