Plot
The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.
Release Year: 1980
Rating: 7.8/10 (20,315 voted)
Director:
Robert Redford
Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch
Storyline 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.
Writers: Judith Guest, Alvin Sargent
Cast: Donald Sutherland
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Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
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Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
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Dr. Tyrone Berger
Timothy Hutton
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Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh
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Salan
Elizabeth McGovern
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Jeannine Pratt
Dinah Manoff
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Karen Aldrich
Fredric Lehne
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Joe Lazenby
James Sikking
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Ray
(as James B. Sikking)
Basil Hoffman
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Sloan
Quinn K. Redeker
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Ward
(as Quinn Redeker)
Mariclare Costello
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Audrey
Meg Mundy
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Grandmother
Elizabeth Hubbard
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Ruth
Adam Baldwin
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Stillman
Taglines:
Everything is in its proper place... Except the past.
Release Date: 27 February 1981
Filming Locations: Apple Valley, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $6,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: $54,766,923
(USA)
(1981)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The Last film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture without a Best Film Editing nomination.
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes:
The boat Conrad and Buck are in is obviously stationary, and is being rocked rapidly back and forth, inconsistent with the way a vessel that size would behave during a real squall.
Quotes: Conrad "Con" Jarrett:
You woulda visited Buck if he was in the hospital. Beth Jarrett:
Buck would have never been in the hospital!
User Review
This movie saved my life
Rating: 10/10
I was 16 years old in 1984 when I first saw this movie. I was also
clinically depressed and suicidal. I had been on antidepressants for
about a year (in the pre-prozac days) and I happened to see this movie
on Showtime or HBO - almost by accident. Timothy Hutton perfectly
captures what it's like to be depressed as a teenager. And Judd Hirsch
and Hutton perfectly capture the patient/therapist relationship. There
are also a few perfect little scenes that capture the problems of a
family that can't communicate. Especially memorable is the scene where
Calvin tells Beth about the shoes he wore to Buck's funeral. This film
captures all of the important moments like this that truly demonstrate
the problems the family is having. After seeing it, I read the book and
I knew that if Conrad could go on, so could I. I watch this movie once
every few years. It really means a lot to me.
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