Ordinary People (1980)

Regisseur:

Robert Redford

Drehbuchautoren:

Judith Guest (novel)
Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

2. März 1981 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

some films you watch, others you feel.

Plot:

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.

Plot Keywords:

Illinois | Melancholy | Grandmother Grandson Relationship | Grandfather Grandson Relationship | Forbidden Love

Filmpreise:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Impressive until the last minute.

Besetzung

Donald Sutherland	...	Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch	...	Dr. Tyrone C. Berger
Timothy Hutton	...	Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Coach Salan
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Jeannine Pratt
Dinah Manoff	...	Karen
Fredric Lehne	...	Lazenby
James Sikking	...	Ray Hanley (as James B. Sikking)
Basil Hoffman	...	Sloan
Scott Doebler	...	Jordan 'Buck' Jarrett
Quinn K. Redeker	...	Ward (as Quinn Redeker)
Mariclare Costello	...	Audrey
Meg Mundy	...	Grandmother
Elizabeth Hubbard	...	Ruth

Alternativ:

Ganz normale Familie, Eine (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

124 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:12 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | France:U

Drehorte:

Apple Valley, California, USA

Firma:

Paramount Pictures

Dies und das:

Gene Hackman was originally cast as Dr. Berger, but had to bow out. Judd Hirsch stepped in to fill the role, on condition that he could complete the filming of his scenes in eight days, so as not to interfere with his schedule on the TV show "Taxi" (1978).

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: While Conrad is watching the swim meet and fighting outside of school, he has a red plaid shirt under a gray sweater. When he arrives back at his grandmother's house and the subsequent scenes, he has a white with thin blue stripes shirt and a beige sweater.

Dialogzitate:

Calvin "Cal" Jarrett: Don't admire people too much, they might disappoint you.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in The Waterdance (1992)

Soundtrack:

Canon in D major

Impressive until the last minute.

I saw this movie in a very old theatre in Maastricht, Netherlands. I was astonished by the beauty of the plot, the character played by Timothy Hutton and Donald Sutherland. The most impressive thing was at the end. Everybody left the theatre in complete silence. People were touched and had tears in their eyes. This movie moves people. It is a story so close to reality and so well played by the actors. One really hates Mary Tyler-Moore at the end for being a bitch first class, a mother with no feelings for her youngest son. Judd Hirsch is very funny in acting as a psychologist. He plays it so naturally as if he had seen one for several years. In my opinion Robert Redford directed his best movie ever in Ordinary People.