An utterly mechanical tearjerker.
Dad (1989)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:5
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A son moves in with his aging parents in the hopes of making their final days easier. The care he gives them, and his rekindling of that relationship, helps intensify the one he has with his own... A son moves in with his aging parents in the hopes of making their final days easier. The care he gives them, and his rekindling of that relationship, helps intensify the one he has with his own son. The film follows the elderly man through sickness and recovery, commenting on the transition of care-giving responsibilities from parent to child. [More]
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker, Kevin Spacey, Ethan Hawke, Zakes Mokae, J.T. Walsh, Peter Michael Goetz, John Apicella, Richard McGonagle, Bill Morey, Mary Fogarty, Art Frankel, Ray Girardin, Vickilyn Reynolds, Jimmy Higa
Director: Gary David Goldberg
Director: Gary David Goldberg
Producer: Joseph Stern, Gary David Goldberg
Screenwriter: Gary David Goldberg
Story: William Wharton
Composer: James Horner
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Reviews for Dad
This is a maudlin and painfully pedantic piece of filmmaking, and it's not even bad enough to be consistently funny.
A multidimensional family drama that deals squarely with the challenges and difficulties of old age and a long marriage.
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