DVD

On Golden Pond / Lord Grade presents an ITC Films/IPC Films production ; produced by Bruce Gilbert ; screenplay by Ernest Thompson ; directed by Mark Rydell.

Thompson, Ernest, 1949- (Added Author). Gilbert, Bruce, 1947- (Added Author). Rydell, Mark, 1934- (Added Author). Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Added Author). Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Added Author). Fonda, Jane, 1937- (Added Author). McKeon, Doug, 1966- (Added Author). Coleman, Dabney, 1932- (Added Author). Lanteau, William, 1922-1993 (Added Author). Grade, Lew, 1906-1998 (Added Author). Rydell, Christopher, 1963- (Added Author). Garity, Troy. (Added Author). Williams, Billy, (cinematographer.). Wolfe, Robert L., 1928-1981 (editor.). Grusin, Dave, (composer.). Jeakins, Dorothy, (costume designer.). Grimes, Stephen B., 1927-1988 (production designer.). Sweeney, Mathew. (Added Author). Entertainment One (Firm) (Added Author). Maple Pictures. (Added Author). ITC Films (Firm) (Added Author). IPC Films (Firm) (Added Author). Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity. (Cast).

Summary:

Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a 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 child, while 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edition.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : ITC Films, [1981]
Distributor: Canada : Entertainment One, [200-]
Copyright: 1981

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. Widescreen. Special features include: Reflections on Golden Pond (documentary); commentary tracks by the writer and the director; Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Billy Williams ; editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; music, David Grusin ; costume designer, Dorothy Jeakins ; production designer, Stephen Grimes ; special effects supervisor, Matthew Sweeney.
Participant or Performer Note:	Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity.
Target Audience Note:	CHV: Parental guidance.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital; 16:9 Widescreen (1.85:1).
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson).