Parenthood
A comedy about life, love and the gentle art of raising children.
1989 | 124m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Ron Howard |
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| Writer: | Ron Howard, Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz |
| Staring: |
| The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 31, 1989 |
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| Director: | Ron Howard |
| Writer: | Ron Howard, Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, dysfunctional family, family relationships, parenting, children's party |
| Production Companies | Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $126,297,830
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve Martin | Gil Buckman |
| Mary Steenburgen | Karen Buckman |
| Dianne Wiest | Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman |
| Jason Robards | Frank Buckman |
| Rick Moranis | Nathan Huffner |
| Tom Hulce | Larry Buckman |
| Martha Plimpton | Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins |
| Keanu Reeves | Tod Higgins |
| Harley Jane Kozak | Susan Buckman |
| Joaquin Phoenix | Garry Buckman-Lampkin |
| Dennis Dugan | David Brodsky |
| Eileen Ryan | Marilyn Buckman |
| Helen Shaw | Grandma |
| Jasen Fisher | Kevin Buckman |
| Paul Linke | George Bowman |
| Alisan Porter | Taylor Buckman |
| Zachary La Voy | Justin Buckman |
| Ivyann Schwan | Patty Huffner |
| Alex Burrall | Cool Buckman |
| Lowell Ganz | Stan |
| Rance Howard | Dean at College |
| Max Elliott Slade | Young Gil Buckman |
| Clint Howard | Lou |
| Lamont Lofton | Fotomat Clerk |
| Erika Rafuls | Amy |
| Jordan Kessler | Matt |
| Billy Cohen | Eddie |
| Isabel Cooley | Barbara Rice |
| Walter von Huene | Opposing Coach |
| Howie Dorough | Kid in Classroom (uncredited) |
| Greg Gerard | Doctor Lucas |
| Paul Keeley | Kevin Buckman - Age 21 |
| Claudio Jacobellis | Student 1 at College |
| W. Bruce O'Donoghue | Umpire |
| Hillary Matthews | Student 2 at Collage |
| Sherry Ferguson | Screaming Co-ed |
| Todd Hallowell | Track Official |
| Richard Kuhlman | Young Frank Buckman |
| Charmin Lee | Nurse at Hospital |
| Bryce Dallas Howard | Redheaded Audience Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ron Howard | Director, Story |
| Babaloo Mandel | Screenplay, Story |
| Lowell Ganz | Screenplay, Story |
| Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Mike Hill | Editor |
| Randy Newman | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Artie Malesci | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tony Adler | Second Assistant Director |
| Beth Kuhn | Assistant Art Director |
| Nicklas Farrantello | Set Dresser |
| Robert Ulland | Steadicam Operator |
| Richard S. Church | Sound Mixer |
| Anthony J. Ciccolini III | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Unit Production Manager |
| Christopher Nowak | Art Direction |
| William A. Cimino | Set Dresser |
| Tom Priestley Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Phillip V. Caruso | Still Photographer |
| Glen Gauthier | Boom Operator |
| Michael Jacobi | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Andrew Lipschultz | Unit Publicist |
| Frank Griffin | Makeup Artist |
| Donna Battersby Greene | Hairstylist |
| Bob Hagans | Color Timer |
| Daniel P. Hanley | Editor |
| Joe Napolitano | First Assistant Director |
| Nina Ramsey | Set Decoration |
| Linda Marais | Set Dresser |
| Gary Muller | First Assistant Camera |
| Mollie S. Mallinger | Camera Trainee |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | Music Editor |
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Fern Buchner | Makeup Artist |
| Linda Trainoff | Hairstylist |
| Peggy Coleman | Location Manager |
| Dale Caldwell | Color Timer |
| Peter Wrona Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Romaine Greene | Hairstylist |
| Ray Sabo | Negative Cutter |
| Todd Hallowell | Production Design |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Cynthia Streit | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tom Hulce | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Reba McEntire | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 30 | 53 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 33 | 49 | 20 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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Parenthood is a great movie, and has aged well after 30 years have passed. The writing team included the writers who also gave us two other movies I like: City Slickers and Fever Pitch. Parenthood accomplishes in general what the movie Rain Man did for my wife and me. It reminded us of our autist ... ic daughter And made us laugh at stuff that frustrated us in “real life.“ Similarly Parenthood touches upon a lot of hotspots in the parenting experience and helps us laugh at them. Their is a fine Ensemble cast. I particularly like KianU Reeves as Tod, who seems like an inappropriate boyfriend for the daughter but who proves to be valuable in mentoring their disaffected son. There are many memorable situations but one line my wife and I often quote even after all these years occurs when the other son Larry is pushed out of a still moving vehicle by people he owes money to. His father, played straight by Jason Robards, asked who they were. Tod replies that they were just some friends. The memorable line by Robards’ character is, “Friends. Friends slow down; they even stop.” The movie is full of good one-liners, as well as more in-depth sources of humor. You must give it a try if you haven’t seen it and you need a feel good movie. I suspect we will watch it again soon, as we have it on DVD And it has been a while Since we have watched it.
"Parenthood" effortlessly covers all the trials and tribulations, the successes and the failures, the hopes and the disasters of being a parent in the modern age while also managing to underscore some of the truths about the hardships of being both a child and an adult at the same time. According to ... this film a man's life is all about having to do things while a woman's life is all about responsibility. Life isn't all swings and roundabouts, it is all roller coasters and roundabouts. The highs and the lows. The good and the bad. The rough and the smooth. A fistful of cliches? It doesn't matter because this film cheerfully wheels them out one by one and dusts them off and successfully manages to refresh them in a very entertaining manner.