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| Directed by | Gary David Goldberg |
| Produced by | Gary David Goldberg |
| Written by | Gary David Goldberg William Wharton |
| Starring | Jack Lemmon Ted Danson Olympia Dukakis Kathy Baker Kevin Spacey Ethan Hawke |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Jan Kiesser |
| Editing by | Eric A. Gary David Goldberg (born June 25, 1944 -) is an American writer and producer for television and film best known for his work on Family Gary David Goldberg (born June 25, 1944 -) is an American writer and producer for television and film best known for his work on Family John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American Actor best known for his role as central character " Olympia Dukakis (Ολυμπία Δουκάκη born June 20, 1931) is an American actress. Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Character actress Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6 1970 is an American Actor, Writer and Film director. James Roy Horner (born August 14 1953) is an American Composer of orchestral and film music Sears |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 27, 1989 |
| Running time | 117 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Dad is an Oscar-nominated 1989 comedy drama based on William Wharton's novel of the same name. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) William Wharton (b 1925 7 November) the Pen name of the author Albert Du Aime, is an American -born Author best known The movie stars Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Spacey & Ethan Hawke, and was written and directed by Gary David Goldberg. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American Actor best known for his role as central character " Olympia Dukakis (Ολυμπία Δουκάκη born June 20, 1931) is an American actress. Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6 1970 is an American Actor, Writer and Film director. Gary David Goldberg (born June 25, 1944 -) is an American writer and producer for television and film best known for his work on Family It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. Amblin Entertainment' is an American film and television Production company founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American
Plot
A busy, "always-on-the-run" executive (Danson) learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. In the process, he teaches his father to be more independent which causes problems with the man's wife (Dukakis). Estranged from his own son (Hawke), the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
Jack Lemmon was given much critical acclaim for his performance. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work in the film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner
The film was nominated in 1990 for the Academy Award for Makeup, but lost to Driving Miss Daisy. Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 film adapted from the Alfred Uhry play of the same title for Warner Brothers.
External links
- Dad at the Internet Movie Database
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