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Directed by Gary David Goldberg
Produced by Gary David Goldberg and Joseph Stern
Screenplay by Gary David Goldberg Based on the novel by William Wharton
With: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker, Kevin Spacey, Ethan Hawke, Zakes Mokae, J.T. Walsh, Peter Michael Goetz, John Apicella, Richard McGonagle, Art Frankel, and Chris Lemmon
Cinematography: Jan Kiesser
Editing: Eric A. Sears
Music: James Horner
Runtime: 117 min
Release Date: 10 November 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Goldberg’s first (of two) theatrical features is a maudlin melodrama of three generations dealing with getting older. The cast is solid and the script has a few smart observations, but the sit-com impresario directs with too heavy a hand.
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