On golden pond
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Aging -- Drama.
Drama
Families -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Intergenerational relations -- Drama.
Older people -- Drama.
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
012236147817

Notes

General Note
Based on the play by Ernest Thompson.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
General Note
Special features include: Reflections on Golden Pond (documentary); commentary tracks by the writer and the director; Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Billy Williams ; editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; music, David Grusin ; costume designer, Dorothy Jeakins ; production designer, Stephen Grimes ; special effects supervisor, Matthew Sweeney.
Participants/Performers
Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity.
Description
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Target Audience
Closed-captioned.
System Details
DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; digitally remastered.
Language
Closed-captioned. In English with optional English subtitles.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thompson, E., Gilbert, B., Rydell, M., Hepburn, K., Fonda, H., Fonda, J., McKeon, D., Coleman, D., Lanteau, W., Rydell, C., Garity, T., Williams, B., Wolfe, R. L., Grusin, D., Jeakins, D., Grimes, S., & Sweeney, M. (19812003). On golden pond (Widescreen edition.). Artisan Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ernest Thompson et al.. 19812003. On Golden Pond. [Santa Monica, Calif.]: Artisan Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ernest Thompson et al.. On Golden Pond [Santa Monica, Calif.]: Artisan Home Entertainment, 19812003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Thompson, E., Gilbert, B., Rydell, M., Hepburn, K., Fonda, H., Fonda, J. and McKeon, D. et al (n.d.). On golden pond. Widescreen edn. [Santa Monica, Calif.]: Artisan Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thompson, Ernest, et al. On Golden Pond Widescreen edition., Artisan Home Entertainment, 19812003.

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