Movie
Parenthood
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-07-31
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Steve Martin as Gil Buckman
- Mary Steenburgen as Karen Buckman
- Dianne Wiest as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
- Jason Robards as Frank Buckman
- Rick Moranis as Nathan Huffner
- Tom Hulce as Larry Buckman
- Martha Plimpton as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
- Keanu Reeves as Tod Higgins
- Harley Jane Kozak as Susan Buckman
- Joaquin Phoenix as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
- Dennis Dugan as David Brodsky
- Eileen Ryan as Marilyn Buckman
Crew
- Ron Howard - Director
- Babaloo Mandel - Screenplay
- Lowell Ganz - Screenplay
- Lowell Ganz - Story
- Babaloo Mandel - Story
- Ron Howard - Story
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