Nora McPhee (Marsha Mason) is a struggling teacher and a single mother to Michael McPhee (Matthew Broderick). Her crappy car gets stolen. Police detective Brian Costello (Donald Sutherland) investigates. Out of the blue, she gets a call from a man claiming to be her long-absent father Max Dugan (Jason Robards) who abandoned her as a child.
This one has three great veteran actors and one Matthew Broderick in his theatrical debut before WarGames. It also has Kiefer Sutherland in his first credited role. I've never heard of this movie. These actors make it immediately fascinating. It is written by Neil Simon. Director Herbert Ross is trying to reignite the old magic. There has some humor. It's generally sweet, but it needs more bite. This has all the names. I expect more from this grouping. It's still pretty good.
This one has three great veteran actors and one Matthew Broderick in his theatrical debut before WarGames. It also has Kiefer Sutherland in his first credited role. I've never heard of this movie. These actors make it immediately fascinating. It is written by Neil Simon. Director Herbert Ross is trying to reignite the old magic. There has some humor. It's generally sweet, but it needs more bite. This has all the names. I expect more from this grouping. It's still pretty good.