On Golden Pond (1981)

Regisseur:

Mark Rydell

Drehbuchautoren:

Ernest Thompson (play)
Ernest Thompson (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

22. Januar 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

A TRIPLE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER!

Plot:

The loons are back again on Golden Pond and so are Norman Thayer, a retired professor, and Ethel who...

Plot Keywords:

Bittersweet | Family Tragedy | Alienation | Cottage | Reconciliation

Filmpreise:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 21 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Henry Fonda saves his best for last

Besetzung

Katharine Hepburn	...	Ethel Thayer
Henry Fonda	...	Norman Thayer Jr.
Jane Fonda	...	Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Doug McKeon	...	Billy Ray
Dabney Coleman	...	Bill Ray
William Lanteau	...	Charlie Martin
Christopher Rydell	...	Sumner Todd (as Chris Rydell)

Alternativ:

Am goldenen See (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

109 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Drehorte:

Concord, New Hampshire, USA

Firma:

IPC Films

Dies und das:

There was and still is a boathouse on the Thayer's property but the film crew filmed around it so that it wasn't shown.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: When the boat crashes into the rock a panel can be seen sliding over to reveal the hole in the boat.

Dialogzitate:

Billy Ray: A canoe! Just like the Indians used.
Norman: Actually, the Indians used a different grade of aluminum.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)

Henry Fonda saves his best for last

Oh,the numerous memorable characters Henry Fonda brought to the screen over the years.His most memorable came in his final film,On Golden Pond. This film brought to light two important realizations for me.Family togetherness is one of the most important things we have in life,and we had better resolve our differences as a family and get along because we can't go back and correct the things we come to regret.Secondly,I came to realize that elderly couples are more than the stereotype we sometimes force upon them.They don't cease to be affectionate and sexual merely because they have gotten older.Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn made a delightful couple here and make you wish they had worked together more often through the years,but unfortunately,this was their first and only film together.Also,the pairing of Fonda with real life daughter Jane was indeed a delight to see.Their own troubled relationship made them naturals for their parts as a father and daughter coming together after years of tension.You could sense that at times, Henry and Jane were not acting at all when it came to their scenes with one another,making these scenes more realistic and effective.Henry Fonda received a well deserved Oscar for this film.I watched the night he received it,and recall his reaction from his home(he was too ill to attend the ceremony),and the tears streaming down his face.I couldn't help but shed a tear or two myself.I'm sure I was not the only one.Great film.