photos videos news photos videos news On Golden Pond 1981 109 min Drama, Romance For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years. where where to watch AU BR CA CZ ES GB GG IE JP US ✕ data from JustWatch watched want to watch oscars IMDb 7.6 RT 91 Metacritic 68 oscars ✕ 3 wins 1981 ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (Norman Thayer, Jr.) Henry Fonda 1981 ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (Ethel Thayer) Katharine Hepburn 1981 WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) Ernest Thompson 7 nominations 1981 ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (Chelsea Thayer Wayne) Jane Fonda 1981 BEST PICTURE Bruce Gilbert 1981 CINEMATOGRAPHY Billy Williams 1981 DIRECTING Mark Rydell 1981 FILM EDITING Robert L. Wolfe 1981 MUSIC (Original Score) Dave Grusin 1981 SOUND Richard Portman, David Ronne budget $15,000,000 earnings $119,285,432 return 8.0x director Mark Rydell writer Ernest Thompson news ✕ loading… photos ✕ videos ✕ On Golden Pond (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER trailer Jane Fonda On Her Character's Most Important Scene In ON GOLDEN POND featurette cast Katharine Hepburn Ethel Thayer Henry Fonda Norman Thayer Jr. Jane Fonda Chelsea Thayer Wayne Doug McKeon Billy Ray Dabney Coleman Bill Ray William Lanteau Charlie Martin Christopher Rydell Sumner Todd Troy Garity Young Boy on Jetty (uncredited)
