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27 October 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
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... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Very emotional more (27 total)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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Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | France:U | Norway:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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In one scene, Mario (Kevin Spacey) is wearing a Chatsworth jacket. Spacey is a graduate of Chatsworth High School. moreQuotes:
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.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Final Sacrifice (#10.10)" (1998) moreSoundtrack:
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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.