Dad (1989)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Gary David Goldberg

Writers (WGA):

William Wharton (novel)
Gary David Goldberg (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Sometimes the greatest man you ever meet... is the first one.

Plot:

A busy, "always-on-the-run" executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Father Son Relationship | Memory | Hospital | Terminal Illness

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	Jake Tremont
Ted Danson	...	John Tremont
Olympia Dukakis	...	Bette Tremont
Kathy Baker	...	Annie
Kevin Spacey	...	Mario
Ethan Hawke	...	Billy Tremont
Zakes Mokae	...	Dr. Chad
J.T. Walsh	...	Dr. Santana
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Dr. Ethridge
John Apicella	...	Dr. Delibro
Richard McGonagle	...	Victor Walton
Bill Morey	...	Hal McCarthy
Mary Fogarty	...	Gloria McCarthy (as Mary Fogerty)
Art Frankel	...	DMV Instructor
Ray Girardin	...	Butcher

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | France:U | Norway:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

In one scene, Mario (Kevin Spacey) is wearing a Chatsworth jacket. Spacey is a graduate of Chatsworth High School.

Quotes:

Mario: Come on, Mom, get in the hearse.
Bette Tremont: You'd like that, wouldn't you?
Mario: I'm sorry, it was a slip of the tongue.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Final Sacrifice (#10.10)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Nice Dreams

Very emotional

This movie hits, it hits very hard. No one is let off easy in this film about an old man (played to perfection by Jack Lemmon) who has his wife do everything for him. BUt his wife has a heart attack and is put in the hospital. His son (Ted Danson) has to return home to take care of his father. What comes from there is an adventure that will warm you heart as fast as it will break it. Jack Lemmon is very believeable as the father that you will believe that he actually is 85 years old and Ten Danson has never been better in a film. This film devlves into hard topics such as divorce, marraige and family relationships and none of these subjects are delt with lightly and is sure to bring a tear to the eye of everyone whether you can realte to these characters or not.