Top Billed Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Ethel Thayer
Henry Fonda
Norman Thayer Jr.
Jane Fonda
Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Doug McKeon
Billy Ray
Dabney Coleman
Bill Ray
William Lanteau
Charlie Martin
Christopher Rydell
Sumner Todd
Troy Garity
Young Boy on Jetty (uncredited)
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Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jan 25 2025
Can you just imagine how 15 year old Doug McKeon must have felt when he was cast in a movie with one Hepburn, two Fonda's and almost twenty Oscar nominations between them? Well nervous as he must have been, he acquits himself confidently as "Billy" arrives with his dad (Dabney Coleman) and his new girlfriend "Chelsea" (Jane Fonda) who just happens to be the daughter of the curmudgeonly old "Norman" (Henry Fonda) and wife "Ethel" (Katharine Hepburn) who have a summer home "on Golden Pond". It's clear that the relationship between father and daughter is bit strained, their vitriol is dished out w...
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
15000000.00
Revenue
119285432.00
Keywords
- daughter
 - lake
 - parent child relationship
 - son
 - based on play or musical
 - family relationships
 - family holiday
 - new england
 - family conflict
 - lake house
 - optimistic
 
