Ordinary People poster

Ordinary People( 1980)

TV-MADrama
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Everything is in its proper place... except the past.

Overview

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Sutherland

      Calvin Jarrett

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      Mary Tyler Moore

      Beth Jarrett

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      Judd Hirsch

      Dr. Berger

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      Timothy Hutton

      Conrad Jarrett

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      M. Emmet Walsh

      Swim Coach

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      Elizabeth McGovern

      Jeannine Pratt

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      Dinah Manoff

      Karen

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      Fredric Lehne

      Lazenby

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      James B. Sikking

      Ray Hanley

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      Basil Hoffman

      Sloan

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      Quinn K. Redeker

      Ward

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      Mariclare Costello

      Audrey

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      Meg Mundy

      Grandmother

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      Elizabeth Hubbard

      Ruth

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      Adam Baldwin

      Stillman

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      Richard Whiting

      Grandfather

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      Scott Doebler

      Buck Jarrett

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      Carl DiTomasso

      Van Buren

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      Tim Clarke

      Truan

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      Ken Dishner

      Genthe

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      Lisa Smyth

      Gail

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      Ann Eggert

      Mitzi

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      Randall Robbins

      Bryce

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      Cynthia Baker

      Ms. Mellon

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      John Stimpson

      John

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      Liz Kinney

      Liz

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      Steven Hirsch

      Mack

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      Rudy Hornish

      Ed

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      Clarissa Downey

      Chris

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      Cynthia Burke

      Annie

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      Jane Alderman

      Linda

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      Paul Preston

      Dennis

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      Gustave Lachenauer

      Gus

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      Marilyn Rockafellow

      Sarah

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      Don Billett

      Philip

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      Ronald Solomon

      Joel

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      Virginia Long

      Choir Director

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      Paula Segal

      Shopper

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      Estelle Meyers

      Saleslady

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      Stuart Shiff

      Waiter

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      Rose Wool

      Waitress

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      Douglas Kinney

      Actor

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      Constance Addington

      Actress

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      Edwin Bederman

      McDonald's Manager

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      Bobby Coyne

      Young Buck

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      Michael Creadon

      Young Conrad

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed Dec 30 2020
    _**Potent drama with Hutton, Sutherland, Moore and Hirsch**_ A family in an affluent neighborhood north of Chicago tries to recover after a tragedy. Timothy Hutton plays the troubled son who gets help from a therapist (Judd Hirsch) while Donald Sutherland & Mary Tyler Moore play the seemingly okay parents. “Ordinary People” (1980) was Robert Redford’s debut movie in the director’s chair and it was a huge success. The story is two-pronged: It’s a coming-of-age drama about the anxious son at home, school, therapy and his relationships with the fairer sex, as well as a marital drama about th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6000000.00

    Revenue

    54766923.00

    Keywords

    • chicago, illinois
    • depression
    • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
    • based on novel or book
    • suicide attempt
    • middle class
    • dysfunctional family
    • grief
    • psychiatrist
    • guilt
    • grieving
    • survivor's guilt
    • loss of son
    • mother son conflict