On Golden Pond (1981)


On Golden Pond
Release Date04 December 1981
US Box Office$119,000,000
TaglineA TRIPLE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER!
GenreDrama
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsConcord, New Hampshire, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily Drama, Reunion Films, Melodrama
MoodOnly Human
ThemesFathers and Daughters, Family Gatherings, Generation Gap, Golden Years
TonesSentimental, Heartwarming, Elegiac, Poignant, Bittersweet, Humorous
TagsAging, Alienation, Cottage, Elderly, Family, Family Tragedy, Fishing, Generation Gap, Lake, Patriarch, Reconciliation, Relationship, Self Discovery, Summer, Teenagers, Vacation

On Golden Pond is a 1981 American drama film directed by Mark Rydell. The screenplay by Ernest Thompson was adapted from his 1979 play of the same title.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Ethel Thayer

Norman Thayer Jr.

Chelsea Thayer Wayne

Billy Ray

Bill Ray

William Lanteau
Charlie Martin

Christopher Rydell
Sumner Todd

Young Boy on Jetty

Director

Writer

Ernest Thompson
,

Producer

Bruce Gilbert
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Billy Williams

Editor

Robert L. Wolfe
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Casting Director

Dianne Crittenden
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Production Designer

Stephen B. Grimes

Set Decorator

Jane Bogart
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Costume Designer

Dorothy Jeakins
-

Makeup Department

Ramon Gow
hair designer

Jerry Masarone
hair stylist

Thomas Tuttle
makeup artist

Production Manager

Terry Carr
unit production manager, production supervisor

Richard Hashimoto
unit production manager

Richard L. O'Connor
executive in charge of production

James Potter
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gary Daigler
first assistant director

Stephen B. Grimes
second unit director

Venita Ozols
second assistant director

Art Department

Robert L. Clark
painter

Emily Ferry
property master

Emad Helmy
set designer

Matthew Knox
assistant propmaster

Donald Krafft
lead person

Gary Martin
construction coordinator

Ida Random
assistant art director

Ken Reed
propmaker

William Trobaugh
construction foreman

Sound Department

Laurey Condon
assistant sound editor

Richard Portman
sound re-recording mixer

David M. Ronne
production sound mixer

Kay Rose
supervising sound editor

Victoria Rose Sampson
sound editor

Pat Suraci
boom operator

Brian L. McCarty
boom operator

Special Effects

Matt Sweeney
special effects supervisor

Stunts

Bobby Porter
stunt double

Walter Scott
stunt double, stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Aggie Aguilar
gaffer

Paul Caven
best boy

James A. Contner
camera operator

Adger W. Cowans
still photographer

Leonard Lookabaugh
key grip

Rexford L. Metz
director of aerial photography

Gary Muller
second assistant camera

Hank Muller
first assistant camera

Peter Norman
director of photography: second unit

Scott Rathner
assistant camera

Jon Fauer
camera operator: second unit

Kyle T. MacDowell
grip

Casting Department

Victoria James
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Arlene Encell
costume supervisor

Tony Faso
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Mark Conte
assistant editor

Adam Wolfe
apprentice editor

Greg Wong
assistant editor

Music Department

Else Blangsted
supervising music editor

Dennis S. Sands
music recordist

Transportation Department

William C. Bratton
transportation captain

Joe Sawyers
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Ann Bell
assistant to director

Carroll Parrott Blue
production assistant

Arthur Cantor
producer: Broadway play

Pat Curtin
boat supervisor

Richard Dixon
location auditor

producer: Broadway play

James W. Gavin
helicopter pilot

Peggy Gilder
production assistant

Lew Grade
presenter

Charlene Joyce-Willingham
production assistant

Denise Kurtzman
assistant to producer

Marie Melendez
assistant to director

Geralyn Miller
production coordinator

Phill Norman
title designer

Eileen Peterson
assistant to producer

Anne Prager
production assistant

James Rosenfield
location manager

Marshall Schlom
script supervisor

Gayle Simon
production assistant

Lydia Telo
assistant auditor

Edna Tromans
unit publicist

Ellen Adolph
manager of production accounting

Thanks

special thanks

Robert L. Wolfe
dedicatee

Production Company

IPC Films
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Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor

Universal Pictures

Associated Film Distribution

C.I.C. (Consorcio Ibérico Cinematográfico)

Artisan Entertainment

Continental Film

Lions Gate Films

Maple Pictures

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Universal Pictures Benelux

Miscellaneous

New Hampshire Film Bureau
thanks

People of New Hampshire
thanks

PickwickMaslanskyKoenigsberg Inc.
publicity

Todd-AO Studios
sound






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