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Release Date:
2 August 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
It could happen to you. more
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The Buckman family is a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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7 nominations
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(58 articles)
Please, Give These Stars a New Show!
(From Getback - TV. 21 October 2009, 6:07 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Review: Gaudy ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ Lacks True Holiday Cheer
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(From Getback - TV. 21 October 2009, 6:07 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Review: Gaudy ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ Lacks True Holiday Cheer
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Good performances from a lot of good actors
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Martin | ... | Gil Buckman |
 | Mary Steenburgen | ... | Karen Buckman |
 | Dianne Wiest | ... | Helen Buckman |
 | Jason Robards | ... | Frank Buckman |
 | Rick Moranis | ... | Nathan Huffner |
 | Tom Hulce | ... | Larry Buckman |
 | Martha Plimpton | ... | Julie Buckman |
 | Keanu Reeves | ... | Tod Higgins |
| Harley Jane Kozak | ... | Susan Buckman (as Harley Kozak) |
 | Dennis Dugan | ... | David Brodsky |
 | Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Garry Buckman-Lampkin (as Leaf Phoenix) |
| Eileen Ryan | ... | Marilyn Buckman |
| Helen Shaw | ... | Grandma |
| Jasen Fisher | ... | Kevin Buckman |
| Paul Linke | ... | George Bowman |
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124 min
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Singapore:NC-16 |
Iceland:L |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-12/9 |
France:U |
Netherlands:AL |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12 |
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In the scene where Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen are fighting over the fact that she is pregnant, Steve says "...Lets just have a dozen and act like they are donuts." In the movie Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) he plays the father of a dozen children.
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Continuity: When leaving with Tod, Julie takes her bag twice.
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Referenced in "ER: Parenthood (#13.4)" (2006)
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I Love To See You Smile
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This is a classic ensemble film. It has an amazing cast of very talented people. I wonder how they got so lucky to get so many really good actors together with such varied films behind them. Steve Martin does a really good job and never has a bad moment in the film but the rest of the cast is great. Easily, one of Keanu Reeves' best early films. Joaquin Phoenix is great in his role. Dianne Wiest is priceless and has some really good scenes, including those with her daughter Martha Plimpton. Whatever happened to Martha Plimpton by the way? She was great in this and in "Running on Empty." Who plays that grandmother? She's great! Mary Steenburgen, Rick Moranis... Goes on and on. And the great Jason Robards. One of the finest actors this world has ever known. This is really a good movie about families - the good and bad side of them and some great moments about fatherhood. This is really, really a good movie and one that can be appreciated by so many people. A good rental - a good family movie. Go for it!