Pontiac Moon (1994)

Director:

Peter Medak

Writers (WGA):

Finn Taylor (story)
Finn Taylor (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An absent-minded-professor father and his son bond during a symbolic road trip through the Western U.S...

Plot Keywords:

Idaho | California | Road Trip | Moon | Bar

Cast

Ted Danson	...	Washington Bellamy
Mary Steenburgen	...	Katherine Bellamy
Ryan Todd	...	Andy Bellamy
Eric Schweig	...	Ernest Ironplume
Cathy Moriarty	...	Lorraine
Max Gail	...	Jerome Bellamy
Lisa Jane Persky	...	Alicia Frank
J.C. Quinn	...	Bartender
John Schuck	...	Officer
Don Swayze	...	Local
Gene Borkan	...	Trucker with Cigarettes
Ron Burke	...	Ranger
Ramsey Ellis	...	School Kid
Frank Carl Fisher Jr.	...	Fred Frook
Suzanne Ircha	...	Waitress

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Norway:11 | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

While playing a married couple in this film, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen began an off-set romantic relationship. They were married in 1995.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: As mentioned in the film, it took 19 hours for the Apollo astronauts to land on the moon from the moment they lifted off, and has Washington and Andrew traveling over that same span of time. However, by counting the number of nights they have on the trip, they are on the road for three days.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Killing Floor (2007)

Soundtrack:

CRAZY

I thoroughly enjoyed this feel-good family movie.

what a beautiful, heartfelt movie. I was touched by the storyline about an agoraphobic mother, and overly eccentric father, and their young son, innocent but wise beyond his years, who holds the fragile family together. The journey that father and son take to "Spires of the Moon" as it parallels to the actual 1969 moon landing was cleverly and beautifully done. It took me back to a time in history that I will never forget. Ted Danson's over the top performance was well suited to the character he was playing, the odd but loving husband and father, desperate to make things right for his family. Mary Steenburgen gave a compassionate and sensitive performance as the wife and mother plagued by her past, fiercely protective of her son, and unable to show her love for her husband. And Ryan Todd as their son is truly a gifted young actor. I was inspired by his believable and moving performance. he is a natural. The cameo appearances by other well known performers added to the storyline. I thoroughly enjoyed this feel good movie and the message it sends to us all. It is one I will watch over and over again.