A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered (2003) (V)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Cast

George Cukor	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anthony Harvey	...	Himself
Mark Rydell	...	Himself
Richard Schickel	...	Himself
Marshall Schlom	...	Himself
Ernest Thompson	...	Himself
David Thomson	...	Himself
Billy Williams	...	Himself

Produced by
David Naylor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dave Grusin

Film Editing by
Erich Wilhelm Zander

Production Management
Nancy Naylor	....	production manager

Sound Department
Albert Alonso	....	sound (as Al Alonso)
Sean Brown	....	sound
Matt Jepson	....	sound
Michael J. White	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Maurey Dahlen	....	camera operator (as Maury Dahlen)
George Ann Muller	....	camera operator
DuWayne Rude	....	camera operator (as Duwayne Rude)
Paul Scrabo	....	camera operator
John Whatton	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Lawrence Jordan	....	assistant editor
Edward Yost	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Cory Williams	....	production coordinator

Thanks
James A. Contner	....	acknowledgment: clips and stills provided by (as James Contner)
Adger W. Cowans	....	acknowledgment: clips and stills provided by
Anthony Harvey	....	acknowledgment: clips and stills provided by

Production Companies

• Artisan Home Entertainment

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Lorac Productions  clips and stills
• The Estate of Cary Grant  special thanks
• The Estate of George Cukor  special thanks
• The Estate of Katharine Hepburn  special thanks
• The Estate of Peter O'Toole  special thanks
• The Estate of Spencer Tracy  special thanks

Runtime:

16 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Artisan Home Entertainment

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the Special Edition DVD for On Golden Pond (1981), released in 2003.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Anthony Harvey mentions that Hepburn's father was a gynecologist. In fact, he was actually a urologist.

Movie Connections:

References Morning Glory (1933)

Short But Good Look at Hepburn

A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered (2003)

*** (out of 4)

When ON GOLDEN POND was re-released onto DVD it came with this tribute to Katharine Hepburn, which featured interviews with crew members from that film including Ernest Thompson (Screenwriter), Mark Rydell (Director) and Billy Williams (Cinematographer) as well as critic Richard Schickel, historian David Thomson and Anthony Harvey who directed THE LION IN WINTER. At just under 20-minutes one really shouldn't expect a full, definitive tribute to the legend but what's here is pretty entertaining in its own right. We get to hear all about Hepburn's tough-as-nails personality and how she wasn't afraid to go after Louis B. Mayer and how she wasn't afraid to pick up a phone and tell someone what she thought of their work. There's also a very good little piece dedicated to her work with Spencer Tracy. We get to see a few clips from GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER as well as hear about how she took care of him towards the later part of his life. Since the majority of the people here were from ON GOLDEN POND we get several nice stories from that film including the fact that this was the first time Hepburn had ever met Henry Fonda. The stories of their first meeting were quite priceless as was the final spot on Hepburn's thoughts on the afterlife.