Screenplay: Ernest Thompson

Direction Mark Rydell

Cast Henry Fonda · Katharine Hepburn · Jane Fonda · Doug McKeon

Synopsis On Golden Pond (1981) is a heartwarming film adaptation of Ernest Thompson's successful Broadway play, which he also penned the screenplay for. The story revolves around Norman Thayer Jr (Henry Fonda) and his steadfast wife Ethel (Katharine Hepburn) as they...

Direction Ernest Thompson

Cast Robert Downey Jr. · Kiefer Sutherland · Bruce Dern · Mariette Hartley

Synopsis 1969 (1988) follows the journey of two close friends, Ralph and Scott, residing in a narrow-minded community as the Vietnam War begins. While Scott's sibling joins the military, Ralph and Scott openly voice their dissent against the conflict. Scott's stance...

Direction Tom McLoughlin

Cast Kirk Douglas · Craig T. Nelson · Bess Armstrong · Bonnie Bartlett

Synopsis Take Me Home Again (TV) (1994) follows the journey of Ed Reece, a seasoned traveling salesman who chooses to spend his final days in his hometown. He persuades his eldest son to join him on this poignant and emotional farewell...

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Don Johnson · Susan Sarandon · Jeff Daniels · Elizabeth Perkins

Synopsis Sweet Hearts Dance (1988) follows the intertwined lives of Wiley and Sandra, a couple navigating the complexities of a long-term marriage that is now on the brink of dissolution. Meanwhile, Wiley's childhood friend, Sam, is experiencing the exhilarating and confusing...

Direction Ernest Thompson

Cast Shirley MacLaine · Liza Minnelli · Jennifer Grey · August Schellenberg

Synopsis The West Side Waltz (TV) (1995) follows the story of Shirley MacLaine as a solitary piano player in this television film adapted from Ernest Thompson's play. MacLaine portrays Margaret Mary Elderdice, a withdrawn individual who forms a bond with her...

Direction Ernest Thompson · Martin Pasetta

Cast Julie Andrews · Christopher Plummer · Glenne Headly · Sam Robards

Synopsis On Golden Pond (TV) (2001) follows the story of Ethel (Dame Julie Andrews) and Norman Thayer (Christopher Plummer), an elderly couple residing in their tranquil home by the lake. Their daughter, Chelsea Thayer Wayne (Glenne Headly), now 42 and unmarried,...

Direction Ernest Thompson

Cast James McDaniel · Mel Harris · August Schellenberg · Karen Holness

Synopsis Out of Time (TV) (2000) follows the journey of a man who wakes up from a prolonged slumber of two decades, only to discover that his once-peaceful hometown has undergone significant negative transformations.