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Dad (1989) 5.9
A busy, "always-on-the-run" executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him ... See full summary » Director:Gary David Goldberg |
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John Tremont
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Bette Tremont
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Mario
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Billy
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Dr. Chad
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Dr. Santana
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Dr. Ethridge
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Dr. Delibro
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Victor Walton
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Bill Morey | ... |
Hal McCarthy
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Mary Fogarty | ... |
Gloria McCarthy
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DMV Instructor
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Ray Girardin | ... |
Butcher
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A busy, "always-on-the-run" executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. In the process, he teaches his father to be more independent which causes problems with the man's wife. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life. Written by Jerry Shannon <jlshan@ix.netcom.com>
Plot Keywords:
heart attack | terminal illness | human relationship | father son relationship | delusion |Taglines:
Sometimes the greatest man you ever meet... is the first one.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 October 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mon père See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$19,738,015 (USA)Company Credits
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John Tremont: I'm going to make an executive decision here. I'm gonna say it's colored. Okay, water: cold/warm, warn/warm, warm/hot. What the hell, we'll live dangerously. Hot/hot.
Jake Tremont: It's white.
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Written by Joel DuBay, Jeffrey Litke & Adrian Liberty
Performed by Powermad
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
by Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Trivia
In one scene, Mario (Kevin Spacey) is wearing a Chatsworth jacket. Spacey is a graduate of Chatsworth High School. See more »Quotes
Jake Tremont: [About a white shirt with black stripes] It's white.John Tremont: I'm going to make an executive decision here. I'm gonna say it's colored. Okay, water: cold/warm, warn/warm, warm/hot. What the hell, we'll live dangerously. Hot/hot.
Jake Tremont: It's white.
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Soundtracks
"Nice Dreams"Written by Joel DuBay, Jeffrey Litke & Adrian Liberty
Performed by Powermad
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
by Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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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.