On Golden Pond /

An older couple agree to mind their estranged daughters' boyfriends 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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	On Golden Pond (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	ITC Films (Firm), IPC Films (Firm), Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Rydell, Mark, 1934-, Thompson, Ernest, 1949-, Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, Fonda, Jane, 1937-, McKeon, Doug, 1966-, Coleman, Dabney, 1932-, Lanteau, William, 1922-1993, Rydell, Christopher, Garity, Troy
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Santa Monica, Calif.] : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:	Special ed., widescreen version.
Subjects:	Aging > Drama. Families > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	An older couple agree to mind their estranged daughters' boyfriends 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.
Item Description:	Based on the play by Ernest Thompson. Originally issued as a motion picture in 1981. Digitally mastered. Aspect ratio 1.85:1. Special features: Newly remastered 16:9 widescreen version -- Documentary, "Reflections on Golden Pond," a tribute to the work of cinematographer Billy Williams -- Commentary track with writer Ernest Thompson, the writer of the Broadway play -- Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital, surround.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1981: Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson)
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Billy Williams ; editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; music, David Grusin ; costume designer, Dorothy Jeakins ; production designer, Stephen Grimes ; special effects supervisor, Matthew Sweeney.