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On Golden Pond
“A very rare modern day live TV drama with two legends.”
8.3 / 10• 2001• 1h 40m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
Character-driven story about an elderly man coming to terms with his age, and the nearing of death; a middle-aged woman attempting to enter into a father-daughter relationship with her dad, whom she has never known closely; and a young teenager dealing with parental divorce. Ethel and Norman Thayer are an old couple living "On Golden Pond". Their daughter, Chelsea, is 42 years old, and has never been married. She is dating a 45 year old dentist, and brings him up to Golden Pond to meet her parents. Her boyfriend, Bill, has a 14 year old son named Billy, who comes along. Young Billy has been virtually raised by his mother, who is newly divorced from his father. The troubled child is left with the elderly Thayers for some time, as his father and Chelsea take off for a tour of Europe.
Cast & Crew
Julie Andrews
Ethel Thayer
Lead
Christopher Plummer
Norman Thayer
Glenne Headly
Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Sam Robards
Bill Ray
Brett Cullen
Charlie Martin
Will Rothhaar
Billy Ray
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ernest Thompson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. On Golden Pond is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
