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| On Golden Pond |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman & WIlliam Lanteau |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Pioneer Special Editions |
| (Catalog Number): |
PSE97-102 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$69.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
109 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1981 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Mark Rydell |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Ernest Thompson |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Dave Grusin |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Stephen Grimes |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Robert L. Wolfe, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Kay Rose |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Bruce Gilbert |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Digital Sound Mono |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Three time Academy Award®-winner On Golden Pond is a rare and valuable tale starring Henry Fonda in his last role at the age of 80. It begins when crotchety old Norman Thayer, Jr. (Fonda) and his devoted wife, Ethel (Katharine Hepburn) arrive at their lakefront Maine cottage—a place just as beautiful as the summers past. Their estranged daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) brings her fiancé’s 13 year-old son (Doug McKeon) to stay on “Golden Pond” while she is away on vacation. Thus begins a relationship with Norman and the boy—a relationship that inevitably goes on to mend the distressed connection between Norman and Chelsea.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.75:1 picture exhibits good color fidelity with natural fleshtones, rich and warm colors and deep solid blacks. Some interior scenes seem a bit plugged up, but the exterior lakeside vegetation often looks lush and vivid. Images are often softly focused with slight noise, but no artifacts are apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural with a dated presence.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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