On Golden Pond (1981) Reviews & Ratings

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On Golden Pond reviews

On Golden Pond holds a 7.3/10 average from 528 TMDB ratings.

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…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

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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