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A shallow Broadway press agent (Jack Lemmon) learns he is dying just as his son (Robby Benson) by his ex-wife (Lee Remick) arrives for a visit.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
3/4
The film is mostly Jack Lemmon's, and he deserved his seventh Academy Award nomination for his performance as Scottie Templeton, the movie's hero. Go to Full Review
Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) 08/16/2019
Based on a play, the script doesn't manage to save the work of the author, who is also in charge of this adaptation. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/14/2005
C+
Well acted by Jack Lemmon Go to Full Review
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 01/29/2004
Tribute probes a middle-age man's sudden confrontation with his impending death and the need to reconcile with his son. Go to Full Review
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steve d 07/14/2020 It was so depressing I couldn't find any joy in it. See more 05/14/2014 Lemmon is seldom wrong in his portrayls but this one feels wrong from other quarters. See more 11/30/2013 Bob Clark tries his hand at mainstream film making ... an adaptation of a Broadway play starring Jack Lemmon ... and the results drive him to make "Porky's". In that sense, we should be grateful for this miserable film. Lemmon is pretty well forced to try and carry this film since he has bad actors in major roles (Benson) and great actors in underwritten roles (John Marley). He almost pulls it off, but his character is ultimately too grating to support an entire film. See more 04/26/2009 I LOVE JASON LEWIS HE THE BEST i LOVE HIM WITH ALL OF MY HEART See more 07/23/2008 Jack Lemmon has to carry this film on his back. He almost pulls it off. See more 06/09/2008 A great movie - no. Jack Lemmon does his Jack Lemmon "thing" and Robby Benson is mediocre at best. But I saw this with my Dad when I was 11 years old. The idea of not really knowing your father and the fact he might die without knowing him really struck me. It's worth at least one viewing - or 20 if it leaves an impression on you like it did me. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A shallow Broadway press agent (Jack Lemmon) learns he is dying just as his son (Robby Benson) by his ex-wife (Lee Remick) arrives for a visit.
Director
Bob Clark
Producer
Joel B. Michaels, Garth H. Drabinsky
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 14, 1980, Wide
Runtime
1h 59m