Stars: Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas, Diana Douglas

Director: Fred Schepisi

Summary: The story of Alex Gromberg who is struggling to cope with a mid life crisis. He has always felt distant from his father and wants to make amends while there is still time...

Three generations of Hollywood's Douglas clan star in this family comedy that mirrors the ups and downs of the famous family's real lives. Following in the footsteps of ON GOLDEN POND Michael Douglas and his father Kirk Douglas appear onscreen together as a dysfunctional father and son struggling to understand one another. Michael Douglas stars as Alex Gromberg, a successful New York lawyer working in the firm that his own father, Mitchell Gromberg (Kirk Douglas), founded. While juggling his successful career Alex has lost touch with his own family, his wife Rebecca (Bernadette Peters) suspects him of infidelity and his two sons, college slacker Asher Gromberg (played by Douglas's real-life son Cameron Douglas) and 11-year-old Eli Gromberg (Rory Culkin) are eager to rebel against their successful family lineage. Desperate to understand his sons, Alex finds himself reflecting on his own relationship with his father after years of competition and bickering. At the same time, his father is struggling to accept his own mortality after surviving a debilitating stroke. Together with his wife Evelyn (played by Kirk Douglas's first wife and Michael Douglas's real-life mother Diana Douglas) Mitchell attempts to recuperate while slowly passing the patriarchal torch to his son. The Douglas family triumphs onscreen in this heartwarming depiction of family dynamics skillfully directed by Fred Schepisi.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary - Fred Schepisi - Director, Featurette - 1. FAMILY MAKES YOU NUTS: The Making Of..., 2. ALL THAT GRIT: Kirk Douglas & the Movies, Deleted Scenes
Year:	2003
Release Date:	August 1, 2005
Runtime:	105 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B E D 881196
Keywords:	Family, Comedy, General, Runs, Drama, Elevation
Genre:	Drama