On Golden Pond Summary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mark Rydell
Genres: Drama
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There's little that happens in On Golden Pond that isn't thoroughly predictable from the start, but the film is blessed with so much star power, charm and honest sentiment that everyone in the audience is willing to ignore the cliches and go the distance. In his last film, Henry_Fonda plays Norman Thayer, a cranky 80-year-old retired professor, making his annual pilgrimage with his wife Katharine_Hepburn (in her only teaming with Henry_Fonda) to their New England summer cottage. Their solitude is interrupted when the couple's daughter Chelsea (Jane_Fonda) arrives with her fiance Bill (Dabney_Coleman) and his son Doug McKeon in tow. It takes a while, but Jane_Fonda and Coleman, about to go on a vacation of their own, persuade Henry_Fonda and Hepburn to take care of McKeon. Henry_Fonda and the kid dislike each other from Square One, and it looks as though this summer (which may very well be Henry_Fonda's last) will be a depressing experience. Gradually, Henry_Fonda and McKeon grow to love one another; their bond is strengthened during a near-fatal accident while fishing. It is through the warm relationship between Henry_Fonda and the boy that the old man and his daughter Jane_Fonda are at last able to display affection towards each other--the first time they've done so in years. Gorgeously photographed by Billy_Williams, On Golden Pond is a wonderful valedictory for Henry_Fonda, who died not long after the film's completion; Katharine_Hepburn has less to do, but few can do so much with so little. Academy Awards were bestowed upon Henry_Fonda, Hepburn, and screenwriter Ernest_Thompson (who adapted the film from his stage play). Hal Erickson, Rovi
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