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On Golden Pond

When life is at its finest... when love is at its fullest...

7.3(531)19811h 49m4

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$119.3M
Language
English
  • daughter
  • lake
  • parent child relationship
  • son
  • based on play or musical
  • family relationships
  • family holiday
  • new england
  • family conflict
  • lake house
  • optimistic

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Behind the camera

Director

Mark Rydell

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical10 Oct 1983
  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePGLos Angeles18 Nov 1981
    • PremierePGNew York City2 Dec 1981
    • Theatrical (limited)PG4 Dec 1981
    • TheatricalPG12 Feb 1982
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12 Mar 1982
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical18 Feb 1982
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereCinefest Sudbury International Film Festival21 Sept 2003
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical22 Apr 1982
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL29 Mar 1982
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical27 Apr 1982
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical16 Apr 1982
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical23 Apr 1982
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP14 Apr 1982
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical6West Germany15 Apr 1982
    • TheatricalEast Germany9 Mar 1984

Frequently asked questions

On Golden Pond was released on 4 December 1981.

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/25/2025

    7/10

    Can you just imagine how 15 year old Doug McKeon must have felt when he was cast in a movie with one Hepburn, two Fonda's and almost twenty Oscar nominations between them? Well nervous as he must have been, he acquits himself confidently as "Billy" arrives with his dad (Dabney Coleman) and his new girlfriend "Chelsea" (Jane Fonda) who just happens to be the daughter of the curmudgeonly old "Norman" (Henry Fonda) and …

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