On Golden Pond
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Aging -- Drama.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Intergenerational relations -- Drama.
Older people -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
[Santa Monica, Calif.] : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2003], ©1981.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
012236147817, 1223614781

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.
Restrictions on Access
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Billy Williams ; editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; music, Dave 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 of the Thayers. The 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 son, while the 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.
System Details
DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; digitally remastered.
Language
Closed-captioned in English; optional English subtitles.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson).
Local note
DVD

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. (20031981). On Golden Pond (Special edition.). Artisan Home Entertainment.

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

Ernest Thompson et al.. 20031981. 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, 20031981.

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. Special edn. [Santa Monica, Calif.]: Artisan Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thompson, Ernest, et al. On Golden Pond Special edition., Artisan Home Entertainment, 20031981.

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