Academy Awards, USA 1990
| Nominee Oscar | Best Makeup Dick Smith Ken Diaz Greg Nelson |
Universal Pictures
Directed by Gary David Goldberg
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Mill Creek)
Busy executive Ted Danson is called home when his eldery mother has a heart attack. He ends up instead taking care of his father while she recovers. His father is suffering from senility and struggles with even simple tasks, but gradually learns to take care of himself. All appears to be going well until he is diagnosed with cancer and ends up in the hospital. This sends him into some kind of psychologically-induced downward spiral. A change of doctors leads to a miraculous recovery and renewed appreciation of life. Soon, he is dressing outrageously and learning Japanese. However, it doesn't last and the cancer returns. Overplotted melodrama overcome by a tremendous performance by Jack Lemmon in one of his best roles, which is saying something given his stellar career.
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