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Features: DVD, Special Edition, English, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Director Ron Howard teams with Steve Martin and an all-star cast to create a hilarious, touching and unforgettable portrait of life's most rewarding occupation: Parenthood. The Buckmans are a modern-day family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the 'right' way. At the center of the storm is Gil (Steve Martin), who manages to keep his unique sense of humor while attempting to maintain a successful career and be a loving husband and parent, all at the same time. As Gil and the rest of the Buckmans discover, being the 'perfect' parent often means just letting children be themselves.
"Insightful...warm, winning and truthful..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"A veritable diaper bag of laughs..." Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Editor's Note
The Buckmans are a modern-day family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right" way. At the center of the storm is Gil, who manages to keep his unique sense of humor while maintaining his career, and being a loving husband and parent.
Plot Summary
The trials and tribulations of middle-class family life are depicted in director Ron Howard's humorous and loving ode to the joys of parenthood. Middle-manager Gil Buckman struggles to reconcile his ambitions at work with his loyalty to his family, particularly to his troubled son, Kevin. His divorced sister Helen has a sullen and withdrawn son and a sexually active teenage daughter. Gil's other sister, Susan, is a schoolteacher married to an ambitious yuppie determined to make a genius of their 3-year-old daughter. Their long-lost brother, the irresponsible Larry, has always been daddy's favorite and returns home with an illegitimate son named Cool.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Featurettes: Art Imitating Life, Family Reunion, & Words & Music | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 5/12/2009 |
| Running Time: 124 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1989 | | Catalog ID: 61032365 | | UPC: 00025193236524 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1990) | | | Golden Globe, Randy Newman, Best Original Song - Motion Picture | | | Golden Globe, Steve Martin, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | | | Golden Globe, Diane Wiest, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | | | Grammy, Randy Newman, Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | | | Oscar, Randy Newman, Best Music, Original Song | | | Oscar, Diane Wiest, Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Heartfelt and howlingly comic..." 08/24/1989 p.38New York Times
"...[A] sophisticated sitcom of a movie....A rich evocation of the swirl of suburban family life..." 08/02/1989 p.C15 Los Angeles Times
"...[Howard's] fine touch with ensembles reaches real maturity here, as he pulls together the script's tendency to skitter between sociology and sitcom, making it into one perceptive, delicious whole..." 08/02/1989 p.C1 Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
Ron Howard's "Parenthood" is a delicate balancing act between comedy and truth, a movie that contains a lot of laughter and yet is more concerned with character than punch lines. It's the best kind of comedy, where we recognize the truth of what's happening even while we're smiling, and where we eventually acknowledge that there is a truth in comedy that serious drama never can quite reach...What I enjoyed most about the movie was the way so many scenes were thought through to an additional level...Having emerged from a TV sitcom ("Happy Days") determined to become a director, [Howard] paid his dues with apprentice work like "Grand Theft Auto," went on to box office and critical success with "Splash" and "Cocoon." Now he has made a wonderful film that shows him as a filmmaker mature and secure enough to find truth in comedy, and comedy in truth, even though each hides in the other so successfully. - Roger Ebert
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