PG | 1 h 49 min | Drama, Comedy | 1981
Ernest Thompson always had New Hampshire in his blood. He poured that, and a lot else, into writing the stage play of a lifetime, “Golden Pond.” He then wrote the screenplay for the movie. He was 28 when he wrote his play, and his film won acclaim soon after: 10 Oscar nominations (3 wins, including Best Screenplay), 6 Golden Globe nominations (3 wins, including Best Screenplay). A tale about aging that’s also about growing up is rare enough; rarer still, is it to be told by one so young, and so well.
Bitter and judgmental, Norman (Henry Fonda) is about to turn 80. He and his incurably cheerful wife Ethel (Katharine Hepburn), turn up annually at their cottage on lake “Golden Pond” in New England. Their partly estranged daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) visits with her fiancé and his 13-year-old son Billy (Doug McKeon)….