On Golden Pond (1981)

PG12/04/1981Drama, Romance1h 49m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Katharine Hepburn

    Ethel Thayer

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    Henry Fonda

    Norman Thayer Jr.

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    Jane Fonda

    Chelsea Thayer Wayne

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    Doug McKeon

    Billy Ray

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    Dabney Coleman

    Bill Ray

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    William Lanteau

    Charlie Martin

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    Christopher Rydell

    Sumner Todd

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    Troy Garity

    Young Boy on Jetty (uncredited)

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 ...