Parenthood (1989)
- Starring:
- Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Parenthood
This feel-good ensemble comedy tracks a quartet of suburban siblings and their families over the course of a single summer. Hardworking Gil Buckman (Steve Martin) and his stay-at-home wife, Karen (Mary Steeenburgen), have just a few months to help their oldest son, Kevin (Jasen Fisher), overcome his high-strung behavior problems before he'll be relegated to special-education classes. Gil's difficult relationship with his own father, Frank (Jason Robards), has led him to become a would-be super-dad for his three kids, so he takes his son's difficulties more than a little personally. Gil's sister, Helen (Dianne Wiest), is trying to raise a moody, adolescent son (Leaf Phoenix) and an independent-minded daughter (Martha Plimpton) with no help from her well-off ex-husband, who's more interested in his new wife and family. Gil and Helen's sister, Susan (Harley Jane Kozak), meanwhile, must participate in the too-scripted Big Life Plans of her anal-retentive husband, Nathan (Rick Moranis), whose overachiever zeal infects even their toddler daughter. When long-lost brother Larry (Tom Hulce) show up with yet another get-rich-quick scheme, he brings with him a surprise addition to the family. Screenwriters Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz, and Ron Howard negotiate their varied subplots with a deftness and comedic touch that transforms this conflicted clan into a suburban everyfamily. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 129 mins
Complete Cast of Parenthood
- Steve Martin - Gil Buckman
- Dianne Wiest - Helen
- Rick Moranis - Nathan
- Martha Plimpton - Julie
- Harley Jane Kozak - Susan
- Helen Shaw - Grandma
- Eileen Ryan - Marilyn
- Paul Linke - George Bowman
- Ivyann Schwan - Patty
- Walter Von - Opposing Coach
- Lloyd Cleek - Miles
- Richard Kuhlman - Young Frank
- Clint Howard - Lou
- Michael Mickens - Dwarf
- Lamont Lofton - Fotomat Clerk
- Greg Gerard - Dr. Lucas
- Jonathan Bouck - Dwarf
- Todd Hallowell - Track Official
- Sherry Ferguson - Screaming Co-ed
- Paul Keeley - Kevin, Age 21
- Julie Lander - Student in Hallway
- Hillary Matthews - College Student
- Claudio Jacobells - College Student
- Rance Howard - Dean at College
- Lowell Ganz - Stan
- Erika Rafuls - Amy
- Mary Steenburgen - Karen Buckman
- Jason Robards, Jr. - Frank Buckman
- Tom Hulce - Larry Buckman
- Keanu Reeves - Tod
- Leaf Phoenix - Garry
- Dennis Dugan - David Brodsky
- Jasen Fisher - Kevin
- Steve Zurk - Highway Policeman
- Alisan Porter - Taylor
- Billy Cohen - Eddie
- Janet Moore - Irate Woman in Audience
- Max Elliott Slade - Young Gil
- Aspen Autrey - Dwarf
- Dana Mark - Audrey
- Jordan Kessler - Matt
- Emil Felski - Doctor at Hospital
- Alex Burrall - Cool
- Louisa Marie - Teacher
- Isabelle Cooley - Barbara Rice
- Charmin Talbert - Nurse at Hospital
- Connie Adams - Cindy
- Cindi Vicino - Teacher
- Zachary Lavoy - Justin
- W. Bruce O'Donoghue - Umpire
- Maxie Pontius - Safety Man at Track
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Writer(s):
- Ron Howard, Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
- Producer(s):
- Brian Grazer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Adult Humor, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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