Dad is a 1989 comedy-drama film based on William Wharton's novel of the same name. The film stars Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Spacey and Ethan Hawke, and was written and directed by Gary David Goldberg. The original music score was composed by James Horner. The film was produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. John Tremont is a busy executive. He learns during a meeting that his mother has collapsed and been rushed to the hospital. Flying immediately to Los Angeles, he ends up becoming a caretaker of his father Jake while Bette Tremont ... recovers from her heart-attack. A retired aerospace industry worker, Jake has become somewhat feeble and totally reliant on his wife, so John attempts to get him more involved in day-to-day things like taking care of the house. Father and son bond. John invites his dad to a business meeting and takes him out for a Bingo game. They play catch with a baseball in the yard. Late one night, college-aged grandson Billy turns up as well. John begins to appreciate while spending quality time with his dad that he has been neglecting his own boy.
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| Release date: | October 27, 1989 |
| Directed by: | Gary David Goldberg |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 117 Minutes |
| Music by: | James Horner |
| Screenplay by: | Gary David Goldberg |
| Estimated budget: | $19,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Dad |
| Genre: | Comedy |