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Dad

  • 19891989
  • PGPG
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
5.1K
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Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
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While his mom recovers in hospital from a heart attack, John puts his busy life on hold to fly home and help his elderly dad around the house. John's son later joins them and they all truly ... Read allWhile his mom recovers in hospital from a heart attack, John puts his busy life on hold to fly home and help his elderly dad around the house. John's son later joins them and they all truly bond for the first and, tragically, final time.While his mom recovers in hospital from a heart attack, John puts his busy life on hold to fly home and help his elderly dad around the house. John's son later joins them and they all truly bond for the first and, tragically, final time.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
5.1K
YOUR RATING
    • Gary David Goldberg
    • William Wharton(novel)
    • Gary David Goldberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Ted Danson
    • Olympia Dukakis
    • Gary David Goldberg
    • William Wharton(novel)
    • Gary David Goldberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Ted Danson
    • Olympia Dukakis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Jack Lemmon and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Jack Lemmon and Olympia Dukakis in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Jack Lemmon and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Jack Lemmon and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Ethan Hawke and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)

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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Jake Tremont
    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • John Tremont
    Olympia Dukakis
    Olympia Dukakis
    • Bette Tremont
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Annie
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Mario
    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Billy
    Zakes Mokae
    Zakes Mokae
    • Dr. Chad
    J.T. Walsh
    J.T. Walsh
    • Dr. Santana
    Peter Michael Goetz
    Peter Michael Goetz
    • Dr. Ethridge
    John Apicella
    John Apicella
    • Dr. Delibro
    Richard McGonagle
    Richard McGonagle
    • Victor Walton
    Bill Morey
    Bill Morey
    • Hal McCarthy
    Mary Fogarty
    • Gloria McCarthy
    • (as Mary Fogerty)
    Art Frankel
    • DMV Instructor
    Ray Girardin
    • Butcher
    Vickilyn Reynolds
    Vickilyn Reynolds
    • CCU Nurse
    Edith Fields
    Edith Fields
    • Jake's Nurse
    Takayo Fischer
    Takayo Fischer
    • Jake's Nurse
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • William Wharton(novel)
      • Gary David Goldberg(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      During the filming of Dead Poets Society (1989), the actors portraying the main high school juniors took a break to audition for this movie. Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, and James Waterston all auditioned for the part of Billy. Dylan Kussman and Allelon Ruggiero recorded a video of the boys walking around New York City before and after the audition. Dylan later uploaded the video to YouTube in 2014.
    • Goofs
      This film takes place in Los Angeles in 1989 but nothing about the Tremonts' house or neighborhood look like California or any neighborhood in Los Angeles. Short of a brief beach scene that shows a couple palm trees, the entire film looks like the Northeast because it was filmed in and around Boston.
    • Quotes

      Jake Tremont: Dying is not a sin. Not living is.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Fat Man and Little Boy/I, Madman/Gross Anatomy/Story of Women/When the Whales Came (1989)
    • 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

    User reviews35

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    Solid Story-Telling.
    Genuine tear-jerker that has the elderly Olympia Dukakis falling ill and leaving husband Jack Lemmon in limbo. Dukakis has done all the work in the relationship and Lemmon is helpless, plain and simple. Son Ted Danson comes to the rescue though and Dukakis starts to recover slowly. However trouble looms as Lemmon will be diagnosed with cancer and go into an emotional tail-spin that could kill him. A sappy screenplay works to near perfection here and steady direction helps the film's cause as well. Watch for a young Ethan Hawke as Lemmon's grandson. Heart-wrenching and heart-warming at the same time. 4 stars out of 5.
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    • tfrizzell
    • Jul 6, 2002

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Ubu Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 57 minutes
      • Color

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