Parenthood

Parenthood

31/7/1989 2h 4m 6.7/10

Overview

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Director

Ron Howard

Top Billed Cast

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Gil Buckman

Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis

Nathan Huffner

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Karen Buckman

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Larry Buckman

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Frank Buckman

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

8/24/2020

9/10

Parenthood is a great movie, and has aged well after 30 years have passed. The writing team included the writers who also gave us two other movies I like: City Slickers and Fever Pitch. Parenthood accomplishes in general what the movie Rain Man did for my wife and me. It reminded us of our autistic daughter And made us laugh at stuff that frustrated us in “real life.“ Similarly Parenthood touches upon a lot of hotspots in the parenting experience and helps us laugh at them. Their is a fine Ensemble cast. I particularly like KianU Reeves as Tod, who seems like an inappropriate boyfriend for the daughter but who proves to be valuable in mentoring their disaffected son. There are many memorable situations but one line my wife and I often quote even after all these years occurs when the other son Larry is pushed out of a still moving vehicle by people he owes money to. His father, played straight by Jason Robards, asked who they were. Tod replies that they were just some friends. The memorable line by Robards’ character is, “Friends. Friends slow down; they even stop.” The movie is full of good one-liners, as well as more in-depth sources of humor. You must give it a try if you haven’t seen it and you need a feel good movie. I suspect we will watch it again soon, as we have it on DVD And it has been a while Since we have watched it.

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