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

Coleman, Dabney, 1932- (actor.). Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (actor.). Fonda, Jane, 1937- (actor.). Garity, Troy, (actor.). Gilbert, Bruce, 1947- (film producer.). Grimes, Stephen B., 1927-1988 (production designer.). Grusin, Dave, (composer.). Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (actor.). Jeakins, Dorothy, (costume designer.). Lanteau, William, 1922-1993 (actor.). McKeon, Doug, 1966- (actor.). Rydell, Christopher, 1963- (actor.). Rydell, Mark, 1934- (film director.). Thompson, Ernest, 1949- (screenwriter.). Williams, Billy, 1929- (cinematographer.). Wolfe, Robert L., 1928-1981 (editor of moving image work.). Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). IPC Films (Firm), (production company.). ITC Films (Firm), (production company.). Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity. (Cast).

Summary:

Shows the conflicts between three generations of the Thayers. The 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 son, while the 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 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edition
Publisher: Santa Monica, California : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2003]
Copyright: ©1981

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the play by Ernest Thompson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. Special features include: Reflections on Golden Pond (documentary), commentary track by the writer, Katherine Hepburn tribute documentary.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Billy Williams ; editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; music, Dave 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:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; digitally remastered.
Language Note:	English dialogue; closed-captioned in English; optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1981: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actor (Henry Fonda); Best Screenplay (Ernest Thompson).