Parenthood (1989)

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Directed by

Ron Howard

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Steve Martin
Gil

Mary Steenburgen
Karen

Dianne Wiest
Helen

Jason Robards
Frank

Rick Moranis
Nathan

Tom Hulce
Larry

Martha Plimpton
Julie

Keanu Reeves
Tod

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Lowell Ganz
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Babaloo Mandel
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I don't think I'm mature enough to grasp this yet

11 years ago at Apr 12 17:34

Emily J.

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Fresh off of Willow, which I have yet to see but am somewhat curious about, Ron Howard's next movie to direct is Parenthood, and this was the last movie from a time before some of Howard's later films started to come off as, well... somewhat rather pretentious (excluding Apollo 13, which I also didn't see yet).

The movie focuses on a family known as the Buckmans, mainly Gil and Kare... read more

A classic from the 80

13 years, 3 months ago at Jan 27 14:14

johanlefourbe

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At some point, I became interested in Steve Martin. I mean, the guy has a pretty decent reputation so I started to watch many of his movies. Eventually, I was pretty disappointed… Indeed, most of his movies are hardly worth a look and some of them are even terrible garbage. He actually reminds me of Eddie Murphy, another seemingly talented comedian who completely wasted his career but, at least,... read more

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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.

Release date: 2 August 1989
UPC: 025192017421

Tags: Comedy (17), Drama (9), Family (8), 1989 (6), 1980s (5), Parenting (5), Dysfunctional Family (4), Pregnancy (3), Gambling (3), Little League (3), Helium Inhalation (3), Blockbuster (2), Birthday Party (2), Parenthood (2), Siblings (2), Grandparents (2), Missouri (2), Teachers (1), Racing (1), Cooking (1)

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