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Dad [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
starring: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker, Kevin Spacey
directed by: Gary David Goldberg

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Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781417045723
Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1417045728
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 31, 2005
Running Time: 117 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 1989
Sales Rank: 13520
MPN: MCAD27347D

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- A Distant Echo of an Important Novel
Does the name of Ted Danson ring any bell? It doesn't? No wonder, Ted was the "star" of some early 80s soap opera who wanted to become a real actor. Unfortunately, his choice for the path to stardom was the movie made of William Wharton's "Dad". The story had to be refashioned to be more glitzy - a painter became a businessman. The result is rather grim and, if you haven't read the novel, difficult to follow. The story is sad but moving - the book is saturated with nostalgia for what the heroes missed in life or realized too late to enjoy fully - the film is so so.
And there is one moderately funny bit - through the film Jack Lemmon and Olympia Dukakis look as if they both wanted to ask one and the same question - What am I doing in this ... Read More:

DVD : Dad [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC)