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27 October 1989 (USA)
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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...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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3 nominations
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Sensational, true-life!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Singapore:PG |
Australia:PG |
Iceland:L |
Argentina:Atp |
Chile:TE |
France:U |
Norway:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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In one scene, Mario (Kevin Spacey) is wearing a Chatsworth jacket. Spacey is a graduate of Chatsworth High School.
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John Tremont:
There's something wrong with Mom's insides.
Jake Tremont: It isn't cancer is it?
John Tremont: No, it's not.
Jake Tremont: That cancer is a killer. Your Uncle Ben had five operations. Didn't do a damn thing for him. If they tell you, you have cancer, you might as well pack your bags.
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Jake Tremont: It isn't cancer is it?
John Tremont: No, it's not.
Jake Tremont: That cancer is a killer. Your Uncle Ben had five operations. Didn't do a damn thing for him. If they tell you, you have cancer, you might as well pack your bags.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Final Sacrifice (#10.10)" (1998)
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Nice Dreams
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This movie was one of the most sensational drama movies I have ever seen. It is so true with real-life experiences, and it is sure to touch you emotionally. It is a story about how spending all of your life chasing the almighty $dollar$ and success can certainly have great drawbacks. It is a prime example of how success should not be determined by how much money you make, but by what you have to give up in order to achieve it. In this case, it was Ted Dansen's family that was given up. This movie can be related to on a personal level with almost anyone. It is certain to bring tears to your eyes, and make you want to pick up that phone...and make those calls you have put off for so long.