Harry & Son (1984)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.7/10   

Director:

Paul Newman

Escritores:

Ronald Buck (writer)
Paul Newman (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

2 marzo 1984 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

They're two men with nothing in common. They're father and son.

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Pet Shop | Childbirth | Father Son Relationship | Beer

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

"Just Part Of The Ritual"

Reparto

Paul Newman	...	Harry Keach
Robby Benson	...	Howard Keach
Ellen Barkin	...	Katie Wilowski
Wilford Brimley	...	Tom Keach
Judith Ivey	...	Sally
Ossie Davis	...	Raymond
Morgan Freeman	...	Siemanowski
Joanne Woodward	...	Lilly
Katherine Borowitz	...	Nina
Maury Chaykin	...	Lawrence
Michael Brockman	...	Al
Cathy Cahill	...	Waitress
Robert Goodman	...	Andy
Tom Nowicki	...	Tommy
Claudia Robinson	...	Nurse
Russ Wheeler	...	Doctor
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Joseph Alva	...	Young Man
Jerry Barrett	...	Cop
Harold Bergman	...	Night Watchman
Suzanne M. Brierley	...	Beauty Parlor Woman
Leroy Dukes	...	2nd Construction Worker
Dennis Edwards	...	Iron Construction Worker
Jeffrey Finn	...	Motorcyclist
Patricia A. Frye	...	2nd Factory Girl
Nicole Gian	...	Bianca
Joe Hess	...	1st Worker
Jack Kassewitz	...	Parrot
Will Knickerbocker	...	Willie
Terry Miller	...	Surplus Clerk
Don Moody	...	1st Construction Worker
Dave Mungenast Sr.	...	Max
Al Nesor	...	Taxi Driver
Gilberto Costa Nunes	...	Spanish Parrot
Jill Selkowitz	...	1st Factory Girl
Janis Siegel	...	Woman Driver
Joseph Sikora	...	Young Man
Mark Anthony Wade	...	Delivery Man
George Warren	...	Superintendent
Fred M. Wilkins	...	Concrete Mix Operator
Bunny Yeager	...	Marina Bar Waitress

Dirigida por
Paul Newman

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Ronald Buck		writer
Paul Newman		writer

Producida por
Ronald Buck	....	producer
Malcolm R. Harding	....	associate producer
Paul Newman	....	producer

Música original por
Henry Mancini

Fotografía por
Donald McAlpine

Montaje por
Dede Allen

Casting
Vicki Huff
Lynn Stalmaster

Diseño de producción por
Henry Bumstead

Diseño de vestuario por
Linda Benedict-Pierce		(as Linda Benedict)
Mary Lou Byrd
Mary Fleming

Dirección de producción
Malcolm R. Harding	....	unit production manager
Kerry Orent	....	post-production supervisor

Ayudante de dirección
Stan Barrett	....	second unit director
Rafael Elortegui	....	second assistant director
Michelle Marx	....	first assistant director: second unit
David McGiffert	....	first assistant director

Departamento de Arte
John Balling	....	charge scenic

Departamento de sonido
Stan Bochner	....	sound editor
Richard P. Cirincione	....	supervising sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randal A. Goya	....	foley mixer
Neil L. Kaufman	....	sound editor
Peter Odabashian	....	sound editor
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist
William S. Scharf	....	adr editor

Efectos especiales
James L. Roberts	....	special effects

Especialistas
Stan Barrett	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Brockman	....	stunt driver

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
William D. Barber	....	first assistant camera
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip
Jack Lee Gary	....	second assistant camera
Ed Knott Jr.	....	key grip
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator

Departamento de reparto
Dee Miller	....	location casting

Departamento de Edición
Richard P. Cirincione	....	associate editor
Richard Friedlander	....	apprentice editor
William Kruzykowski	....	assistant editor

Departamento de Música
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer
Celia Weiner	....	music editor (uncredited)

Otros miembros del equipo
Jack Cowden	....	script supervisor
Raymond DeCapite	....	suggested by the novel "A Lost King" by
Marcia Franklin	....	assistant: Mr. Newman
Max Manlove	....	production coordinator
Tom Miller	....	unit publicist
Ann Tait	....	production controller (as Ann Tait-Rourk)

Distribuidores

• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Orion Pictures Corporation
• Roadshow Home Video

Otras Compañías

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints by (as DeLuxe)
• Lynn Stalmaster, Toni Howard & Associates  casting

También conocida como:

Harry and Son (USA) (alternative spelling)
Harry e hijo (Spain) [es]
Padre e hijo (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

120 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:7 | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Broward County, Florida, USA

Trivialidades:

Tom Cruise auditioned for the role of 'Howard Keach'.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Dèmoni (1985)

"Just Part Of The Ritual"

You see, it can be done. It is possible, even in the last decades of the 20th century, to make a good feature film that concentrates on character and eschews action. We don't need car chases to help us through the story, because we care about Harry and Howie and want to see what befalls them. Paul Newman co-wrote, directed and produced this absorbing tale of father and son, continuing his long tradition of intelligent movie-making.

Harry works the wrecking ball on a demolition site. He is a gruff, inarticulate fifty-something who likes his job. Howie is maybe 20, a dreamy young man who wants to be a writer. He has no real work, dividing his time between the car wash where he has a part-time job, his surf board and the family's hot tub, in which he does most of his writing.

And therein lies the conflict which drives this story. Harry was brought up not to question the importance of working for a living. His inflexible blue-collar morality is offended by Howie's lazy, self-indulgent lifestyle. Howie, on the other hand, grew up in a climate where self-expression and leisure activities count for more than the humdrum business of earning a living.

A medical condition forces Harry out of his job. Newman is impressive as the ageing, weakening man's man who is gutted by the loss of his livelihood, because to him it means the loss of his validity as a man. He sees Howie's vitality and intelligence and cannot come to terms with his son's lack of ambition. In one of their regular fights, Harry encapsulates the situation neatly. "I want a job and can't get one," he tells Howie. "You can, and don't."

Bright and personable, if a little too pretty in the John Travolta way, Bobby Benson plays Howie with enthusiasm. The contrast between the dour widower and his cheerful, energetic son is nicely conveyed. Supporting the two central performances are Joanne Woodward as Lillie and Ellen Barkin (Katie). Lillie is a friend of the family who develops a 'thing' about Harry. Her daughter Katie is a girl of easy morals whose relationship with Howie rekindles after a break-up.

Nice touches include the black screen at the very start which is shattered by Harry's wrecking ball, and the backlighting which gives Katie a 'halo' as she sets out her ethical position. I didn't like the too-convenient cheque which arrives from John Davidson or the ease with which secretary Sally can be suborned for sex. For me, Benson overacts horribly in the 'discovery' scene. Indeed, what happens to Harry is an unnecessarily dramatic event in this gentle, understated film.