Parenthood is a 1989 American dramatic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel and is based on the story by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Ron Howard.
Rated: PG-13 (movie contains mature thematic elements, sexual content including dialog, some language and a scene of reckless teen behavior)
Run Time: 2h 4min
Release Date: August 2, 1989 (USA)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Director: Ron Howard
Studio: Imagine Entertainment
Parenthood stars Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis, Tom Hulce, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Harley Jane Kozak, Dennis Dugan, Joaquin Phoenix, Eileen Ryan, Helen Shaw, Rance Howard, Clint Howard and Jason Fisher.
Parenthood is the story of the Buckman family and focuses on Gil Buckman (Steve Martin) and Karen Buckman (Mary Steenburgen) and the difficulty they are having with their eldest son Kevin (Jason Fisher).
Movie Quotes
“When I was a girl, Grover Cleveland was president. Hehe!” – Grandma
“Women have choices, and men have responsibilities.” – Gil
“What is it with all the women in this family, that make all the men in this family want to leave?” – Garry
“You know, when I was nineteen, Grandpa took me on a roller coaster… Up, down, up, down. Oh, what a ride! I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited and so thrilled all together! Some didn’t like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it.” – Grandma
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Steve Martin as Gil Buckman
Mary Steenburgen as Karen Buckman
Dianne Wiest as Helen Buckman
Jason Robards as Frank Buckman
Rick Moranis as Nathan Huffner
Tom Hulce as Larry Buckman
Martha Plimpton as Julie Buckman
Keanu Reeves as Tod Higgins
Harley Jane Kozak as Susan Buckman
Dennis Dugan as David Brodsky
Joaquin Phoenix as Garry Buckman
Eileen Ryan as Marilyn
Helen Shaw as Grandma
Rance Howard as Dean at School
Clint Howard as Lou
Jason Fisher as Kevin Buckman