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On Golden Pond (1981)

PG 12/04/1981 Drama, Romance 1h 49m
72%
User
Score
7.6/10
91%
68/100

When life is at its finest... when love is at its fullest...

Overview

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.

Mark Rydell

Director

Ernest Thompson

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Ethel Thayer

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Norman Thayer Jr.

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Chelsea Thayer Wayne

Doug McKeon

Doug McKeon

Billy Ray

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Bill Ray

William Lanteau

William Lanteau

Charlie Martin

Christopher Rydell

Christopher Rydell

Sumner Todd

Troy Garity

Troy Garity

Young Boy on Jetty (uncredited)

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Media

On Golden Pond (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER

On Golden Pond (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Jane Fonda On Her Character's Most Important Scene In ON GOLDEN POND

Jane Fonda On Her Character's Most Important Scene In ON GOLDEN POND

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on January 25, 2025

Can you just imagine how 15 year old Doug McKeon must have felt when he was cast in a movie with one Hepburn, two Fonda's and almost twenty Oscar nominations between them? Well nervous as he must have been, he acquits himself confidently as "Billy" arrives with his dad (Dabney Coleman) and his new girlfriend "Chelsea" (Jane Fonda) who just happens to be the daughter of the curmudgeonly old "Norman" (Henry Fonda) and wife "Ethel" (Katharine Hepburn) who have a summer home "on Golden Pond". It's clear that the relationship between father and daughter is bit strained, their vitriol is dished out with little love or affection. When "Chelsea" announces that she is to head to Europe with her beau and they want to leave the young lad behind for a month, "Ethel" likes the idea and so it's arranged...

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