Dad
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097142/
I can honestly say now that with the exception of the new Superman movie, I have seen EVERY Kevin Spacey movie he has ever been in.
A little scenario about this film, since many people won't see it... Olympia Dukakis is married to Jack Lemmon. She has a heart attack and gets put in the hospital, so a busy, workaholic Ted Danson comes home to help his dad out while his mom is in the hospital. Dad starts to regain his independence and when mom comes out of the hospital, she feels threatened because he doesn't need her anymore. Then he's diagnosed with cancer and starts to split into another personality- a fun-loving man who lives on a farm. The doctor says to indulge him so the family start doing fun things with Dad- Family members being Kathy Baker and her husband (Kevin Spacey) and Ted Danson and his son, a 19 year old Ethan Hawke. Dad dies, everyone is very sad, but it makes Ted Danson realize that some things are more important than the work a day world.
This was an okay movie. Ted Danson was pretty good- he had a couple of powerful scenes. Jack Lemmon was fantastic. I have been wanting to see this movie since I acquired every KS movie available on VHS (in 1999) and I was told that "Dad" was out of print.
The DVD was in the $5.50 bin at Wal-Mart last night.
Pretty good movie. Typical for 1989, and it kind of reminded me of Rocket Gibraltar.
I can honestly say now that with the exception of the new Superman movie, I have seen EVERY Kevin Spacey movie he has ever been in.
A little scenario about this film, since many people won't see it... Olympia Dukakis is married to Jack Lemmon. She has a heart attack and gets put in the hospital, so a busy, workaholic Ted Danson comes home to help his dad out while his mom is in the hospital. Dad starts to regain his independence and when mom comes out of the hospital, she feels threatened because he doesn't need her anymore. Then he's diagnosed with cancer and starts to split into another personality- a fun-loving man who lives on a farm. The doctor says to indulge him so the family start doing fun things with Dad- Family members being Kathy Baker and her husband (Kevin Spacey) and Ted Danson and his son, a 19 year old Ethan Hawke. Dad dies, everyone is very sad, but it makes Ted Danson realize that some things are more important than the work a day world.
This was an okay movie. Ted Danson was pretty good- he had a couple of powerful scenes. Jack Lemmon was fantastic. I have been wanting to see this movie since I acquired every KS movie available on VHS (in 1999) and I was told that "Dad" was out of print.
The DVD was in the $5.50 bin at Wal-Mart last night.
Pretty good movie. Typical for 1989, and it kind of reminded me of Rocket Gibraltar.
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8/28/2006
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